Bridgend Foodbank
Analysis
Bridgend Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridgend. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Bridgend Foodbank reported income of £253k and spending of £249k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £218k to £253k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bridgend Foodbank sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Savannah Education Trust (£253k), Quothquan Homes (£254k) and RCCG Everlasting Father's Assembly (£253k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects set out in section 3 of the Trust deed describes what the Charity sets out to achieve viz:The relief of poverty, hardship and distress, in particular but not exclusively by:1) The provision of emergency food supplies to individuals and families2) Supporting existing agencies working with the distressed and destitute by donating food in bulk.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Savannah Education Trust | Haywards Heath | £253k |
| Quothquan Homes | West Midlands | £254k |
| RCCG Everlasting Father's Assembly | Leeds | £253k |
| RCCG Amazing Grace Huntingdon | Cambridgeshire | £254k |