GLOUCESTER FOODBANK
Registered charity 1113515 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GCC, GCC PROJECTS LTD
Gloucester Foodbank's purpose is to relieve poverty and financial hardship, through the Food Bank Project. The project provides a temporary, stop-gap through food distribution to those who present in crisis. Free emergency food is provided for 3 days. The food is distributed in exchange for vouchers issued to individuals according to need by a number of local crisis agencies and social services.
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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £36,779 for the year ended March 2026, reversing a deficit from the previous year, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £356,682. The trustees note that while current reserve levels are deemed appropriate given risks, the budget for the coming year forecasts a deficit of £38,863. The charity's long-term sustainability was previously in doubt due to consecutive deficits, but a strategic review and cost reductions have stabilized finances.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from trustees and related parties were £3,390
“Aggregate donations from trustees and related parties were £3,390 (2025: £4,388)” — page 38
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Governance —The trustee board needs further strengthening to cover skill gaps. Action to recruit continues.
“Governance —The trustee board needs further strengthening to cover skill gaps. Ac on to recruit con nues.” — page 21
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- FISHLOCK-WHITELAW, Ellis Catherine — director, appointed 15/06/2026on trustee list
- HATHAWAY-WHITE, Elizabeth Ann — director, appointed 06/02/2026on trustee list
- BELL, Emma Louise — director, appointed 30/06/2025on trustee list
- EVANS, Richard Vaughan — director, appointed 08/04/2024on trustee list
- MALLETT, Paul Timothy — director, appointed 30/10/2023on trustee list
- SLADE, Adrian Barrie, Rev — director, appointed 26/06/2023on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Emma Bellchair
- Adrian Barrie Slade
- Elizabeth Ann Hathaway-White
- Ellis Catherine Fishlock-Whitelaw
- Richard Vaughan Evans
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gloucestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GLOUCESTER FOODBANK financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £36,779 for the year ended March 2026, reversing a deficit from the previous year, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £356,682. The trustees note that while current reserve levels are deemed appropriate given risks, the budget for the coming year forecasts a deficit of £38,863. The charity's long-term sustainability was previously in doubt due to consecutive deficits, but a strategic review and cost reductions have stabilized finances. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds GLOUCESTER FOODBANK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOUCESTER FOODBANK as a grant recipient include THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUCCLECOTE, ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHARINE, GLOUCESTER.
Known funders
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