Food and Shelter Foundation
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated aims are to relieve poverty, advance education and preserve and protect health worldwide, and it says it works mainly in Africa through British registered charities, so a project in those areas, or in Malawi, the Gambia, India or England, is the closest match.
- Neither the annual report nor the register gives a typical grant size or a grant range, and the register shows no grants to institutions for its latest year, so a modest, clearly costed request is the safest starting point.
- No application process is published, so the contact shown in the register entry is the way to start, and it is worth asking about timing and process before writing a full application.
- Because the foundation describes itself as channelling most of its funds through British registered charities, a group that is not one may want to ask early how it could be involved.
- Neither the annual report nor the register says how competitive or relationship-led its giving is, so you should not assume either way.
Overview
Food and Shelter Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1096411).
The Food and Shelter Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales whose objects are to relieve poverty, advance education, and preserve and protect health worldwide. It says it donates a large proportion of its funds to British registered charities, with a large amount used in Africa, and it also helps individuals in England through charities supporting families and people in hardship. Its reported work includes meeting orphan children's needs for education, accommodation and food, providing emergency housing after floods, and supporting people facing hardship in the Gambia. Its annual giving figure is not stated.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's objects are to relieve poverty, advance education, and preserve and protect health worldwide. It says it works mainly in Africa through British charities, donating a large proportion of its funds to British registered charities, with a large amount used in Africa. It also helps individuals in England through charity organisations supporting families and individuals in hardship. Its reported work includes meeting orphan children's needs for education, accommodation and food, providing emergency housing for people displaced by floods, and providing food, clothing and financial assistance to people facing hardship in the Gambia. It has also provided grains and fertilizer packs to help farmers become self-sufficient and supports organisations in India that house and educate orphans.
Themes
- Poverty relief
- Education
- Health protection
Geographic Focus
Priority: Worldwide; Africa; England; Malawi; Gambia; India.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report or its register entry. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Africa
- India
- Malawi
- The Gambia
- International
- England
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 November 2021 | £400,000 | £250,442 | — | Accounts for year to 30 November 2021 |
| year to 30 November 2022 | £370,000 | £432,693 | — | Accounts for year to 30 November 2022 |
| year to 30 November 2023 | £333,139 | £403,291 | — | Accounts for year to 30 November 2023 |
| year to 30 November 2024 | £771,205 | £529,061 | — | Accounts for year to 30 November 2024 |
| year to 30 November 2025 | £646,766 | £640,318 | — | Accounts for year to 30 November 2025 |
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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