The Hereford Food Bank

Analysis

The Hereford Food Bank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hereford Food Bank reported income of £389k and spending of £343k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £239k to £389k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Hereford Food Bank sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Down Syndrome International (£389k), ISAAC (UK) Ltd (£389k) and Ignite Youth (£389k).