Taunton Foodbank

Analysis

Taunton Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Taunton. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Taunton Foodbank reported income of £149k and spending of £100k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £148k to £149k (+0.2%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Taunton Foodbank sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include With Love All Things Are Possible (£149k), Voice: Local (£149k) and The Dohnavur Fellowship Corporation (£149k).