MIDDLESBROUGH FOODBANK
Middlesbrough Foodbank provides three days of nutritionally balanced emergency food to people in crisis. Vouchers are issued via frontline professionals, including doctors, health visitors, social workers, Citizens Advice Bureau staff, welfare officers, the police and probation officers. Vouchers can then be exchanged for food at various distribution centres across Middlesbrough.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity distributed 108 tonnes of food to 14,412 people during the year, with total receipts of £183,013 against total payments of £259,163. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to hold between 3 and 6 months of reserves to meet obligations, and unrestricted cash funds at year-end were £238,198.
What the accounts disclose
“The larger donations from other individuals and organisations this year were: • £30,000 from Middlesbrough Council”
“We aim to manage our finances so that we have between 3 and 6 months of reserves in order to meet our financial obligations” — page 5
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/11/2023)
Trustees
- ALAN PROUDLERchair
- Catherine Mary Murray
- Eric Flett
- PETER WILLIAM JACKSON
- Pat O'Connor
- RICHARD PETER JONES
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £183k | £259k |
| 31/03/2024 | £231k | £257k |
| 31/03/2023 | £209k | £168k |
| 31/03/2022 | £180k | £104k |
| 31/03/2021 | £290k | £86k |
Common questions
Is MIDDLESBROUGH FOODBANK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity distributed 108 tonnes of food to 14,412 people during the year, with total receipts of £183,013 against total payments of £259,163. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to hold between 3 and 6 months of reserves to meet obligations, and unrestricted cash funds at year-end were £238,198. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MIDDLESBROUGH FOODBANK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MIDDLESBROUGH FOODBANK as a grant recipient include The Teesside Charity, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LINTHORPE, MIDDLESBROUGH, CEO SLEEPOUT.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Teesside Charity | FY2022 | £5k | Covid Christmas Giving |
| The Teesside Charity | FY2022 | £5k | Direct costs |
| The Teesside Charity | FY2022 | £5k | Golden Giveaway |
| The Teesside Charity | FY2022 | £5k | School Hardship Fund |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LINTHORPE, MIDDLESBROUGH | FY2022 | £4k | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LINTHORPE, MIDDLESBROUGH | FY2023 | £3k | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LINTHORPE, MIDDLESBROUGH | FY2024 | £2k | |
| CEO SLEEPOUT | FY2024 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 12/08/2020 | £10k | VSCE CMC Fund |