Windermere and District Foodbank
Analysis
Windermere and District Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in April 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 provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Windermere and District Foodbank reported income of £101k and spending of £48k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £68k to £101k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Windermere and District Foodbank sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grace Vineyard Church (£101k), Kaine Management Ltd (£101k) and The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) His Presence Newcastle (£101k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Windermere Foodbank operates in the area from Grasmere in the north to Grange-over-Sands in the south, supporting the area not covered by the Barrow/Ulverston Foodbank on the west and the Kendal Foodbank on the east. In co-operation with such organisations as Cumbria C. C. Social Services and the C.A.B. we give emergency food to people in need. Periods of help have been increased in pandemic.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Grace Vineyard Church | Surrey | £101k |
| Kaine Management Ltd | Leicester | £101k |
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) His Presence Newcastle | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £101k |
| Rural Refugee Network | West Sussex | £101k |