Swale Foodbank

Analysis

Swale Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. 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 buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Swale Foodbank reported income of £256k and spending of £190k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £106k to £256k (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 110%. 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, Swale Foodbank sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Out There Supporting Families of Prisoners Limited (£256k), Caris Camden (£256k) and Exeter Mosque and Cultural Centre (£256k).