# PONTEFRACT FOOD BANK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1155552
- **Other names:** Pontefract and Knottingley Foodbank
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 29, 2014
- **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=1155552


## Contact

- **Address:** C/O CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH, NEWGATE, PONTEFRACT
- **Postcode:** WF8 1NB
- **Phone:** 07935530583
- **Email:** info@pontefract.foodbank.org.uk
- **Website:** www.pontefract.foodbank.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PONTEFRACT AND SURROUNDING AREA, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED, AND SIGNPOSTING PEOPLE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES.

**Activities:** The prevention and relief of poverty in Pontefract and surrounding area particularly but not exclusively by providing emergency food and supplies to individuals and families in need and signposting people to appropriate agencies.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- City Of Wakefield



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £21104 | £11727 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £30814 | £12416 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £32953 | £11312 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £17213 | £7686 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £20668 | £14009 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Alastair Lewis — appointed April 5, 2026
- Ann Harris — appointed Oct. 31, 2019
- Brenda Lee — appointed Oct. 12, 2020
- Carla Candler — appointed April 5, 2026
- Elizabeth Gitsham — appointed April 5, 2026
- Gary Byrne — appointed Dec. 8, 2021
- Mark Foy — appointed Jan. 13, 2021
- Sharon Devlin — appointed Oct. 12, 2020
- Wayne Clarida — appointed April 1, 2022