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BRENT FOODBANK

Registered charity 1206072 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Brent Foodbank has the primary goal of preventing or relieving poverty in Brent and the surrounding area, by providing emergency food to people in crisis treating them with dignity and respect. We have the longer-term ambition of breaking the poverty cycle and alleviating social isolation. Our volunteering teams also help signpost people who use our services to helpful partner organisations.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£656k
Latest spending
£466k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a net asset surplus of £189,746, having generated total income of £656,147 against total expenditure of £466,401. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six (6) months’ average essential operating costs (held: £153k)
“The minimum (floor) level of the Cash Reserve Fund is set at the equivalent of three (3) months’ average essential operating expenses, while the target minimum reserve is established at six (6) months’ average essential operating costs.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Brent Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£656k
Total spending
£466k
Reserves (reported)
£2k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£656k£466k

Common questions

Is BRENT FOODBANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a net asset surplus of £189,746, having generated total income of £656,147 against total expenditure of £466,401. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRENT FOODBANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRENT 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.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable TrustFY2024£2k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable TrustFY2025£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2026£17kBrent Foodbank