NORTH PADDINGTON FOODBANK

Registered charity 1165272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NPFB

NPFB addresses the "hidden hunger" and issues around the lack of food and opportunity which affect thousands of people across the UK. We provide not only food parcels but also advice through specialist partners in areas such as benefits and welfare. While no-one who needs help is turned away, our core area for both contributions and distribution is in the north of Westminster and Kensington.

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Latest income

£619k

Latest spending

£632k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a planned operating deficit of £13,855 for the year, which was covered by bringing forward unrestricted reserves. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintained four months of unrestricted reserves (£218,520), meeting its stated policy target of three months of direct charitable expenditure. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, indicating no material uncertainty regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of direct charitable expenditure (held: £219k)

“The Trustees aim to hold three months of direct charitable expenditure as reserves (estimated to be approximately £105,000)” — page 12

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 — North Paddington Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£619k

Total spending

£632k

Cost of raising funds

£6k

Reserves (reported)

£219k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Ajit Jansari
Asif Hussain
Bashir Ali
JOHN MCARDLE
Julia Colls
Michelle Huggins

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£619k	£632k
31/03/2024	£720k	£644k
31/03/2023	£493k	£542k
31/03/2022	£268k	£368k
31/03/2021	£754k	£558k

Common questions

Is NORTH PADDINGTON FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a planned operating deficit of £13,855 for the year, which was covered by bringing forward unrestricted reserves. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintained four months of unrestricted reserves (£218,520), meeting its stated policy target of three months of direct charitable expenditure. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, indicating no material uncertainty regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NORTH PADDINGTON FOODBANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH PADDINGTON FOODBANK as a grant recipient include THE BOLTINI TRUST, THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PORTRACK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BOLTINI TRUST	FY2023	£15k	Community & Educational Institutions
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Addressing the hidden hunger & lack of food across the UK. Providing food parcels & advice in arears such as benefits & welfare.
THE BOLTINI TRUST	FY2024	£10k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k	Addressing the hidden hunger & lack of food across the UK. Providing food parcels & advice in arears such as benefits & welfare.
THE BOLTINI TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	FY2024	£10k
THE PORTRACK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE PORTRACK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	FY2025	£5k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
The Keith Howard Foundation	1	£95k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£45k
SEDEL - COLLINGS FOUNDATION	1	£15k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
Q CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	1	£8k
FORD BRITAIN TRUST	1	£3k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

BRADFORD NORTH FOODBANK income £186k
WEST NORTHUMBERLAND FOOD BANK income £318k
LEEDS NORTH AND WEST FOODBANK income £749k
NORTHERN DEVON FOODBANK income £236k
REDBRIDGE FOODBANK income £724k
GLOSSOPDALE FOODBANK income £153k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTH PADDINGTON FOODBANK	£619k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRADFORD NORTH FOODBANK FY2025	£186k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST NORTHUMBERLAND FOOD BANK FY2025	£318k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEEDS NORTH AND WEST FOODBANK FY2025	£749k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHERN DEVON FOODBANK FY2025	£236k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REDBRIDGE FOODBANK FY2025	£724k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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