FYLDE FOOD BANK

Registered charity 1157247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FYLDE FOODBAK

The prevention or relief of poverty in the Fylde Borough Area by providing emergency food supplies to individuals in need and/or charities or organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.Clients are referred to the Foodbank by professionals who we supply with emergency food parcels. The Foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust network.

Objects

The prevention or relief of poverty and financial hardship in the Fylde Borough and surrounding areas by providing food supplies, toiletries and household items to individuals and families, and by supporting other charities and organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty and financial hardship.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Latest income
£166k
Latest spending
£159k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £165,253 as of 31 March 2025, with a cash balance of £195,127. The trustees report a strong financial position but note that income is expected to decrease while food purchase costs continue to rise, leading to a likely reduction in reserves over the coming year.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 49
  • Government income: £60,000 — grants £60,000 (3); 36% of the £166,165 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £85,896 — grants £85,896 (1); 37% of the £230,791 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 48
  • Government income: £30,000 — grants £30,000 (2); 14% of the £212,342 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£166k£159k
31/03/2024£231k£233k
31/03/2023£212k£186k
31/03/2022£122k£108k
31/03/2021£159k£115k

Common questions

Is FYLDE FOOD BANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £165,253 as of 31 March 2025, with a cash balance of £195,127. The trustees report a strong financial position but note that income is expected to decrease while food purchase costs continue to rise, leading to a likely reduction in reserves over the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FLINTSHIRE FOODBANK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FYLDE FOOD BANK£166k—0unclear—no doubt
FLINTSHIRE FOODBANK FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
MALMESBURY AND DISTRICT FOODBANK FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
BROMLEY BOROUGH FOODBANK FY2026£355k——above—no doubt
THE RYEDALE COMMUNITY FOODBANK FY2025£73k—0unclear—no doubt
KIDDERMINSTER FOODBANK FY2025£179k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.