Felix Charity
Analysis
Felix Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04837373). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Felix Charity reported income of £20.8m and spending of £27.6m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £72.1m to £20.8m (-71%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Felix Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Epilepsy Society (£20.7m), Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (£20.8m) and Havens Hospices (£20.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, charitable activities 16% and investments 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £130k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £8.9m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 225 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 77%
- Legacies 0.6%
- Charitable activities 16%
- Trading 0.3%
- Investments 3.8%
- Other 1.5%
In the charity's own words
Felix brings people together to rescue, repurpose, and share surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, turning an environmental problem into a social opportunity.Together with 16 other independent charities, 18,000 volunteers, and thousands of partners, we are the UK's food rescue network, supporting 1.5 million people across the country.Fuller plates, fuller communities, and fuller lives
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Epilepsy Society | Buckinghamshire | £20.7m |
| Midlands Air Ambulance Charity | Shropshire | £20.8m |
| Havens Hospices | Southend-On-Sea | £20.6m |
| North West Lung Centre | Cheshire | £20.9m |