BLACK COUNTRY FOOD BANK LIMITED
Registered charity 1136676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
THE CHARITY PROVIDES FOOD AND TOILETRIES TO PEOPLE WITHIN THE BLACK COUNTRY (I.E. THE BOROUGHS OF DUDLEY, SANDWELL, WALSALL AND WOLVERHAMPTON) WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS OR NEED.THE CHARITY IS ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE THROUGH DONATIONS OF FOOD AND OTHER ARTICLES BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, LOCAL CHURCHES AND VARIOUS OTHER ORGANISATIONS.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £15,919 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,186,004 against total expenditure of £1,170,085. The trustees report that the charity's reserve policy has been met, with unrestricted funds of £1,339,071, although they forecast reserves to reduce further in the coming period due to increased operational costs and demand.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 25% of the charities annual operating expenses (excluding donated goods) (held: £1.3m)
“The trustees consider that 25% of the charities annual operating expenses (excluding donated goods) is a reasonable level of unrestricted funds to retain” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit, a charity with a common trustee, donated goods valued at £15,440 and cash of £1,415.
“During the year, Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit, a charity with a common trustee of Black Country Foodbank Limited, donated goods to the value of £15,440 (2024: £43,483) and cash of £1,415 (2024: £2,450).
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Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BSN Associates Limited. Discloses 5 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.
- WATSON, Peter — director, appointed 05/08/2025on trustee list
- COX, Joanne Mary — director, appointed 12/03/2025on trustee list
- LA RUE, Peggy — director, appointed 08/03/2022not on trustee list
- MASSEY, Lyndon — director, appointed 23/06/2019on trustee list
- RUSSELL, Jason Mark — director, appointed 29/10/2015on trustee list
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~13.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Jason Mark Russellchair
- JOANNE COX
- Lyndon Massey
- Peggy La Rue
- Peter Watson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Dudley · Sandwell · Staffordshire · Walsall · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BLACK COUNTRY FOOD BANK LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £15,919 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,186,004 against total expenditure of £1,170,085. The trustees report that the charity's reserve policy has been met, with unrestricted funds of £1,339,071, although they forecast reserves to reduce further in the coming period due to increased operational costs and demand. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BSN Associates Limited.
Who funds BLACK COUNTRY FOOD BANK LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BLACK COUNTRY FOOD BANK LIMITED as a grant recipient include BELVEDERE TRUST, THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION, TRUST FUNDS HELD IN CONNEXION WITH WEST HAGLEY FREE CHURCH, MUCKLOW CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, SSP FOUNDATION.
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