HOPE FOOD NORTH BIRMINGHAM

Registered charity 1195019 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve poverty and financial hardship amongst those in need by reason of food poverty in areas of deprivation primarily in North Birmingham through providing food parcels, providing pop up foodbanks events in the community and redistributing any surplus food to foodbanks.

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

Latest income

£88k

Latest spending

£101k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds held as of 30 April 2025 were £24,305, comprising unrestricted reserves of £23,509 and restricted reserves of £796. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £13,104 for the year, with total income of £87,927 and total expenditure of £101,031. The trustees consider that the current unrestricted reserves are sufficient to cover expenditure over the coming year and are in line with the charity's policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £24k)

“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 between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hope Food North Birmingham (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (31/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Deborah Middletonchair
Brian Woolcock
Teresa Mary Clements

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£88k	£101k
30/04/2024	£105k	£81k
30/04/2023	£64k	£66k
30/04/2022	£51k	£36k

Common questions

Is HOPE FOOD NORTH BIRMINGHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds held as of 30 April 2025 were £24,305, comprising unrestricted reserves of £23,509 and restricted reserves of £796. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £13,104 for the year, with total income of £87,927 and total expenditure of £101,031. The trustees consider that the current unrestricted reserves are sufficient to cover expenditure over the coming year and are in line with the charity's policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOPE FOOD NORTH BIRMINGHAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOPE FOOD NORTH BIRMINGHAM as a grant recipient include YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£3k