bedford foodbank

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, and people with disabilities. Bedford Foodbank is a registered charity whose purpose is the prevention or relief of poverty. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Bedford and operates in Bedford.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Bedford Foodbank is set up to benefit people who are in financial crisis and hungry due to reasons such as family breakdown, sudden unemployment,benefits problems ( such as delays or changes), debt, or any other eventualities by helping them through the crisis, through food parcels and signposting them to receive further help primarily in the area of Bedford Borough.

Fundraising

See where Bedford Foodbank is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Bedford

Financial Information

Latest Income

£678,815

Latest Expenditure

£790,500

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 116.4%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 100.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 0.0%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £389,709

Charitable Activities £282,816

Other Trading £0

Investments £6,290

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £790,296

Raising Funds £204

Governance £0

Grants to Institutions £59,257

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£678,815	£790,500	£790,296	£514,842	£511,040	7 / 120
2023	£864,365	£682,356	£257,484	£626,527	£630,835	5 / 120
2022	£609,016	£511,477	£218,661	£444,518	£405,087	4 / 120
2021	£268,000	£131,000				0 / 100
2020	£183,362	£72,113				0 / 100