The Bow Foodbank Limited

Analysis

The Bow Foodbank Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 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 company (Companies House number 08852728). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bow Foodbank Limited reported income of £782k and spending of £831k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £782k (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Bow Foodbank Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Reclaimed (£782k), Action West London (£782k) and Publish What You Fund (£781k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £417k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.