Meals & More
Analysis
Meals & More is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Meals & More reported income of £628k and spending of £694k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £124k to £628k (+406%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Meals & More sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wigan Warriors Community Foundation (£627k), Disability Advice Service Lambeth (£629k) and Resolven Building Blocks (£626k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £534k. Reserves of £347k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 100%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The Meals & More missionTo help alleviate holiday hunger and create happier, healthier children through community clubs that provide tasty, nutritious food and enriching educational activities in a supportive environment, boosting health, self-belief and raising life aspirationsWhat Meals & More was set up to achieveTo create a movement to end Holiday Hunger by collaborative partnerships t
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|---|---|---|
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