Food for the Brain Foundation

Analysis

Food for the Brain Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05885305). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Food for the Brain Foundation reported income of £464k and spending of £420k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £28k to £464k (+1567%), an average of +102% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 168%. 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, Food for the Brain Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Canary Wharf Contractors Fund (£464k), Gosport Community Association (£465k) and Deafkidz International (£464k).