WOLVERHAMPTON FOODBANK LTD.

Registered charity 1149434 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WELL

A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY PROJECT, MAINLY SUPPORTING RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON,PLUS OTHER AREAS.WE DELIVER FREE FOOD PARCELS,TOILETRIES,HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES,& OTHER ITEMS WHEN AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES/SINGLE PEOPLE IN SEVERE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.WE AIM TO PROVIDE 3 DAYS OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD TO ALL IN THE HOUSEHOLD.WE PARTNER WITH STATUTORY/VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WHO ASSESS/REFER THOSE IN NEED.

Objects

1. TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS ("BENEFICIARIES") IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH SHOWING CHRISTIAN COMPASSION.2. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO PROVIDE FREE OF CHARGE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, EMERGENCY FOOD PARCELS TO BENEFICIARIES REFERRED BY PARTNER CHARITIES OR HEALTH OR SOCIAL SERVICES OR SIMILAR PUBLIC BODIES.3. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO PROVIDE SUCH OTHER SUPPORT TO BENEFICIARIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLOTHING OR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, COUNSELLING OR ADVICE, AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE AND CONSISTENT WITH SHOWING CHRISTIAN COMPASSION.4. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO PROMOTE THE NEEDS OF BENEFICIARIES AND TO SOLICIT FUNDS AND DONATIONS OR SUPPLIES OF APPROPRIATE ITEMS FOR FOOD PARCELS.5. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO ASSIST AND ADVISE ANY OTHER CHARITY OR BODY INTENDING TO SEEK CHARITABLE STATUS WITH SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR OBJECTS.

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 · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £17,140 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in negative unrestricted funds of £16,553. The independent examiner noted that income streams had not matched committed expenditure levels recently, though cost savings are underway to achieve a breakeven position.

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.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Safeguarding policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Well (the home of Wolverhampton Foodbank) (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/11/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• JIM ASHFIELDchair
• CATH PRICE
• Yvonne Ramsey

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

Operates in: Staffordshire · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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