Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

FOOD FOR ALL

Food For All distributes around 6,000 free, nutritionally balanced meals to the homeless and disadvantaged on a daily basis. FFA targets the homeless, single parents, the elderly, the unemployed, people suffering from mental and physical disabilities and the marginalised. FFA is based on the philosophy of community self-help.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/07/23		£497	£551	£-54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/07/22		£536	£473	£63	£0	£198	£198	5	2	100
31/07/21		£486	£485	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/07/20		£447	£415	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/07/19		£295	£314	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/07/18		£321	£268	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17		£178	£165	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£213	£137	£76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£116	£108	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£105	£108	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13	*	£67	£96	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£75	£99	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11		£89	£80	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10		£117	£84	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09		£99	£101	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/08/08		£78	£87	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/08/07	*	£65	£81	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/06	*	£129	£97	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05		£124	£116	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04	*	£175	£130	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 25 years

foodforalluk.com

foodforalluk@gmail.com

07946420827

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Blackpool, Bristol City, Conwy, Denmark, France, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Manchester City, Norway, Reading, Sweden, Throughout London, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
100 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£29,835
City Bridge Trust	£15,000
Hertfordshire Community Foundation	£14,600
CAF	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Food for All
£1,024	21/10/2023	We need help to set up a café/community/IT resource centre, from refurbishing and decorating the café to purchasing and installing baking and cooking equipment and delivering computer skills ....more We need help to set up a café/community/IT resource centre, from refurbishing and decorating the café to purchasing and installing baking and cooking equipment and delivering computer skills support.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Food For All
£1,003	22/10/2022	We aim to offer young/disadvantaged people the chance to learn how to bake, the products of which will be distributed to our service users. They will also gain kitchen skills and build confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Refugee and Migrants Integration Project
£9,835	18/02/2022	The funding will be used for an educational suite to run training programs to help build IT skills. The project aims to support London migrants in helping them become prepared for starting their UK ....more The funding will be used for an educational suite to run training programs to help build IT skills. The project aims to support London migrants in helping them become prepared for starting their UK based lives in the coming future.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Gokula Cafe
£9,600	17/11/2020	Grant to Food For All
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 Food For All - Bikes and Bites
£10,000	31/07/2020 12	Food for All in Gwynedd will expand their operations sustainably setting up an income-generating activity repairing broken bikes. This will enable them to continue providing meals and food packages ....more Food for All in Gwynedd will expand their operations sustainably setting up an income-generating activity repairing broken bikes. This will enable them to continue providing meals and food packages to those experiencing food poverty because of Covid-19 in the Tywyn area. £10000 will fund events and repair equipment IT promotion utilities and food. Bydd Food for All yng Ngwynedd yn ehangu eu gweithrediadau'n gynaliadwy gan sefydlu gweithgaredd cynhyrchu incwm o atgyweirio beiciau toredig. Bydd hyn yn galluogi nhw i barhau i ddarparu prydau a phecynnau bwyd i'r rhai sy'n profi tlodi bwyd oherwydd Covid-19 yn ardal Tywyn. Bydd £10000 yn ariannu digwyddiadau a thrwsio cyfarpar TG hybu cyfleustodau a bwyd.
CAF - Grant to Food For All
£10,000	05/06/2020 3	Grant to Food For All to support the organisation through COVID19
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Food for All
£10,000	05/06/2020	£10,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - Food For All: COVID-19 response
£10,000	22/05/2020 12	The funding will be used to provide meals for vulnerable people particularly the disabled who are self-shielding as a result of Covid-19. The project aims to deliver food and increase volunteering.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - GOKULA CAFE PROJECT
£5,000	11/05/2020	Grant to Food For All
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Food for All
£5,000	17/04/2020	A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

ALEXEY GORDON Appointed: 2013

JOHN LINN Appointed: 2013

PETER O GRADY

VINCENT LANE

DAVID HICKS Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Cook

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/10/1999, number: 1077897
Registered at Companies House on 16/09/1999, number: 03842531

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR13: 24 days late, AR07: 272 days late, AR06: 131 days late, AR04: 245 days late,

Main office

16 Stewart Close
Abbots Langley
WD5 0LU

Objectives

(I)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED BY REASON OF SICKNESS, DISABILITY, AGE OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. (II)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR TRAINING IN A RANGE OF VOCATIONAL AND NON-VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS INCLUDING IT, MUSIC, THE ARTS, KEYS SKILLS, HORTICULTURE AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT VIA RECYCLING.'

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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