Registered charity 1154117
The Biscuit Fund
What it does
WE OFFER DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN POVERTY
Its charitable purposes
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AID FOR PEOPLE IN GENUINE HARDSHIP, POVERTY, CRISIS OR DIRE NEED SITUATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Provides other finance
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £84,042 and spent £120,532.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £84,042 | £120,532 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 December 2024 | £144,690 | £134,935 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 December 2023 | £164,180 | £159,578 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 December 2022 | £61,961 | £58,165 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2021 | £151,603 | £143,503 | Not reported | 29 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 45%, from £151,603 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £84,042 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 143% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Kathleen AnchantChair
- Jenni Bickerdyke
- Linda Elizabeth Silliman Millar
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 30 October 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 21 October 2025, 10 days early | Received 21 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 5 November 2024, 5 days late | Received 5 November 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 31 October 2023 | Received 31 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 25 November 2022, 25 days late | Received 25 November 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1154117
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 October 2013
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07 FEB 2013AS AMENDED ON 24/08/2013
- Website
- www.biscuitfund.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Ceredigion
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.