HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM FOODBANK

Registered charity 1148358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HFFB

elimination of hunger and poverty in Hammersmith & Fulham

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AND AROUND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1. PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND / OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS, WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;2. PROVIDING PRACTICAL AND SPIRITUAL ADVICE AND SUPPORT, EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY REFERRAL TO APPROVED PARTNER AGENCIES, TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED THEREBY ENABLING THEM TO FIND LASTING RELIEF FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

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: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£919k
Latest spending
£982k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a decrease in total income to £918,539 from £1,001,741 in the prior year, while operational expenses also decreased to £981,519. This resulted in a net deficit of £62,980, causing unrestricted reserves to fall to £578,245. The trustees consider these reserves adequate based on a policy of maintaining six months of operational expenses, and the auditors confirmed the going concern basis is appropriate.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operational expenses (reserves figure: £578k)
“The Trustees believe this level of reserves is adequate for the continuing operation of the charity, based on six months of operational expenses.” — page 6
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees totalling £7,500 (2025: £5,000) were received by the charity.
“In the current year, donations from Trustees totalling £7,500 (2025: £5,000) were received by the charity.” — page 33
“In the current year, funds totalling £9,946 (2025: £NIL) were received from Candriam. Anthony MacDonald, a Trustee, is a key management personnel of this company.” — page 33
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Funds totalling £9,946 (2025: £NIL) were received from Candriam. Anthony MacDonald, a Trustee, is a key management personnel of this company.
“In the current year, donations from Trustees totalling £7,500 (2025: £5,000) were received by the charity.” — page 33
“In the current year, funds totalling £9,946 (2025: £NIL) were received from Candriam. Anthony MacDonald, a Trustee, is a key management personnel of this company.” — page 33
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Funds totalling £6,000 (2025: £NIL) were received from The Daisy Trust. Jacqueline Lee, a Trustee, is also a Trustee of this charity.
“In the current year, donations from Trustees totalling £7,500 (2025: £5,000) were received by the charity.” — page 33
“In the current year, funds totalling £9,946 (2025: £NIL) were received from Candriam. Anthony MacDonald, a Trustee, is a key management personnel of this company.” — page 33
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A payments of £342 (2025: £NIL) was made to a member of the close family of key management personnel for services provided.
“In the current year, donations from Trustees totalling £7,500 (2025: £5,000) were received by the charity.” — page 33
“In the current year, funds totalling £9,946 (2025: £NIL) were received from Candriam. Anthony MacDonald, a Trustee, is a key management personnel of this company.” — page 33
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MA Partners Audit LLP. Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 140
  • Government income: £65,470 — grants £65,470 (3); 7% of the £918,539 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 125
  • Government income: £90,600 — grants £90,600 (2); 9% of the £1,001,741 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 153
  • Government income: £117,100 — grants £117,100 (3); 11% of the £1,032,440 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — H&F Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£919k
Total spending
£982k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£578k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (60% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£919k£982k
31/03/2025£1.0m£1.0m
31/03/2024£1.0m£996k
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.0m
31/03/2022£831k£685k

Common questions

Is HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a decrease in total income to £918,539 from £1,001,741 in the prior year, while operational expenses also decreased to £981,519. This resulted in a net deficit of £62,980, causing unrestricted reserves to fall to £578,245. The trustees consider these reserves adequate based on a policy of maintaining six months of operational expenses, and the auditors confirmed the going concern basis is appropriate. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by MA Partners Audit LLP.

Who funds HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM FOODBANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM FOODBANK as a grant recipient include Bird Song Trust, HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES, THE DAISY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Bird Song TrustFY2026£72kFood poverty support
Bird Song TrustFY2025£65kSociety - Food
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2024£10kFunding towards relevant training and DBS checks for volunteer teams.
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2025£6kThis grant will fund courses, such as De-escalation, Conversations with Vulnerable People, Mental Health awareness, to develop foodbank volunteers in public-fac
THE DAISY TRUSTFY2025£3kRegular Grant
THE DAISY TRUSTFY2025£2kRegular Grant
THE DAISY TRUSTFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2020£10kFood For Thought

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM FOODBANK£919k——unclear—no doubt
HAILSHAM FOODBANK FY2026£184k—0above—no doubt
HARROGATE DISTRICT FOODBANK FY2025£115k—0above—no doubt
GRANTHAM FOODBANK FY2025£124k——unclear—no doubt
LETCHWORTH FOODBANK FY2025£228k—0unclear—no doubt
BOREHAMWOOD FOODBANK FY2026£234k——above—no doubt

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