Food Foundation
Analysis
Food Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Food Foundation reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.7m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.0m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Food Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Wellchild (£2.0m), Service Six (£2.0m) and The League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital (£2.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and charitable activities 15%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Reserves of £437k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 85%
- Charitable activities 15%
- Investments 0.3%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of the public through research in all aspects ofthe food system including health, sustainability, business practice,distribution, consumption, food policy and economics, and to disseminatethe useful results of such research; and to promote and protect health by promoting healthy eating and improveddiet and to decrease diet related disease among the public.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wellchild | Cheltenham | £2.0m |
| Service Six | Northamptonshire | £2.0m |
| The League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital | Teddington | £2.0m |
| Become Charity | London | £2.0m |