Bloxwich and Blakenall Foodbank

Analysis

Bloxwich and Blakenall Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bloxwich and Blakenall Foodbank reported income of £16k and spending of £9,494, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £7,949 to £16k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bloxwich and Blakenall Foodbank sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dorchester Disabled Club (£16k), The Child Hearing Impairment and Language Development Project (£16k) and Wildmill Community Life Centre (£16k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.