Black Country Food Bank Limited

Analysis

Black Country Food Bank Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brierley Hill. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06986325). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Black Country Food Bank Limited reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £1.2m (-2.5%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Black Country Food Bank Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church of God in Christ (Calvary) Limited (£1.2m), Size of Wales (£1.2m) and Acts 435 (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, charitable activities 7.6% and investments 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £500. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.