# FOOD AND FRIENDSHIP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1178067
- **Other names:** HOVE LUNCHEON CLUB
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 24, 2018
- **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=1178067


## Contact

- **Address:** Hove Methodist Church, Portland Road, HOVE
- **Postcode:** BN3 5DR
- **Phone:** 01273728678
- **Email:** cookingcaroline@outlook.com
- **Website:** www.foodandfriendship.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 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.

**Activities:** 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.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Brighton And Hove
- East Sussex
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £48244 | £64160 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £60101 | £57634 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £70036 | £49832 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £50182 | £50855 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £48791 | £31798 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Gabriella Casemore — appointed Jan. 6, 2023
- Julia Riches — appointed March 7, 2023
- KAREN HEAD — appointed April 24, 2018
- MICHAEL HILL — appointed April 24, 2018
- Marianne Gina Holgate — appointed July 16, 2024
- RACHEL ELIZABETH RICHARDS — appointed April 24, 2018
- Shelley Jane Brown — appointed Nov. 15, 2024
- Vince Young — appointed July 3, 2025