Uttlesford Foodbank

Analysis

Uttlesford Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Saffron Walden. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Uttlesford Foodbank reported income of £193k and spending of £232k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £120k to £193k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Uttlesford Foodbank sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Raising Futures Kenya (£193k), Mrs Jane Cart's Trust (£193k) and Beyond Limits (£193k).