CHESTERFIELD FOODBANK

Registered charity 1174426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of financial hardship in Chesterfield or other parts of the UK .Providing emergency food , essential toiletries and other household items to individuals and families in need

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Latest income
£118k
Latest spending
£197k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £79,478 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £203,347 to £123,869. The trustees maintain an operating reserve policy targeting three months of average operating costs, with unrestricted funds held at £91,070. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of average operating costs (held: £91k)
“The target minimum Operating Reserve Fund is equal to three months of average operating costs.”
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 — Chesterfield Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£118k£197k
30/09/2024£257k£212k
30/09/2023£179k£150k
30/09/2022£151k£100k
30/09/2021£90k£52k

Common questions

Is CHESTERFIELD FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £79,478 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £203,347 to £123,869. The trustees maintain an operating reserve policy targeting three months of average operating costs, with unrestricted funds held at £91,070. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHESTERFIELD FOODBANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHESTERFIELD FOODBANK as a grant recipient include DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£20k
DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£15k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2023£7kChesterfield Foodbank