Salisbury Foodbank

Analysis

Salisbury Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in July 2020, 6 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 and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Salisbury Foodbank reported income of £592k and spending of £438k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £191k to £592k (+209%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 422%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Salisbury 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 Ostro Fayre Share Foundation (£592k), Chexs (£592k) and Butchers and Drovers Charitable Institution (£591k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and charitable activities 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £74k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £362k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.