The Lunchbowl Network Limited
Analysis
The Lunchbowl Network Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05708351). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Lunchbowl Network Limited reported income of £249k and spending of £214k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £215k to £249k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Lunchbowl Network Limited sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Maytree Respite Centre (£249k), Home-Start Birmingham-North West (£249k) and Enactus UK (£249k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To partner with UK schools to raise awareness and funding for a dinner programme for orphaned and vulnerable children in the Kibera slum Nairobi.To create a school sponsorship programme for orphaned and vulnerable children from the Kibera.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Maytree Respite Centre | London | £249k |
| Home-Start Birmingham-North West | Birmingham | £249k |
| Enactus UK | Nottingham | £249k |
| Refreshment UK | Leicestershire | £250k |