The Food Hydrocolloids Trust

Analysis

The Food Hydrocolloids Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in United Kingdom. It was registered in December 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02664559). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Food Hydrocolloids Trust reported income of £123k and spending of £102k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,279 to £123k (+9518%), an average of +213% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 8074%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Food Hydrocolloids Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Raunds Child Centre (£123k), Spirit of Normandy Trust (£123k) and Rainbow Pre School (Stoke Poges) (£123k).