# THE BAY FOODBANK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1151746
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 24, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1151746


## Contact

- **Address:** The Bay Foodbank, Meadow Well Way, Waterville Road, North Shields, Tyne And Wear
- **Postcode:** NE29 6BA
- **Phone:** 0191 257 3820
- **Email:** info@thebayfoodbank.org.uk
- **Website:** www.thebayfoodbank.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NORTHUMBERLAND, NORTH TYNESIDE AND NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CITY WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (BENEFICIARIES) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

**Activities:** The Bay Foodbank provides assistance, primarily in the form of emergency food parcels, to those in need in North Tyneside, responding to referrals from social and health services, churches, and other organisations.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £337564 | £357576 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £406965 | £335055 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £283954 | £207258 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £349358 | £216489 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £469082 | £152094 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Margaret Walker** (Chair) — appointed April 10, 2018
- Andy John Sherwood — appointed Oct. 17, 2019
- Anthony Bainbridge — appointed May 7, 2025
- Chris Watts — appointed March 15, 2024
- Kathryn Lane — appointed Sept. 17, 2025
- Martin Wrightson — appointed Oct. 29, 2024
- Samantha Adams — appointed Sept. 17, 2025
- Sharon Williams-Moffat — appointed Oct. 26, 2022
- Tony Donaldson — appointed Oct. 24, 2023