HILLINGDON FOODBANK

Registered charity 1148148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Hillingdon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£167k
Latest spending
£171k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of annual expenditure (held: £86k)
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£712k
Total spending
£669k
Reserves (reported)
£237k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (75% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GILLINGHAM FOODBANK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HILLINGDON FOODBANK£167k—0unclear—no doubt
GILLINGHAM FOODBANK FY2025£74k—0above—no doubt
WARRINGTON FOODBANK FY2025£418k—0above—no doubt
HAILSHAM FOODBANK FY2026£184k—0above—no doubt
WYTHENSHAWE FOOD BANK FY2025£82k—0unclear—no doubt
EALING FOODBANK FY2025£770k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.