Food and Shelter Foundation

Analysis

Food and Shelter Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04590133). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Food and Shelter Foundation reported income of £647k and spending of £640k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £400k to £647k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Food and Shelter Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catholic Marriage Care Limited (£646k), Brunswick Centre (£647k) and Somali Youth Development Resource Centre (£646k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.