CHILTERN FOODBANK

Registered charity 1181094 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY IS THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE CHILTERN DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING GRANTS ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND / OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE POVERTY.

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Latest income

£354k

Latest spending

£310k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general fund reserves stood at £589,601, which is significantly in excess of the trustees' stated target range of £110,000 to £145,000. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with income exceeding expenditure by £43,675, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 9 to 12 months of planned unrestricted expenditure (minimum fund balance £110,000 - £145,000) (held: £590k)

“The target range for unrestricted general fund reserves is based on a risk-based approach. When assessed this equated to a minimum fund balance at the end of 2024/25 of between £110,000 and £145,000, which represents approximately 9 to 12 months of planned unrestricted expenditure.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Tesco

“The customers of the Amersham Tesco Superstore being the main contributor. Tesco also provide a financial top up based on the weight of goods donated by their customers.”

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 — Chiltern foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (09/03/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Jonathan Stewart Salkeldchair
Brian John Mullens
Christopher Paul Kay
Janice Ann Watson
John Shaw

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire · Oxfordshire · Slough · West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£354k	£310k
31/03/2024	£366k	£319k
31/03/2023	£434k	£251k
31/03/2022	£264k	£184k
31/03/2021	£435k	£327k

Common questions

Is CHILTERN FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general fund reserves stood at £589,601, which is significantly in excess of the trustees' stated target range of £110,000 to £145,000. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with income exceeding expenditure by £43,675, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHILTERN FOODBANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILTERN FOODBANK as a grant recipient include THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£15k
THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£15k
THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£15k
THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£13k