WANSBECK VALLEY FOOD BANK

Registered charity 1177303 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Wansbeck Valley Food Bank is a registered charity set up to "prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship in particular, but not exclusively by the provision of emergency food parcels to individuals in need"

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Latest income
£166k
Latest spending
£215k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £310,696 to £260,884, resulting in a net deficit of £49,812 for the year. The trustees note that the charity's operation depends on the landlord's continued goodwill for its premises and the ongoing generosity of the community for funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £261k; policy: three months of total operating budget or £100,000, whichever is greater)
The total value of reserved/designated funds is £225,000 [1st January 2026] — page 14
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 — Wansbeck Valley Food Bank (matched by registered charity number).

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£166k£215k
31/12/2024£250k£211k
31/12/2023£189k£216k
31/12/2022£181k£96k
31/12/2021£188k£99k

Common questions

Is WANSBECK VALLEY FOOD BANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £310,696 to £260,884, resulting in a net deficit of £49,812 for the year. The trustees note that the charity's operation depends on the landlord's continued goodwill for its premises and the ongoing generosity of the community for funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WANSBECK VALLEY FOOD BANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WANSBECK VALLEY FOOD BANK as a grant recipient include THE ELSIE DAVIS TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ELSIE DAVIS TRUSTFY2023£2k