Ivybridge & District Foodbank

Analysis

Ivybridge & District Foodbank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ivybridge. It was registered in July 2021, 5 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 other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ivybridge & District Foodbank reported income of £55k and spending of £23k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £55k (+197%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 243%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ivybridge & District Foodbank sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liverpool Veterans HQ (£55k), Reivers District Scout Council (£55k) and The Lovett Foundation (£55k).