Food and Community Trust

Analysis

Food and Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in September 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 14396763). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Food and Community Trust reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.9m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from October 2023 to October 2025, income grew from £80k to £2.4m (+2958%), an average of +453% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 2829%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Food and Community Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Resource Justice Network (£2.4m), Clarendon Trust Limited (£2.4m) and The Finchley Charities (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 77%, donations and legacies 20% and charitable activities 2.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £192k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.