Trafford North Foodbank

Analysis

Trafford North Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stretford. It was registered in June 2016, 10 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 and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Trafford North Foodbank reported income of £180k and spending of £172k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £69k to £180k (+159%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Trafford North Foodbank sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mount Church Bristol (£179k), Cambridge Re-Use (£180k) and Code 7 Ltd (£179k).