Feed the Poor

Analysis

Feed the Poor is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in May 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02010007). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Feed the Poor reported income of £938k and spending of £859k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £982k to £938k (-4.5%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Feed the Poor sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Venik Trust (£938k), The Compassionate Mind Foundation (£939k) and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Charitable Fund (£937k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 8.0%. Reserves of £340k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.