BEDFORD FOODBANK

About BEDFORD FOODBANK

BEDFORD FOODBANK is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1179538). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Verified" rating with a CharityScore of 75/100 — a well-rated and transparent charity that meets strong governance standards. This indicates a reliable charity with strong fundamentals across most of our assessment criteria. In its most recent reporting year (2025), BEDFORD FOODBANK reported a total income of £623,205 and total expenditure of £713,209, a spending ratio of 114% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, BEDFORD FOODBANK describes its activities as follows: 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. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for BEDFORD FOODBANK. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 114.4% of income spent on charitable work