TRAFFORD SOUTH FOODBANK

Registered charity 1181504 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing emergency food, essential toiletries and household items to individuals and families in need and/or for distribution by charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTYB) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Trafford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£132k

Latest spending

£146k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £13,877.77 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £127,378.09 to £113,550.32. The trustees report that the bank balance carried forward is £113,550.32, of which £38,719.60 is retained for restricted purposes. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's operations.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 80

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 100

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 100

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

STEPHEN JOHN TAYLORchair · trustee of 2 other charities
David Newton
Dr Hayley Joanne Entwistle
Lauren Maria Savvides
Susan Brewster

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

Operates in: Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£132k	£146k
31/12/2024	£137k	£153k
31/12/2023	£110k	£126k
31/12/2022	£127k	£78k
31/12/2021	£85k	£67k

Common questions

Is TRAFFORD SOUTH FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £13,877.77 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £127,378.09 to £113,550.32. The trustees report that the bank balance carried forward is £113,550.32, of which £38,719.60 is retained for restricted purposes. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TRAFFORD SOUTH FOODBANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRAFFORD SOUTH FOODBANK as a grant recipient include THE STEVE BURNE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE ALTRINCHAM, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ASHTON UPON MERSEY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVE BURNE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE ALTRINCHAM	FY2024	£750	Home Missions and Other Church Societies
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ASHTON UPON MERSEY	FY2022	£428	UK Missions
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ASHTON UPON MERSEY	FY2024	£400	UK Missions
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ASHTON UPON MERSEY	FY2023	£400	UK Missions
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ASHTON UPON MERSEY	FY2025	£400	UK Missions
THE STEVE BURNE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/08/2025	£20k	Financial Inclusion

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
DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£35k
THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£28k
UTILITA GIVING	1	£17k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£15k
Fuel Bank Foundation	1	£12k
The Keith Howard Foundation	1	£10k
Royal Warrant Holders' Charity	1	£6k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

SOUTHEND FOODBANK income £265k
TEWKESBURY FOODBANK income £152k
LONG EATON AND SAWLEY FOODBANK income £73k
Trafford North Foodbank income £180k
CHESTERFIELD FOODBANK income £118k
BRADFORD NORTH FOODBANK income £186k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TRAFFORD SOUTH FOODBANK	£132k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTHEND FOODBANK FY2025	£265k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
TEWKESBURY FOODBANK FY2026	£152k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONG EATON AND SAWLEY FOODBANK FY2026	£73k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Trafford North Foodbank FY2025	£180k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHESTERFIELD FOODBANK FY2025	£118k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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