# WITNEY AND WEST OXFORDSHIRE FOOD BANK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1170366
- **Other names:** OXFORDSHIRE WEST FOOD BANK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 24, 2016
- **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=1170366


## Contact

- **Address:** COTTSWAY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD, COTTSWAY HOUSE, AVENUE TWO, WITNEY
- **Postcode:** OX28 4YG
- **Phone:** 01993890000
- **Email:** info@witney.foodbank.org.uk
- **Website:** witney.foodbank.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF PEOPLE LIVING IN WEST OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING FOOD AND OTHER ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED WHICH THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS, AND PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME SEE FIT.

**Activities:** Witney & West Oxfordshire Food Bank provides emergency food parcels of non-perishable food items and occasionally toiletries to people experiencing unexpected crisis. Clients are referred from professionals working in the community including, but not limited to, Citizens Advice Bureau, Job Centre, health workers, education professionals who assess each client?s situation to verify their need.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £96717 | £201316 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £311246 | £217999 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £293965 | £318465 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £61309 | £46662 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £181492 | £117502 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Maria Grindley** (Chair) — appointed June 7, 2024
- Andrew Badnell — appointed June 20, 2025
- Mark Haydon — appointed Oct. 6, 2023
- Oliver Walsh — appointed Nov. 21, 2025
- Samuel Edney — appointed Dec. 8, 2023