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BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN FOOD ALLIANCE CIO

Registered charity 1201310 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN FOOD ALLIANCE

The preservation, protection & promotion of good health & the environment for the public benefit in Blackburn with Darwen & the surrounding area by increasing public understanding, education, involvement & knowledge of the way in which food is produced, distributed, consumed & disposed of & the effects this can have on human health & the health of the environment on which humans depend

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Latest income
£132k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total funds of £89,773 as of 31 March 2025, an increase from £14,489 in the prior year. The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £12,532, while restricted funds held £77,241. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, with no stated reserves policy target or material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£132k£57k
31/03/2024£40k£25k

Common questions

Is BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN FOOD ALLIANCE CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total funds of £89,773 as of 31 March 2025, an increase from £14,489 in the prior year. The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £12,532, while restricted funds held £77,241. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, with no stated reserves policy target or material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
Brian Mercer Trust2£85k
AGE UK1£122k
GAMBLEAWARE1£96k
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE1£40k
BELVEDERE TRUST1£5k
THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION1£4k
TRUST FUNDS HELD IN CONNEXION WITH WEST HAGLEY FREE CHURCH1£2k
MUCKLOW CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN FOOD ALLIANCE CIO£132k—0unclear—no doubt
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
AGE UK BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
BLACKBURN FOODBANK FY2025£959k—0unclear—no doubt
CARE NETWORK (BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN) LTD FY2025£819k—0unclear—no doubt
FALLOWFIELD AND WITHINGTON FOODBANK FY2025£130k—0above—no doubt

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