Norwich Food Bank

Analysis

Norwich Food Bank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07051996). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Norwich Food Bank reported income of £577k and spending of £644k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £200k to £577k (+188%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 200%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Norwich Food Bank sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% 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 South Kent Mind (£577k), Tonic Health (£577k) and Open Pathway Retreat Centre (£577k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £752. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £166k. Reserves of £521k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.