The Food Chain (UK) Limited

Analysis

The Food Chain (UK) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02580505). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Food Chain (UK) Limited reported income of £469k and spending of £401k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £574k to £469k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Food Chain (UK) Limited sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Firefly Cancer Awareness and Support Limited (£469k), World Abilitysport Federation Ltd (£469k) and Swansea Community Farm (£469k).