Erdington Foodbank

Analysis

Erdington Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in May 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 2025, Erdington Foodbank reported income of £274k and spending of £219k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £96k to £274k (+185%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Erdington Foodbank sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% 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 Mikve Trust Limited (£274k), World in Need International (£274k) and Thrale Almshouse and Relief in Need Charity (£274k).