GRACE FOOD BANK SHEFFIELD

Registered charity 1156760 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The prevention or relief of poverty, amongst people residing primarily, but not exclusively, in the S8 postcode area of Sheffield by the provision of emergency food parcels, items, services and facilities to help individuals in financial need.

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Latest income

£131k

Latest spending

£179k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £48,569 for the year, a significant deterioration from the previous year's surplus, driven by a drop in grant funding and food donations. Despite high demand for services, the trustees have had to cut back on activities and cease funding certain projects like Citizens Advice due to acute financial pressures. The organization maintains a reserves policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure but currently holds unrestricted funds of £57,174.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months of the previous year’s unrestricted expenditure (held: £57k)

“The baseline level of reserves in 2024/25 was 6 months of the previous year’s unrestricted expenditure (£50,000 for 2023/24) – this is to allow time to seek alternative funding streams if present funding were to dry up.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Grace Foodbank Sheffield (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

MRS BECKY MARSHALLchair
Ann Lomax · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Simon Anthony Hayes
Heather Brookes
Jane Elizabeth Pettinger · trustee of 1 other charity
Joy Arnott
RAYMOND PHILIP RICHARD KINSELLA

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£131k	£179k
31/03/2024	£243k	£232k
31/03/2023	£123k	£133k
31/03/2022	£80k	£77k
05/04/2021	£110k	£44k

Common questions

Is GRACE FOOD BANK SHEFFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a deficit of £48,569 for the year, a significant deterioration from the previous year's surplus, driven by a drop in grant funding and food donations. Despite high demand for services, the trustees have had to cut back on activities and cease funding certain projects like Citizens Advice due to acute financial pressures. The organization maintains a reserves policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure but currently holds unrestricted funds of £57,174. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sheffield City Council	22/02/2024	£3k	Connecting Communities - Community Meals
Postcode Lottery	01/11/2023	£25k	Unrestricted Funding