Chiltern Foodbank
Analysis
Chiltern Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bucks. It was registered in December 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 makes grants to individuals and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Chiltern Foodbank reported income of £354k and spending of £310k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £435k to £354k (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chiltern Foodbank sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kollel Ahavas Torah (£354k), Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation (£355k) and Gender and Development Network (£354k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY IS THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE CHILTERN DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING GRANTS ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND / OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE POVERTY.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Kollel Ahavas Torah | London | £354k |
| Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation | Cheshire | £355k |
| Gender and Development Network | London | £354k |
| Network Vineyard Central | Reading | £355k |