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BASFORD, BESTWOOD & BULWELL FOODBANK

Registered charity 1153963 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BESTWOOD & BULWELL FOODBANK

The charity distributes food and essential items for the relief of poverty to people in crisis within the City and County of Nottingham

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

Latest income
£77k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of expenditure over income of £1,087 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £120,012 to £100,209. The trustees note that fundraising and donations allowed them to shore up staples without significantly reducing working funds. The charity holds general reserves of £87,209, which is in excess of its stated policy target of £36,212.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 50% of the general expenditure of the current financial year (held: £87k)
“It is the policy of Bestwood & Bulwell Foodbank to hold in General Reserve a sum of not less than 50% of the general expenditure of the current financial year.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received funding from Nottingham City Council through the Household Support Fund.
“We have also received some funding from Nottingham City Council through the Household Support Fund” — page 2
“with grant funding we have been able to formalise our work with Bestwood Advice Centre to fund a part time Welfare Benefits & Debt Advisor”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity funded staff at Bestwood Advice Centre via grant funding.
“We have also received some funding from Nottingham City Council through the Household Support Fund” — page 2
“with grant funding we have been able to formalise our work with Bestwood Advice Centre to fund a part time Welfare Benefits & Debt Advisor”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£77k£78k
31/03/2024£81k£72k
31/03/2023£106k£79k
31/03/2022£51k£36k
31/03/2021£51k£24k

Common questions

Is BASFORD, BESTWOOD & BULWELL FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of expenditure over income of £1,087 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £120,012 to £100,209. The trustees note that fundraising and donations allowed them to shore up staples without significantly reducing working funds. The charity holds general reserves of £87,209, which is in excess of its stated policy target of £36,212.