BEDFORD FOODBANK

Registered charity 1179538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bedford Foodbank is set up to benefit people who are in financial crisis and hungry due to reasons such as family breakdown, sudden unemployment,benefits problems ( such as delays or changes), debt, or any other eventualities by helping them through the crisis, through food parcels and signposting them to receive further help primarily in the area of Bedford Borough.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £90,004 for the year, reducing unrestricted reserves from £511,040 to £424,838. The trustees forecast a further deficit in the coming year due to planned charitable spending, though they maintain that reserves remain above their stated policy target. The charity notes a decline in donations and rising operational costs but asserts it has adequate resources to continue operating.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• Kimbolton Prep School marks 11th year supporting Bedford Foodbank bedfordtoday.co.uk · 14/10/2025

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bedford Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (56% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Graham Robert Moorechair · trustee of 3 other charities
• David Lowe
• Emma Ponsonby
• Joanna Elizabeth Mary Hyne
• Justin Charles Wharton

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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