Bedford Foodbank
Analysis
Bedford Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in August 2018, 8 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.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Bedford Foodbank reported income of £623k and spending of £713k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £268k to £623k (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bedford Foodbank sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Everythings 13 (£623k), GL Communities (£623k) and Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity, Hull (£623k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56% and charitable activities 43%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £425k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 56%
- Charitable activities 43%
- Investments 0.9%
In the charity's own words
Bedford Foodbank is set up to benefit people who are in financial crisis and hungry due to reasons such as family breakdown, sudden unemployment,benefits problems ( such as delays or changes), debt, or any other eventualities by helping them through the crisis, through food parcels and signposting them to receive further help primarily in the area of Bedford Borough.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Everythings 13 | Brentford | £623k |
| GL Communities | Gloucester | £623k |
| Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity, Hull | Hull | £623k |
| Chafford Hundred Community Church | Chafford Hundred | £624k |