Cheddar Valley Foodbank

Analysis

Cheddar Valley Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2026, Cheddar Valley Foodbank reported income of £41k and spending of £16k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £36k to £41k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cheddar Valley Foodbank sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Masjid Ar-Raheem (£41k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God - Overcomers House Avonmouth. (£41k) and Catch the Fire - Manchester (£41k).