Cardiff Foodbank
Analysis
Cardiff Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07107789). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Cardiff Foodbank reported income of £601k and spending of £598k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £518k to £601k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cardiff Foodbank sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beeston Free Church Nottingham (£601k), PCP Housing (£601k) and Love146 (£600k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56%, charitable activities 39% and investments 5.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £99k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 56%
- Charitable activities 39%
- Investments 5.3%
In the charity's own words
Cardiff Foodbank aims to provide a supply of basic food to help clients through short term crisis situations caused by ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and who are living in the City of Cardiff and its environs.The organisation collects, stores and distributes food to clients who are assessed to be in need by front line professional agencies in the city.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Beeston Free Church Nottingham | Nottingham | £601k |
| PCP Housing | London | £601k |
| Love146 | Norwich | £600k |
| Beis Hatalmud Trust | London | £602k |