Bournemouth Foodbank

Analysis

Bournemouth Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in August 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Bournemouth Foodbank reported income of £652k and spending of £639k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £203k to £652k (+221%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bournemouth Foodbank sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Work Rights Centre (Worc) (£652k), Aid for Mankind UK (£652k) and African Revival (£651k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, trading 6.3% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £151k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.