Emergency Nutrition Network
Analysis
Emergency Nutrition Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04889844). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Emergency Nutrition Network reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.6m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.5m (-0.4%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Emergency Nutrition Network sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mind in Mid Herts (£1.4m), Care4calais (£1.5m) and Action Against Medical Accidents (£1.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £525k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.9%
In the charity's own words
The ENN was set up in 1996 by an international group of humanitarian agencies to accelerate learning and strengthen institutional memory in the emergency food and nutrition sector. The ENN produces a tri-annual publication, Field Exchange, 'Special Supplements' on cutting-edge programming, initiates research and coordinates an international collaboration on infant feeding in emergencies.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Mind in Mid Herts | Herts. | £1.4m |
| Care4calais | London | £1.5m |
| Action Against Medical Accidents | London | £1.4m |
| The Percy Bilton Charity | London | £1.5m |