Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 12

EATING BETTER

Eating Better's objects are to advance the education of public matters related to healthy, sustainable and fair food systems and promote consumption of healthier diets that contain more plant based foods and less and better meat and dairy. More details of our activities and partners can be found at www.eating-better.org

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 6 years
(8 years as a company)

www.eating-better.org

comms@eating-better.org

44 (0)7500084449

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
30/06/23		£205	£299	£-94	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/22		£269	£260	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/21		£209	£155	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/20		£137	£107	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/19	*	£121	£108	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/18		£107	£89	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs to support research and communications
£90,000	09/06/2022	Core costs to support research and communications
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Eating Better
£198,000	22/09/2020 24	Towards Core costs Towards the continuation and development of the EB campaign, which champions improved diets and reduced dairy and meat consumption.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Eating Better
£37,110	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 fast response grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Eating Better
£265,069	06/07/2017 36	Towards the cost of the Eating Better initiative, encouraging the production and consumption of less but better meat.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Eating Better
£150,000	12/06/2014	Towards the development of The Eating Better Alliance, a campaign hosted by WWF to promote the consumption of a reduced quantity of better quality meat.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-64

CAROL MCKENNA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director Of Campaigns

CLARE OXBORROW Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Environmental Campaigner

DUNCAN WILLIAMSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Manager

ELIZABETH GADD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

JANE LANDON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

JULIA BREATNACH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Executive

KRISTIN BASH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Public Health Consultant

NICK DUGDALE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Financial Accountant

SHALEEN MEELU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Public Health Nutritionist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/11/2017, number: 1175669
Registered at Companies House on 10/09/2015, number: 09772128

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR19: 20 days late,

Main office

c/o Chariot House
44 Grand Parade
Brighton
BN2 9QA

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE AND FAIR FOOD SYSTEMS AND TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH INTO THE IMPACT OF EATING PATTERNS ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. 2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING THE CONSUMPTION OF HEALTHIER DIETS THAT CONTAIN MORE PLANT-BASED FOODS AND LESS AND BETTER MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE. 3) TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL METHODS AND ANIMAL WELFARE PRACTICES.

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