HUNSTANTON AND DISTRICT FOOD BANK

Registered charity 1164060 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity acts as a Trussell Trust Foodbank and support centre

Objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN HUNSTANTON 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:(A) 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.(B) 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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£98k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £3,918 for the year, with total income of £97,827 against expenditure of £93,909. Free/unrestricted reserves increased to £69,634, which is well above the stated policy target of £12,000. The trustees confirmed the charity has no debts and no extant potential liabilities.

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 3 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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £3,060 — grants £3,060 (2); 3% of the £97,827 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 18% of the £28,238 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 13

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£98k£94k
31/03/2024£28k£23k
31/03/2023£78k£25k
31/03/2022£7k£12k
31/03/2021£28k£7k

Common questions

Is HUNSTANTON AND DISTRICT FOOD BANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £3,918 for the year, with total income of £97,827 against expenditure of £93,909. Free/unrestricted reserves increased to £69,634, which is well above the stated policy target of £12,000. The trustees confirmed the charity has no debts and no extant potential liabilities. 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 STAMFORD FOODBANK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HUNSTANTON AND DISTRICT FOOD BANK£98k—0unclear—no doubt
STAMFORD FOODBANK FY2026£67k——below—no doubt
HERTFORD AND DISTRICT FOODBANK FY2026£148k—0unclear—no doubt
TEWKESBURY FOODBANK FY2026£152k——unclear—no doubt
HUNSTANTON AND DISTRICT ROUND TABLE 615 CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£43k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST GRINSTEAD FOODBANK FY2025£151k—0unclear—no doubt

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