Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

WEST CHESHIRE FOODBANK

Registered charity 1150934 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESTER AND ELLESMERE PORT FOODBANK

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE CHESTER, ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON AREAS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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

Latest income
£753k
Latest spending
£734k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £557,278 in unrestricted funds at 31 March 2025, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of projected expenditure. The trustees report that finances are being managed well, with total income of £753k and expenditure of £734k for the year, resulting in a net surplus.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £557k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s 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.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£753k
Total spending
£734k
Reserves (reported)
£557k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~9.1 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 (96% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£753k£734k
31/03/2024£739k£785k
31/03/2023£839k£667k
31/03/2022£273k£169k
31/03/2021£438k£188k

Common questions

Is WEST CHESHIRE FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £557,278 in unrestricted funds at 31 March 2025, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of projected expenditure. The trustees report that finances are being managed well, with total income of £753k and expenditure of £734k for the year, resulting in a net surplus. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WEST CHESHIRE FOODBANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WEST CHESHIRE FOODBANK as a grant recipient include THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER, CHRIST CHURCH.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2022£40kSupport for vouchers/gift cards for use on groceries.
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER, CHRIST CHURCHFY2025£300Outward Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER, CHRIST CHURCHFY2024£200
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER, CHRIST CHURCHFY2023£200Outward Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER, CHRIST CHURCHFY2022£200Outward Giving