DUNSTABLE FOODBANK

Registered charity 1198625 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a foodbank operating under the guidance of the Trussell Trust

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Latest income

£150k

Latest spending

£130k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £17,997 against a policy target of maintaining at least six months of General Fund expenditure. The charity notes that its partnership with Citizens Advice is likely to end unless further funding is secured, indicating a dependency on future grants. Despite this risk, the trustees have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months General Fund expenditure (held: £18k)

“Maintain reserves in the General Fund at the level of at least 6 months General Fund expenditure.” — page 4

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 — Dunstable Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The Trussell Trust — “Seeded by The Trussell Trust” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/01/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

STUART DOUGLASchair
Dudley Peacham
Gwynneth Bianchi Mrs
Jason Hodges
Jennifer Mary Goff
Katie Owen
Michael Robert Pittam

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£150k	£130k
31/08/2024	£6k	£60
31/08/2023	£109k	£131k

Common questions

Is DUNSTABLE FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £17,997 against a policy target of maintaining at least six months of General Fund expenditure. The charity notes that its partnership with Citizens Advice is likely to end unless further funding is secured, indicating a dependency on future grants. Despite this risk, the trustees have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DUNSTABLE FOODBANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DUNSTABLE FOODBANK as a grant recipient include The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust	FY2025	£2k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust	FY2024	£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	17/04/2020	£8k	Grant to Dunstable Foodbank