Food for Nought

Analysis

Food for Nought is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Food for Nought reported income of £18k and spending of £18k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £39k to £18k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Food for Nought sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Reedeemed Christian Church of God Vineyard of Succour (£18k), Whyteleafe Community Hub (£18k) and Henley and District Handibus Scheme (£18k).