Ely Foodbank

Analysis

Ely Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ely. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ely Foodbank reported income of £432k and spending of £475k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £168k to £432k (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ely Foodbank sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Refugee Biriyani & Bananas (£432k), The Hosking House Trust (£433k) and Greater Together Manchester (£432k).