BOURNEMOUTH FOODBANK

Registered charity 1143446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of financial hardship among people living or working in Bournemourth, Dorset and surrounding area by holding stocks of food and giving food to those who are seen as needy

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £150,874, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of three months of core operating costs. The charity reported a net outgoing of resources before gains of £40,409 for the year, resulting in a net asset position of £265,591.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bournemouth Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Emma Jane Kelly
• Julia Shaw
• Lauren Catherine Jenkins
• Michael McClintock
• Richard John Smith

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).