KIDDERMINSTER FOODBANK

Registered charity 1159223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Object of Kidderminster Foodbank as part of the Trussell Trust, is to relieve persons in the district of Wyre Forest and the surrounding areas in financial hardship by providing emergency food, essential toiletries and household items to individuals and families for distributions by charities or other organisations to prevent or relieve poverty. To include signposting to advisory services.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE DISTRICT OF WYRE FOREST AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:-I. PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.II.SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING(BUT NOT LIMITED TO)THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£179k
Latest spending
£128k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £159,995, which the trustees believe is sufficient to sustain operations and meet costs to the end of the lease. The organization reports a surplus for the period and describes itself as being in a 'good financial position' despite challenges related to premises relocation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to cover rent, service charges and salaries (held: £160k)
“A reserves policy – to cover rent, service charges and salaries - is in place to ensure the foodbank can meet these costs to the end of the lease.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — KIDDERMINSTER FOODBANK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£179k£128k
30/04/2024£114k£149k
30/04/2023£98k£61k
30/04/2022£69k£31k
30/04/2021£65k£26k

Common questions

Is KIDDERMINSTER FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £159,995, which the trustees believe is sufficient to sustain operations and meet costs to the end of the lease. The organization reports a surplus for the period and describes itself as being in a 'good financial position' despite challenges related to premises relocation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KIDDERMINSTER FOODBANK£179k—0unclear—no doubt
WARWICK DISTRICT FOODBANK FY2025£336k—0unclear—no doubt
GRANTHAM FOODBANK FY2024£279k—0unclear—noted
WEYMOUTH FOODBANK FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt
LEOMINSTER FOOD BANK FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt
NUNEATON FOODBANK FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt

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