The Hackney Foodbank

Analysis

The Hackney Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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 07877042). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Hackney Foodbank reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to March 2026, income grew from £1.2m to £1.6m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Hackney Foodbank sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wiltshire Citizens Advice (£1.6m), Stockton and District Advice and Information Service (£1.6m) and Charity Meals (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79% and charitable activities 20%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Reserves of £920k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.