NOURISH COMMUNITY FOODBANK LIMITED

Registered charity 1154716 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Nourish is an independent community Foodbank that provides short term emergency food and support to those in crisis in Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding areas.Our aim is "No one need be hungry in Tunbridge Wells".

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £158,139 for the year, resulting in a significant drawdown of unrestricted reserves from £445,079 to £286,940. The trustees report that financial sustainability is under pressure due to falling donations and grants, forcing the charity to use reserves to purchase food and previously fund fuel vouchers. The charity explicitly states that without an increase in donations or financial support, its ability to continue providing emergency aid is under serious pressure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Reported reserves equal ~14.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 4.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adrian Tofts
• Bryony Roy
• Matthew Lowe
• Simon Paul Vincent
• Suneeta Puranik
• Vivienne Barbara Ruth Packer

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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