West Somerset Food Cupboard

Analysis

West Somerset Food Cupboard is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in April 2022, 4 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, West Somerset Food Cupboard reported income of £35k and spending of £39k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2023 to September 2025, income fell from £82k to £35k (-58%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, West Somerset Food Cupboard sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotherham Families First (£35k), Northwood Community Centre Association (£35k) and Russian Community Group (£35k).