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Food Friends UK

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1192069
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 29, 2020
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Food Friends
PO Box 1207
WHITSTABLE
Kent
CT1 9RR

Activities

Food Friends runs a meal sharing initiative that connects volunteers - who are looking to share extra portions of home cooked food - with a neighbour - who would benefit from a nutritious meal delivered with company and conversation. Encouraging the community to support one another with every delicious bite!

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 By:1. Supporting The Socially Excluded By Delivering Home Cooked Meals And Befriending Support;2. Increasing, Or Co-Ordinating, Opportunities For Those That Are Socially Excluded To Engage With Local Services; 3. Raising Public Awareness Of The Prevalence Of Social Exclusion;4. Reducing Food Waste And Supporting Positive Community Environmental Changes; 5. Improving Peopleæs Diet And Wellbeing Or Nutrition. For The Purpose Of This Clause Æsocially Excludedæ Means Being Excluded From Society, Or Part Of Society, As A Result Of A Disability, Ill- Health, Age, Financial Hardship Or Other Disadvantage.nothing In This Constitution Shall Authorise An Application Of The Property Of The CIO For The Purposes Which Are Not Charitable In Accordance With Section 7 Of The Charities And Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 And Section 2 Of The Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Kent

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Oct. 31, 2024 £119,235 £95,188
Oct. 31, 2023 £86,460 £74,766
Oct. 31, 2022 £50,138 £38,531
Oct. 31, 2021 £47,906 £32,335

Trustees

Name Appointed
Andrea Dennis July 13, 2020
Beverley Dela Cruz Jan. 20, 2024
Sarah Mills Jan. 16, 2025
Vanessa Hardy Nov. 1, 2024