FOODBANK AT SAINT MATTHEW'S, REDHILL

Registered charity 1196070 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REDHILL FOOD BANK

Food bank

Objects

TO SHOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF PERSONS AND FAMILIES WHO MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY LIVE OR WORK IN REDHILL, SURREY AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, AND WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, BY PROVIDING THOSE ITEMS OF FOOD, TOILETRIES AND OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES SUCH A PERSON OR FAMILY MAY NEED, IN WAYS THAT THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Reigate and Banstead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£117k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £241,464 to £222,281 due to a net deficit of £19,183, driven by decreased income from grants and donations. The trustees anticipate that the cash balance will continue to decrease in the next year, although the charity maintains sufficient liquid assets including cash and term deposits. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties reported by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations/Gift Aid (73% of income)
“Donations/Gift Aid 85,030” — page 5
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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £1,665 — grants £1,665 (1); 1% of the £116,657 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £2,700 — grants £2,700 (2); 3% of the £101,739 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Government income: £21,720 — grants £21,720 (4); 15% of the £145,451 total gross income on the same return

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£117k£136k
31/12/2024£102k£127k
31/12/2023£145k£125k
31/12/2022£201k£106k

Common questions

Is FOODBANK AT SAINT MATTHEW'S, REDHILL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £241,464 to £222,281 due to a net deficit of £19,183, driven by decreased income from grants and donations. The trustees anticipate that the cash balance will continue to decrease in the next year, although the charity maintains sufficient liquid assets including cash and term deposits. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties reported by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FOODBANK AT SAINT MATTHEW'S, REDHILL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FOODBANK AT SAINT MATTHEW'S, REDHILL as a grant recipient include THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONG EATON AND SAWLEY FOODBANK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FOODBANK AT SAINT MATTHEW'S, REDHILL£117k—0unclear—no doubt
LONG EATON AND SAWLEY FOODBANK FY2026£73k—0above—no doubt
REDBRIDGE FOODBANK FY2025£724k—0unclear—no doubt
LICHFIELD FOODBANK FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTHEND FOODBANK FY2025£265k—0within—no doubt
PET FOODBANK SERVICE FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt

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