cardiff foodbank

The charity supports the general public. Cardiff Foodbank is a registered charity whose purpose is the prevention or relief of poverty. It delivers its work by carrying out other charitable activities. The charity is based in Cardiff and operates in Cardiff.

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

Cardiff Foodbank aims to provide a supply of basic food to help clients through short term crisis situations caused by ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and who are living in the City of Cardiff and its environs.The organisation collects, stores and distributes food to clients who are assessed to be in need by front line professional agencies in the city.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Cardiff

Financial Information

Latest Income

£465,521

Latest Expenditure

£421,596

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 33.9%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 100.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 0.7%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £517,638

Charitable Activities £0

Other Trading £0

Investments £82

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £175,417

Raising Funds £0

Governance £1,213

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£465,521	£421,596				0 / 200
2023	£483,001	£358,078				0 / 200
2022	£475,306	£294,177				0 / 225
2021	£517,720	£175,417	£175,417	£452,998	£105,400	4 / 160
2020	£146,884	£114,290				0 / 190