HILLINGDON FOODBANK
Hillingdon Foodbank demonstrates a practical way for positive social action by supporting those in need, Families on low income or those who have lost their job due to current economic circumstances in the United Kingdom.
Objects
TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN HILLINGDON WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY PROVIDING FREE FOOD AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £86,300, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' annual expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £4,464 for the year, driven by unrestricted expenditure exceeding unrestricted income.
What the accounts disclose
“The Board of Trustees has established a policy requiring the charitable company to maintain unrestricted funds (“free reserves”) equivalent to three months of annual expenditure” — page 11
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/01/2022)
Trustees
- Rev YEMI ADEDEJIchair
- Babatunde Balogun
- NIYI MURELE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £167k | £171k |
| 31/03/2024 | £111k | £179k |
| 31/03/2023 | £150k | £144k |
| 31/03/2022 | £712k | £669k |
| 31/03/2021 | £459k | £280k |
Common questions
Is HILLINGDON FOODBANK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £86,300, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' annual expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £4,464 for the year, driven by unrestricted expenditure exceeding unrestricted income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
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- GILLINGHAM FOODBANK
- WARRINGTON FOODBANK
- HAILSHAM FOODBANK
- WYTHENSHAWE FOOD BANK
- EALING FOODBANK
- NANTWICH FOOD BANK
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILLINGDON FOODBANK | £167k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GILLINGHAM FOODBANK | £74k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WARRINGTON FOODBANK | £418k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HAILSHAM FOODBANK | £184k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WYTHENSHAWE FOOD BANK | £82k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EALING FOODBANK | £770k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |