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LONG EATON AND SAWLEY FOODBANK

Registered charity 1152886 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

RUNNING A FOODBANK

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Latest income
£73k
Latest spending
£85k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £186,333, a decrease from £198,504 the previous year, driven by a net expenditure of £12,171 against income of £73,044. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of three months' operating expenditure and consider the current unrestricted reserves of £178,622 to be appropriate. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £179k)
“The trustees' policy is to maintain free unrestricted reserves equivalent to a minimum of three months' operating expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Long Eaton & Sawley Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£73k£85k
31/03/2025£77k£68k
31/03/2024£84k£65k
31/03/2023£81k£24k
31/03/2022£33k£20k

Common questions

Is LONG EATON AND SAWLEY FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £186,333, a decrease from £198,504 the previous year, driven by a net expenditure of £12,171 against income of £73,044. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of three months' operating expenditure and consider the current unrestricted reserves of £178,622 to be appropriate. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.