Soul Food Spaces

Analysis

Soul Food Spaces is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gateshead. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Soul Food Spaces reported income of £35k and spending of £28k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2,318 to £35k (+1420%), an average of +97% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 318%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Soul Food Spaces sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease / Dohad (£35k), Cherish International Charitable Trust (£35k) and Heart of Pitsea Hub CIO (£35k).