Sevenoaks (Loaves & Fishes) Foodbank

Analysis

Sevenoaks (Loaves & Fishes) Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in May 2021, 5 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Sevenoaks (Loaves & Fishes) Foodbank reported income of £24k and spending of £31k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2025, income grew from £4,575 to £24k (+423%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 292%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sevenoaks (Loaves & Fishes) Foodbank sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include House of Praise Christian Centre (Essex UK) (£24k), The Truro Churches Trust (£24k) and Chasdei Dovid (£24k).