West Craven Food Bank

Analysis

West Craven Food Bank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnoldswick. It was registered in April 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, West Craven Food Bank reported income of £31k and spending of £26k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2024 to September 2025, income grew from £22k to £31k (+43%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Craven Food Bank 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 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sparkes Home, Sri Lanka (£31k), Lincoln College Vacation Project (£31k) and Blackpool Ice Drome Charities Association (£31k).