ISLINGTON FOODBANK

Registered charity 1155480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

At Islington Foodbank, we provide emergency food for individuals and families in crisis that lasts up to 3 days. We partner with local agencies and charities to assess clients with specific needs in order to issue food vouchers. Once the assessment is complete, our partners can issue a voucher to a client up to 3 vouchers in 6 months as a guideline.

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Latest income

£159k

Latest spending

£34k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £114,295 for the year ended 31 December 2024, bringing total unrestricted funds to £594,321. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and are satisfied that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of five years of projected expenditure, with current reserves significantly exceeding the prior year's figure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: five years of projected expenditure (held: £594k)

“The Trustees have concluded that Islington Foodbank should seek to build up reserves that equate to five years of projected expenditure.” — 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.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/09/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

JAMES ROSEchair
CHI IFEACHO
Theresa Debono

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£159k	£34k
31/12/2023	£201k	£88k
31/12/2022	£254k	£135k
30/06/2021	£173k	£36k
30/06/2020	£76k	£19k

Common questions

Is ISLINGTON FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £114,295 for the year ended 31 December 2024, bringing total unrestricted funds to £594,321. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and are satisfied that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of five years of projected expenditure, with current reserves significantly exceeding the prior year's figure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ISLINGTON FOODBANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ISLINGTON FOODBANK as a grant recipient include The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, WEST HOLLOWAY, LONDON.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust	FY2024	£2k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust	FY2025	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, WEST HOLLOWAY, LONDON	FY2023	£650