Salford Families in Need Meals Project
What it does
The Salford Families in need Meals Project is a fundraising charity that exists for the benefit of the relief of poverty and of financial hardship, for those families in need with disadvantaged children. Principally, we raise these funds to provide a weekly food distribution hub to families in need with disadvantaged children, according to this charity object, in the City of Salford.
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN SALFORD BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FOOD GOODS AND RELATED SERVICES, WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SALFORD BY PROVIDING FOOD GRANTS, FOOD ITEMS AND RELATED SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
Causes
- What it works on
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Salford City
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £13,809 and spent £10,446.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £13,809 | £10,446 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 December 2024 | £13,178 | £10,414 | Not reported | 16 |
| 31 December 2023 | £14,950 | £5,460 | Not reported | 17 |
| 31 December 2022 | £11,455 | £1,742 | Not reported | 17 |
| 31 December 2021 | £29,807 | £20,000 | Not reported | 7 |
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 54%, from £29,807 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £13,809 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 76% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each 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
6 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Antony EdkinsChair
- Babara Keeley
- Claire Woolley
- Julie Larkinson
- Karen Ann Bloomfield
- Thomas William Marsden
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 22 January 2026, 282 days early | Received 22 January 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 19 April 2025, 195 days early | Received 19 April 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 9 March 2024, 236 days early | Received 9 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 12 August 2023, 80 days early | Received 12 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 10 October 2022, 21 days early | Received 10 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1194165
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 April 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 21 Apr 2021
- Council area of its contact address
- Not matched to a council area
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 18 April 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.