Hope Food North Birmingham
Analysis
Hope Food North Birmingham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in July 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 provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Hope Food North Birmingham reported income of £88k and spending of £101k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2025, income grew from £51k to £88k (+71%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope Food North Birmingham sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transforming Plymouth Together (£88k), Jacinth Sacheverell for Almshouses (£88k) and Dhakadakshin Unnoyon Shongstha (UK) (£88k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve poverty and financial hardship amongst those in need by reason of food poverty in areas of deprivation primarily in North Birmingham through providing food parcels, providing pop up foodbanks events in the community and redistributing any surplus food to foodbanks.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Transforming Plymouth Together | Plymouth | £88k |
| Jacinth Sacheverell for Almshouses | Belper | £88k |
| Dhakadakshin Unnoyon Shongstha (UK) | London | £88k |
| The Lord Mayor of Bristol's Christmas Appeal for Children | Bristol | £88k |