Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

FOOD AND FRIENDSHIP

We are based in Hove and provide a meal on a bi-weekly basis for elderly and isolated people and also for adults with learning disabilities. Community transport is provided if required. Food is largely supplied by Fareshare which helps to tackle food waste. We also run healthy eating cooking clubs.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£70,036	£49,832	£20,204	42
31/03/22	£50,182	£50,855	£-673	40
31/03/21	£48,791	£31,798	£16,993	50
31/03/20	£29,857	£36,196	£-6,339	33
31/03/19	£35,975	£33,089	£2,886	28

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.foodandfriendship.org.uk

cookingcaroline@outlook.com

01273728678

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
42 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Sussex Community Foundation	£15,000
Co-Operative Group	£8,929
National Lottery Community Fund	£4,000
CAF	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Food and Friendship
£3,710	21/10/2023	We would like to run friendly cook and eat sessions for people to learn budget cooking skills. Focussing on basic skills, quick storecupboard meals, and healthy fast food, ending in a sociable meal.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Food and Friendship
£5,219	22/10/2022	We aim to develop our lunch clubs to engage as many new guests as possible who have suffered during the Covid pandemic with isolation and loneliness, severely affecting their wellbeing and health.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Food and Friendship
£10,000	21/07/2022	Funding was provided towards their core running costs.
CAF - Grant to Food and Friendship
£3,000	18/06/2020 3	Grant to Food and Friendship to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Food and Friendship COVID-19 Support
£4,000	29/05/2020 1	The funding will be used to deliver meals and food parcels to older and vulnerable people. The project aims to provide essential support to people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Food and Friendship
£5,000	30/03/2020	Providing a hot meal and transport for isolated older people and adults with learning disabilities. Funding for food bank at Hove Methodist church, delivering food parcels. Costs of staff member, ....more Providing a hot meal and transport for isolated older people and adults with learning disabilities. Funding for food bank at Hove Methodist church, delivering food parcels. Costs of staff member, volunteers, FareShare fees and equipment.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Food and Friendship
£4,950	15/03/2019 8	Funding was provided towards running costs.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GABRIELLA CASEMORE Appointed: 2023

JULIA RICHES Appointed: 2023

KAREN HEAD Appointed: 2018

MICHAEL HILL Appointed: 2018

RACHEL ELIZABETH RICHARDS Appointed: 2018

ANNA STAVRIANAKIS Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: TRUST FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON THE ARMS TRADE (TREAT),

DAVID ROYCE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: THE TODD PATTINSON TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2018, number: 1178067

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Hove Methodist Church
Portland Road
HOVE
BN3 5DR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF, BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO, LOW-COST LUNCH CLUBS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: OLD AGE, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL) OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP’ AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT, RELIGION, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN.

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