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Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming

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Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£2,662,451
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£2,381,017
Registered charity number
1018643
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
244-254 Cambridge Heath Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming (number 1018643) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming do?

Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming, advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity. We represent around 100 national public interest organisations, and are independent from the agri-food industry.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming

Answers Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming's highest-paid staff paid?

Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,0001
£60,001–£70,0003

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming's money come from?

Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming reported £2.7m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.6m (97%), donations and legacies £75k (3%), investments £16k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2.6m · 97%
  • Donations and legacies£75k · 3%
  • Investments£16k · 1%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02673194 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming registered for?

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming as a registered charity (number 1018643) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming's charity number?
Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming's charity number is 1018643. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1018643?
Search 1018643 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming do?
Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming, advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity. We represent around 100 national public interest organisations, and are independent from the agri-food industry.
Does Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming?
Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming's website listed in our register data is http://www.sustainweb.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming's money come from?
Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming reported £2.7m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.6m (97%), donations and legacies £75k (3%), investments £16k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming?
The register records Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming's trustees paid?
Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming registered as a charity?
Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming was entered on the register on 12 March 1993. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02673194).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.