CHEYLESMORE FOOD HUB

Registered charity 1191488 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of assistance to individuals who are in need and/or unable to shop for supplies, primarily by way of grocery bags, household supplies or toiletries

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN COVENTRY BY PROVIDING: ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN COVENTRY BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS OR SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.

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: Coventry, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£89k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is stable, with total unrestricted funds increasing from £26,042 to £36,619 following a net income of £10,577. The trustees report that rising living costs and steady demand were balanced by consistent income from donations and surplus food from supermarkets. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-5 months of operating costs (reserves figure: £37k)
“holding reserves equivalent to approximately 3-5 months of operating costs is appropriate.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £60,117 — grants £60,117 (1); 68% of the £88,777 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £45,155 — grants £45,155 (1); 72% of the £63,108 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £47,384 — grants £47,384 (1); 58% of the £81,122 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 27/03/2025, 55 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 20/03/2024, 49 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Coventry City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£89k£78k
31/03/2024£63k£93k
31/03/2023£81k£46k
31/03/2022£27k£17k
31/03/2021£8k£10k

Common questions

Is CHEYLESMORE FOOD HUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is stable, with total unrestricted funds increasing from £26,042 to £36,619 following a net income of £10,577. The trustees report that rising living costs and steady demand were balanced by consistent income from donations and surplus food from supermarkets. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WE ARE QUEENSBURY FOODBANK COMMUNITY HUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHEYLESMORE FOOD HUB£89k—0unclear—no doubt
WE ARE QUEENSBURY FOODBANK COMMUNITY HUB FY2024£182k—0above—noted
GILLINGHAM FOODBANK FY2025£74k—0above—no doubt
Oxford Food Hub FY2025£456k£60,000 to £69,9991above—no doubt
COMMUNITIES FOOD & WELLBEING HUB FY2025£156k——unclear—no doubt
HASLEMERE FOOD BANK TRUST FY2025£118k—0unclear—noted

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