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SALISBURY FOODBANK

Registered charity 1190323 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of emergency food supplies and other associated help for the relief of need in Salisbury and the surrounding area

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Latest income
£592k
Latest spending
£438k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £362,097, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain the charity's activities given their policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £154,150 for the year, driven significantly by generous legacies and high-value donations, while total income rose to £592,449.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six-month’s expenditure (held: £362k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to six-month’s expenditure.” — page 5
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 — Salisbury Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£592k
Total spending
£438k
Reserves (reported)
£362k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~9.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£592k£438k
31/03/2024£458k£476k
31/03/2023£524k£363k
31/03/2022£100k£84k
31/03/2021£191k£55k

Common questions

Is SALISBURY FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £362,097, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain the charity's activities given their policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £154,150 for the year, driven significantly by generous legacies and high-value donations, while total income rose to £592,449. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SALISBURY FOODBANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SALISBURY FOODBANK as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST FRANCIS, SALISBURY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST FRANCIS, SALISBURYFY2021£2kHome Missions, Church Societies and Organisations
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST FRANCIS, SALISBURYFY2022£200Home Missions, Church Societies and Organisations