GATESHEAD FOODBANK
Registered charity 1161395 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Gateshead Foodbank is here to help individuals and families in crisis, through the provision of emergency food supplies.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income for the year was £470,293.29 against total expenditure of £509,526.82, resulting in a net deficit. The charity relies on grants, cash donations, and donated food to fund its operations, including salaries and food purchases.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gateshead Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)
Reported reserves equal ~10.4 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 (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gateshead
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GATESHEAD FOODBANK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £470,293.29 against total expenditure of £509,526.82, resulting in a net deficit. The charity relies on grants, cash donations, and donated food to fund its operations, including salaries and food purchases.
Who funds GATESHEAD FOODBANK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GATESHEAD FOODBANK as a grant recipient include THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION, THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST.
Known funders
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