Sustainable Food Trust
Analysis
Sustainable Food Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in August 2012, 14 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 07577102). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Sustainable Food Trust reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £952k to £1.7m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sustainable Food Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Myisrael (£1.7m), The Sir James Reckitt Charity (£1.7m) and Huntingdon Mencap Society Limited (£1.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80%, charitable activities 19% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 80%
- Charitable activities 19%
- Trading 1.1%
- Investments 0.3%
In the charity's own words
We advocate food systems that are beneficial to the environment and public health by:Leadership/Collaboration - Providing thought leadership and support for establishing collaborative partnershipsResearch/Policy - Advancing knowledge by promoting good science, thus enabling effective solutions to challenges facing food systemsCommunications - Communicating issues in accessible ways
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Myisrael | London | £1.7m |
| The Sir James Reckitt Charity | Hull | £1.7m |
| Huntingdon Mencap Society Limited | Cambridgeshire | £1.7m |
| The Vardy Foundation | Edinburgh | £1.7m |