Cobham Area Foodbank
Analysis
Cobham Area Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in October 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 March 2025, Cobham Area Foodbank reported income of £32k and spending of £32k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £110k to £32k (-71%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cobham Area Foodbank sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Town Lands Charity (£32k), The Edridge Fund of Napo the Trade Union and Professional Association for Family Court and Probation Staff (£32k) and Shop and Donate (£32k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE OBJECTS ARE: TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN COBHAM, OXSHOTT, STOKE D'ABERNON AND DOWNSIDE WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF ELMBRIDGE, SURREY AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, BY PROVIDING FREE FOOD.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Town Lands Charity | Leighton Buzzard | £32k |
| The Edridge Fund of Napo the Trade Union and Professional Association for Family Court and Probation Staff | London | £32k |
| Shop and Donate | London | £32k |
| ChesterFamily Church | Ellesmere Port | £32k |