Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 6

FOOD MATTERS FOUNDATION

Food Matters aims to build capacity and action for healthy, sustainable, fair food, by taking a whole systems approach to food work. This recognises the interdependence of food growing, food production and food consumption. Our work focuses on policy development, interventions and project work that enhance people's health, protect the environment and create vibrant and fair food economies.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£306,188	£266,420	£39,768	0
31/03/22	£227,009	£208,691	£18,318	0
31/03/21	£243,453	£149,862	£93,591	0
31/03/20	£131,259	£142,608	£-11,349	5
31/03/19	£170,139	£109,239	£60,900	3

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.foodmatters.org

info@foodmatters.org

01273234781

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

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Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Ministry of Justice	£95,475
Community Foundation for Surrey	£20,000
Henry Smith Charity	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,940
Sussex Community Foundation	£9,070

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Food Matters
£4,430	20/03/2023 11	Funding was provided towards their Mood & Food project for young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mood AF (AndMood)
£9,940	16/09/2022	The funding will be used to run a series of six food and wellbeing sessions for young people with experience of care insecure housing or unstable family backgrounds. The project aims to cultivate ....more The funding will be used to run a series of six food and wellbeing sessions for young people with experience of care insecure housing or unstable family backgrounds. The project aims to cultivate wellbeing through dietary improvements engagement in learning building social networks and taking part in social activities.
Ministry of Justice - HMPPS: Innovation Grant Programme
£20,170	01/04/2022	Will investigate the link between diet and mental health through a food-based project to enable women residents to make informed, balanced food choices.
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
£10,457	01/04/2022	To further increase the sustainability of the sector, and to provide funding for services and interventions.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Food Matters Foundation
£4,640	09/12/2020	Food Matters mission is to establish healthy, sustainable, fair food by facilitating and championing strategic work on food, working in diverse communities and across sectors. Funding will adapt ....more Food Matters mission is to establish healthy, sustainable, fair food by facilitating and championing strategic work on food, working in diverse communities and across sectors. Funding will adapt their Kitchen Kick Start programme to online participatory group sessions cooking on a budget which will include providing ingredient bags, and engaging cooking skills and recipe videos, made available via online platforms and closed Facebook groups.
Ministry of Justice - HMPPS Innovation Awards
£64,848	01/07/2020	To explore how the involvement of the voluntary sector can support new diverse innovation to address health inequalities and improve wellbeing among those under the care and supervision of the ....more To explore how the involvement of the voluntary sector can support new diverse innovation to address health inequalities and improve wellbeing among those under the care and supervision of the criminal justice system.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Food Matters Through the Gate’ project supporting offenders during resettlement
£20,000	01/10/2019 11	Essential costs of a project supporting offenders to increase awareness of healthy eating and nutrition.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Food Matters (Foundation)
£20,000	30/09/2019 24	towards two years' running costs of 'Through the Gate' project supporting offenders during resettlement in Surrey
Community Foundation for Surrey - Food Matters Through the Gate
£5,000	08/07/2019 12	Food and healthy eating workshops for people leaving prison and training for mentors to support them.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

CHARLIE POWELL Appointed: 2018

COLIN HAVARD Appointed: 2018

KATH DALMENY Appointed: 2018

LINDY SHARPE Appointed: 2018

TIM HOWARD MARSH (Chair) Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2018, number: 1178078

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

COMMUNITY BASE
113 QUEENS ROAD
BRIGHTON
BN1 3XG

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ISSUES RELATING TO FOOD, INCLUDING HEALTH, ETHICS, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, PUBLIC POLICY.2. TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED BY ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL TRAINING, EDUCATION, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT ON NUTRITION, HEALTHY EATING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY DIET TO EQUIP SUCH PERSONS TO MAKE MORE INFORMED HEALTH AND DIETARY CHOICES LEADING TO AN IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.3. TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES:(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;(II) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION; (III) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

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