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GILLINGHAM FOODBANK

Registered charity 1146565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing food donated by the community for those in crisis such as benefit delay, benefit changes or debt, to help them over the crisis and signpost them to receive further help.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£74k
Latest spending
£72k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income of £73,895 marginally exceeded net expenditure of £71,643, resulting in a surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £127,743, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £44,000, and the trustees confirm the charity can settle liabilities for at least the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Hannah Gibbons received £5,500 for services as Foodbank Distribution Manager employed by Gillingham Community Church, paid via a subcontract agreement.
“Hannah Gibbons - trustee of Gillingham Foodbank - received payments for her role as Foodbank Distribution Manager employed by Gillingham Community Church. This was part of the service provided to Gillingham Foodbank by Gillingham Community Church under a subcontract agreement, and was funded by Gillingham Foodbank.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset · Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£74k£72k
31/03/2024£80k£64k
31/03/2023£102k£67k
31/03/2022£88k£72k
31/03/2021£65k£13k

Common questions

Is GILLINGHAM FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income of £73,895 marginally exceeded net expenditure of £71,643, resulting in a surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £127,743, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £44,000, and the trustees confirm the charity can settle liabilities for at least the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.