# BEDFORD FOODBANK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179538
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 14, 2018
- **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=1179538


## Contact

- **Address:** Bedford Foodbank, 8-9 Murdock Road, Manton Industrial Estate, BEDFORD
- **Postcode:** MK41 7PE
- **Phone:** 01234268569
- **Email:** info@bedford.foodbank.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bedford.foodbank.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ORGANISATION'S PURPOSES ARE :THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN BEDFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BYI. PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION Y CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTYII. SUCH OTHER MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.III. AND TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, SUPPORTED BY ESTABLISHED CHURCHES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

**Activities:** 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.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Bedford



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £678815 | £790500 | £514842 | 7 |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £864365 | £682356 | £626527 | 5 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £609016 | £511477 | £444518 | 4 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £268000 | £131000 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £183362 | £72113 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Graham Robert Moore** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 8, 2021
- Emma Ponsonby — appointed Jan. 20, 2025
- Joanna Elizabeth Mary Hyne — appointed Feb. 28, 2022
- Kirsty Middleton — appointed April 19, 2023