Food Behind Bars

Analysis

Food Behind Bars is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Food Behind Bars reported income of £141k and spending of £146k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £19k to £141k (+641%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 334%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Behind Bars sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Children's Hearts UK (£141k), Sussex Community NHS Charity (£141k) and Gift a Smile (£141k).