# BRENT FOODBANK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1206072
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 5, 2023
- **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=1206072


## Contact

- **Address:** VESTRY HALL, 21 NEASDEN LANE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** NW10 2TS
- **Phone:** 02037455972
- **Email:** info@brent.foodbank.org.uk
- **Website:** https://brent.foodbank.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:? THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT 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 BY:? PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY? SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES

**Activities:** Brent Foodbank has the primary goal of preventing or relieving poverty in Brent and the surrounding area, by providing emergency food to people in crisis treating them with dignity and respect. We have the longer-term ambition of breaking the poverty cycle and alleviating social isolation. Our volunteering teams also help signpost people who use our services to helpful partner organisations.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Brent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £656147 | £466401 | £189746 | 3 |



## Trustees

- **Matthew Linden** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 1, 2023
- Ernestina Konadu Ansere — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Gurdeep Shinji — appointed April 25, 2025
- Lawrence Hanna — appointed Aug. 1, 2023
- Roderick Blackwell — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Samir Patel — appointed April 30, 2025
- Shagana Ravikanthan — appointed Aug. 1, 2023
- Zacharia Alexander Asri — appointed Jan. 1, 2026