Bristol North West Foodbank

Analysis

Bristol North West Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in June 2012, 14 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 08089474). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bristol North West Foodbank reported income of £719k and spending of £860k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £711k to £719k (+1.1%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bristol North West Foodbank sits at the 91st 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 Reach Community Projects (£718k), Nemoral Limited (£719k) and New Dawn New Day Ltd (£718k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and charitable activities 19%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £268k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.