Foodcycle

Analysis

Foodcycle is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07101349). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Foodcycle reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.5m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.3m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Foodcycle sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rewilding Britain (£2.3m), Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Railway Trust (£2.3m) and Foundation for Environmental Education (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and charitable activities 6.8%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £613k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.