ELY FOODBANK

Registered charity 1150746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Practical community based action against poverty within the area of benefit, developing and running sustainable projects such as a foodbank as well as other projects which enable people to overcome their hardship with respect to financial means, food, clothing or shelter. These projects are run in partnership with both the local churches together with a wide variety of organisations.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY WITHIN A 20 MILE RADIUS OF THE CITY OF ELY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR TO CHARITIES OR OTHERORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY

Area of benefit: ELY

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Cambridgeshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£432k

Latest spending

£475k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £43,096 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £311,307 to £268,211. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £204,760 remain broadly in line with the charity's policy target of covering six months of normal expenditure. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of normal expenditure (reserves figure: £205k)

“The Charity aims to hold free reserves sufficient to cover 6 months of normal expenditure, which is currently estimated to equate to £94,114.” — page 5

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 120

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 120

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 120

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen Geoffrey Charles Greenishchair
Jayne Amanda Howe
Kevin Traynor
Linda May Homan
Lucy Miriam Scott
Reena Appadoo
Rev William Frederick Warren · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£432k	£475k
31/12/2024	£480k	£485k
31/12/2023	£409k	£384k
31/12/2022	£221k	£151k
31/12/2021	£168k	£136k

Common questions

Is ELY FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £43,096 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £311,307 to £268,211. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £204,760 remain broadly in line with the charity's policy target of covering six months of normal expenditure. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ELY FOODBANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ELY FOODBANK as a grant recipient include MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST, NEEDHAM TRINITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£4k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£4k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
NEEDHAM TRINITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£280	Ely Trinity Dole grants
NEEDHAM TRINITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£280	Ely Trinity Dole grants

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/10/2025	£326k	Financial Inclusion Project

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST	1	£208k
THE J AND H ORLANDER TRUST	1	£99k
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION	1	£67k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£45k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£40k
SCOULOUDI FOUNDATION	1	£40k
HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB FELLOWSHIP	1	£37k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k

Charities like this

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

EALING FOODBANK income £770k
EASTBOURNE FOODBANK income £865k
ELLY CHARITY income £83k
WEST CHESHIRE FOODBANK income £753k
EARLSFIELD FOODBANK income £167k
Food Bank Aid income £775k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ELY FOODBANK	£432k	—	above	—	no doubt
EALING FOODBANK FY2025	£770k	—	above	—	no doubt
EASTBOURNE FOODBANK FY2025	£865k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ELLY CHARITY FY2025	£83k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST CHESHIRE FOODBANK FY2025	£753k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EARLSFIELD FOODBANK FY2025	£167k	—	above	—	no doubt

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