Wansbeck Valley Food Bank

Analysis

Wansbeck Valley Food Bank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Morpeth. It was registered in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Wansbeck Valley Food Bank reported income of £166k and spending of £215k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £188k to £166k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Wansbeck Valley Food Bank sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tithe Charitable Trust (£165k), Amber's Army (£166k) and Wilton Riding for the Disabled Association (£165k).