West Berks Foodbank

Analysis

West Berks Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in May 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West Berks Foodbank reported income of £263k and spending of £258k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £205k to £263k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, West Berks Foodbank sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oasis Community Hub: Hobmoor (£263k), The Russ Devereux Headlight Project (£263k) and Love, Jasmine (£263k).