Coventry Food Network

Analysis

Coventry Food Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in July 2022, 4 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, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Coventry Food Network reported income of £674k and spending of £664k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £238k to £674k (+183%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 186%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Coventry Food Network sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include FRDP International (£674k), Alte Feiga Trust (£675k) and Group for the Rootless of Watford (G R O W ) (£673k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 2.3% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £71k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.