Food Friends UK

Analysis

Food Friends UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Food Friends UK reported income of £138k and spending of £118k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £48k to £138k (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Food Friends UK sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% 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 Hanfi Sunni Muslim Circle- Raza Masjid (£138k), Amazing Grace Spaces (£138k) and Interact Church and Community Partnership (£138k).