LEEDS NORTH AND WEST FOODBANK
Registered charity 1162983 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
LEEDS N&W FOODBANK RELIEVES POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR HUNGER, BUT IS ALSO BENEFICIAL IN HELPING TO PREVENT HOUSING LOSS, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, FAMILY BREAKDOWN, CRIME AND OTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO POVERTY. WE PROVIDE FOOD AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS TOILETRIES , TO THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN A CRISIS. WE PROVIDE FOOD SUFFICIENT FOR 10 MEALS TO HELP PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR IMMEDIATE CRISIS.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £190,109 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £429,756 to £239,647. The trustees note that funds have decreased due to increased spending on food to meet need, despite income from donations and grants. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves are sufficient to continue activities for at least the next 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure not including food donations (held: £190k)
“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be at least 3 months of the unrestricted expenditure not including food donations.” — 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.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leeds North and West foodbank (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (70% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- PAUL MASLINchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Brenda Leach
- Ellen Fogden
- Olivia Perkin
- Richard Johnson Kenne
- Thomas Murphy Beard
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Leeds City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LEEDS NORTH AND WEST FOODBANK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £190,109 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £429,756 to £239,647. The trustees note that funds have decreased due to increased spending on food to meet need, despite income from donations and grants. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves are sufficient to continue activities for at least the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LEEDS NORTH AND WEST FOODBANK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LEEDS NORTH AND WEST FOODBANK as a grant recipient include MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST, WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST.
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