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BLACKPOOL FOOD BANK

Registered charity 1153538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve financial hardship and to promote and preserve goodhealth amongst the general public in the Blackpool area by theprovision of funds, food, goods and services of any kind as deemedappropriate by the trustees

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Latest income
£290k
Latest spending
£486k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £426,003 for the year, resulting in a significant decrease in total funds from £868,809 to £442,806. The trustees note that free reserves of £316,062 are currently below their stated policy target of 12 months operating capital, although they confirm the charity remains a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 12 months operating capital (held: £316k)
“Our policy is to have at least 12 months operating capital in reserves. At present we are under our desired position.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The BIG FOOD Project (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£936k
Total spending
£967k
Reserves (reported)
£761k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~9.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blackpool

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£290k£486k
31/12/2024£230k£656k
31/12/2023£936k£967k
31/12/2022£876k£675k
31/12/2021£863k£676k

Common questions

Is BLACKPOOL FOOD BANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £426,003 for the year, resulting in a significant decrease in total funds from £868,809 to £442,806. The trustees note that free reserves of £316,062 are currently below their stated policy target of 12 months operating capital, although they confirm the charity remains a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BLACKPOOL FOOD BANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BLACKPOOL FOOD BANK as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2024£30kFoodbanks.
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2025£20kGrants of £20,000 each were made to the following organisations for the provision of help with food and other basic needs:
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2024£5kFoodbanks.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2024£20kThe BIG Food Project
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2021£493kBlackpool Food Bank
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2020£57kFeeding Blackpool
The National Lottery Community Fund31/05/2018£10kThe Springfield Project