Good Food Matters

Analysis

Good Food Matters is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05418543). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Good Food Matters reported income of £151k and spending of £146k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £76k to £151k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Good Food Matters sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Equilibrium Foundation (£151k), Kernos Centre (£151k) and Muslim Community of Essex (£151k).