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.

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

Latest income

£137k

Latest spending

£153k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £136,687 against total expenditure of £153,298, resulting in a net expenditure. The charity carried forward a bank balance of £127,378 into 2025, of which £29,930 was retained for restricted purposes.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £33,705 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“The Foodbank continues to employ a project manager for 30 hours per week their annual salary was increased to £33,705 on the 1st of May 2024.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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
31/12/2024	£137k	£153k
31/12/2023	£110k	£126k
31/12/2022	£127k	£78k
31/12/2021	£85k	£67k
31/12/2020	£102k	£46k

Common questions

Is TRAFFORD SOUTH FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £136,687 against total expenditure of £153,298, resulting in a net expenditure. The charity carried forward a bank balance of £127,378 into 2025, of which £29,930 was retained for restricted purposes. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of TRAFFORD SOUTH FOODBANK earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £33,705 band.

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	£0

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
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£6k
The Keith Howard Foundation	1	£95k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£65k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND	1	£60k
THE DOROTHY WHITNEY ELMHIRST TRUST	1	£40k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	1	£25k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£21k
KUSUMA TRUST UK	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Trafford North Foodbank.

Trafford North Foodbank income £107k
BRADFORD NORTH FOODBANK income £186k
BRADFORD METROPOLITAN FOOD BANK income £279k
SOUTHEND FOODBANK income £265k
THE BOW FOODBANK LIMITED income £782k
TRURO FOODBANK income £200k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TRAFFORD SOUTH FOODBANK	£137k	£33,705	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Trafford North Foodbank FY2024	£107k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRADFORD NORTH FOODBANK FY2025	£186k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRADFORD METROPOLITAN FOOD BANK FY2024	£279k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SOUTHEND FOODBANK FY2025	£265k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE BOW FOODBANK LIMITED FY2025	£782k	£60,000 - £69,999	1	unclear	—	no doubt

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