Blackpool Food Bank
Analysis
Blackpool Food Bank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackpool. It was registered in August 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 other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Blackpool Food Bank reported income of £290k and spending of £486k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £863k to £290k (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Blackpool Food Bank sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Wickham and Shirley Baptist Church (£290k), Godfirst Church Cheltenham (£290k) and Truedene Co Limited (£290k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve financial hardship and to promote and preserve goodhealth amongst the general public in the Blackpool area by theprovision of funds, food, goods and services of any kind as deemedappropriate by the trustees
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| West Wickham and Shirley Baptist Church | Croydon | £290k |
| Godfirst Church Cheltenham | Cheltenham | £290k |
| Truedene Co Limited | London | £290k |
| Beauty Banks | Brighton | £290k |