CARLISLE FOODBANK
Registered charity 1165332 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Collection and distribution of food to those referred to the Carlisle Foodbank by recognised referrers
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £11,367 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £303,587. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting no material uncertainties. The charity operates with two paid staff members and relies heavily on donations and grants to fund its emergency food services.
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 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Carlisle Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (15/10/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- CHRISTINE BOWDITCH · trustee of 1 other charity
- Catherine Prescott-Develing
- Darren James Kelton
- John Heneghan
- Marie Twiss-Walker
- Natalie Richardson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cumbria
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CARLISLE FOODBANK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £11,367 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £303,587. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting no material uncertainties. The charity operates with two paid staff members and relies heavily on donations and grants to fund its emergency food services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CARLISLE FOODBANK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CARLISLE FOODBANK as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST, THE INDIGO TRUST, SSP FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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