Prestatyn and Meliden Foodbank

Analysis

Prestatyn and Meliden Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Prestatyn. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Prestatyn and Meliden Foodbank reported income of £147k and spending of £109k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £60k to £147k (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Prestatyn and Meliden Foodbank sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bassuah Legacy Foundation (£147k), The Redbourn Charities (£147k) and Islington Somali Community (£147k).