Croydon Foodbank

Analysis

Croydon Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2022, Croydon Foodbank reported income of £13k and spending of £52k, spending 399% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2022, income fell from £121k to £13k (-89%), an average of -89% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Croydon Foodbank sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haslemere Rotary Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£13k), Hatton Consolidated Fund (£13k) and Testlands Support Project (£13k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.