Eastbourne Foodbank

Analysis

Eastbourne Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastbourne. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08300396). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Eastbourne Foodbank reported income of £865k and spending of £1.1m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £732k to £865k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Eastbourne Foodbank sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knowsley Foodbank (£863k), Age UK Torbay (£869k) and The Purfleet Trust Resettlement Project (King's Lynn) Limited (£859k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.8%. Reserves of £736k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.