Newcastle Foodbank

Analysis

Newcastle Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in July 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 March 2025, Newcastle Foodbank reported income of £1.4m and spending of £977k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £1.4m (-0.2%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Newcastle Foodbank sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart Church (£1.4m), International Tree Foundation (£1.4m) and Empower Global (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72%, charitable activities 23% and investments 5.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £161k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £986k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.