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Food Behind Bars

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1190462
Status
Registered
Registered
July 20, 2020
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
74 Brightwell Avenue
WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
Essex
SS0 9EF

Activities

The organisation offers prisons in the UK with training and support to encourage improvement in the nutritional value, variety, and quality of the food served inside prisons. This includes menu consultation and development, staff training,cooking support and healthy eating initiatives. It also offers education on nutrition and healthy eating habits, cooking skills, growing and ingredients.

Objects: For The Public Benefit,1.the Promotion Of Physical And Mental Health And Wellbeing, Particularly, But Without Limitation To Promote The Health Of Prisoners In UK Prisons, Through Providing Programmes To Enhance Nutrition In Prisons And Promote Healthy Eating2.the Promotion Of Education, Particularly But Without Limitation To Enable Prisoners, Ex-Offenders And People Who Work In Prisons, To Learn About Healthy Eating And Good Nutrition, And To Develop Skills Which Will Promote Healthy Eating Whilst In Prison And For Their Future Lives.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
April 5, 2025 £141,303 £146,417
April 5, 2024 £158,588 £95,124
April 5, 2023 £57,510 £77,683
April 5, 2022 £82,637 £58,268
April 5, 2021 £19,062 £2,324

Trustees

Name Appointed
Kate Eves OBE (Chair) Nov. 21, 2023
Josie Bevan May 16, 2020
Leon Aarts Aug. 8, 2023
Mehrunika Malik-Flynn May 16, 2020
Sophia Tebbetts July 14, 2025