NORTH COTSWOLD FOODBANK

Registered charity 1181310 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1) The prevention or relief of poverty in Cotswold District and Tewkesbury Borough areas by providing: grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.2) The prevention or relief of poverty in other areas of the UK by working cooperatively with other Foodbank charities to donate or receive surplus food

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Latest income

£277k

Latest spending

£274k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £246,891, resulting in an operating profit of £20,051 compared to a deficit in the prior year. The trustees report that net assets rose to £308,946, primarily due to exceptional donations, and confirm the charity's finances are in a healthy state with sufficient resources to meet commitments.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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 — North Cotswolds Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

North Cotswold Rotary — “North Cotswold Rotary has come up trumps with a £654 donation used to fund two new iPads for North Cotswold Foodbank.” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (27/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Garry Dickchair
Gillian Patricia Donovan
Jenny Rachel Jones
Laura Crabb
Lucy Elizabeth Deacon
Michael Alan Sibthorpe
Michele Phillips

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£277k	£274k
31/12/2024	£247k	£227k
31/12/2023	£210k	£220k
31/12/2022	£256k	£144k
31/12/2021	£134k	£69k

Common questions

Is NORTH COTSWOLD FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £246,891, resulting in an operating profit of £20,051 compared to a deficit in the prior year. The trustees report that net assets rose to £308,946, primarily due to exceptional donations, and confirm the charity's finances are in a healthy state with sufficient resources to meet commitments. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NORTH COTSWOLD FOODBANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH COTSWOLD FOODBANK as a grant recipient include The A and J Charitable Trust, THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST, Fuel Bank Foundation, SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST, ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The A and J Charitable Trust	FY2022	£42k
THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£15k
Fuel Bank Foundation	FY2023	£15k	Fuel Bank Vouchers
THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£13k
The A and J Charitable Trust	FY2025	£10k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
The A and J Charitable Trust	FY2023	£2k
The A and J Charitable Trust	FY2024	£2k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
CHIPPING CAMPDEN BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2022	£657	Tithe
CHIPPING CAMPDEN BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2021	£500	Tithe/Mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, BLOCKLEY WITH ASTON MAGNA	FY2022	£250

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
The Keith Howard Foundation	1	£95k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	1	£50k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICOLAS, NUNEATON	1	£23k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE PORTRACK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WULFRAM, GRANTHAM	1	£233
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SHIPLEY	1	£188

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRADFORD NORTH FOODBANK.

BRADFORD NORTH FOODBANK income £186k
WEST NORTHUMBERLAND FOOD BANK income £318k
ALNWICK DISTRICT FOOD BANK income £115k
NUNEATON FOODBANK income £111k
NORTH PADDINGTON FOODBANK income £619k
FRIENDS OF THE COTSWOLDS income £173k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTH COTSWOLD FOODBANK	£277k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRADFORD NORTH FOODBANK FY2025	£186k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST NORTHUMBERLAND FOOD BANK FY2025	£318k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALNWICK DISTRICT FOOD BANK FY2025	£115k	—	above	—	no doubt
NUNEATON FOODBANK FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH PADDINGTON FOODBANK FY2025	£619k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.