STOKE-ON-TRENT FOODBANK

Registered charity 1150820 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The prevention or relief of poverty in Stoke-on-Trent and the surrounding area by providing food to local people who are in need of emergency supplies and by such other means as the trustees determine.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN STOKE-ON-TRENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING FOOD TO LOCAL PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

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

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

Registered contact address: Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £638,323, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining sufficient funds for six months of staff salaries and general outgoings. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £5,586 for the year, supported by significant investment income of £18,324, while total charitable expenditure amounted to £391,344.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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
• Volunteer management

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank director warns of rising need bbc.co.uk · 29/10/2025

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lilian Jean Doddchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Denise Ann Keen
• Gillian Mary Millward
• Karen Poxon · trustee of 1 other charity
• Wendy Marie Mercer

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

Operates in: Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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