# EATING STONES FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1132789
- **Other names:** ESF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 19, 2009
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1132789


## Contact

- **Address:** 23 PINEGARTH, PONTELAND, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- **Postcode:** NE20 9LF
- **Phone:** 01661823180
- **Email:** alisonferry@aol.com
- **Website:** www.eatingstones.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** "THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS IN ANY COUNTRY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, LOANS, FUNDING, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY OR SICKNESSPROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF CARE, HOUSING, EDUCATION, TRAINING, FACILITIES, HEALTHCARE AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES."THE PURSUANCE OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WHO ARE, OR MAY BE, SUFFERING FROM OR WHO ARE AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS AND RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS."THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, SUCH AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

**Activities:** Eating Stones Fund UK aims to relieve poverty & sickness in urban & rural Kenya, through education & access to effective, holistic healthcare. We work with grassroots projects, listening to those we support to understand what they need to help them out of poverty. Everyone & every community is different, so we tailor our approach to individual needs. We consider the whole person & whole community.

**Area of benefit:** ANY COUNTRY




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Kenya
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £2447 | £84 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £2806 | £5077 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £6309 | £12567 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £4300 | £3777 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £8008 | £1634 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **ALISON FERRY** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 19, 2009
- Harriet Jennings — appointed Oct. 6, 2018
- KAREN SHAW
- LIAM FERRY
- Richard Ferry