Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank

Analysis

Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 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 08147165). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.0m (-32%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Church at Junction 10 (£1000k), Basingstoke Community Churches (£1.0m) and The East Lancashire Masonic Charity (£1000k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £584k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.