Blyth Foodbank

Analysis

Blyth Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in January 2015, 11 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 2026, Blyth Foodbank reported income of £36k and spending of £34k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £24k to £36k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Blyth Foodbank sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exploits (£36k), The Loughborough Welfare Trusts (£36k) and The Mayor of Barnet's Benevolent Fund (£36k).