Greenwich Foodbank Limited

Analysis

Greenwich Foodbank Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 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 company (Companies House number 08257431). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Greenwich Foodbank Limited reported income of £957k and spending of £1.2m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £496k to £957k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Greenwich Foodbank Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Newspaper Press Fund (£957k), UnityMK (£958k) and East Durham Partnership Limited (£957k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61%, donations and legacies 38% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £517k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.