Community Food and Friendship Blyth
Analysis
Community Food and Friendship Blyth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Claremont Terrace. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 December 2025, Community Food and Friendship Blyth reported income of £31k and spending of £34k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £31k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Community Food and Friendship Blyth sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include People Welfare Association UK (£31k), Wollaston Library and Community Hub (£31k) and The Bathurst Charity (£31k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The prevention or relief of poverty people in Blyth and the surrounding area by providing food, essential household items and toiletries to individuals in financial need. To promote social inclusion by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| People Welfare Association UK | Oxfordshire | £31k |
| Wollaston Library and Community Hub | Wellingborough | £31k |
| The Bathurst Charity | Saffron Walden | £31k |
| Riverside Centre | Wiltshire | £31k |