# THE FRIENDLY FOOD CLUB

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1201623
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 18, 2023
- **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=1201623


## Contact

- **Address:** Townsend Community Centre, Jewell Road, Bournemouth
- **Postcode:** BH8 0LT
- **Phone:** 01202552419
- **Email:** hello@thefriendlyfoodclub.org
- **Website:** thefriendlyfoodclub.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”), TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH PARTS OF ENGLAND AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG THOSE WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES DESIGNED TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS IN NUTRITION, HEALTHY EATING, COOKING, MEAL PLANNING, GROWING FOOD AND BUDGETING AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIET AND HEALTH.2) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.

**Activities:** Throughout England to promote good health and wellbeing, particularly but not exclusively among those who are economically and socially disadvantaged. Various types of sessions designed to increase understanding and skills in nutrition, healthy eating, cooking, meal planning, growing food and budgeting and raise awareness of the relationship between diet and health.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bournemouth
- Dorset
- Poole



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £234062 | £233069 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £266285 | £155544 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Christopher Balfe** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 18, 2023
- Graham Downs — appointed April 13, 2026
- Iain Stevenson — appointed April 11, 2024
- Jeremy Stein — appointed July 1, 2024
- Philippa Goodwin — appointed Jan. 12, 2026
- Victor Itsevhekhai Igbaifua — appointed Jan. 9, 2025