Brecon Food Bank
What it does
In 2014 Brecon Food Bank has provided emergency food supplies and related provisions to individuals and families in need.
Its charitable purposes
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE BRECON AREA OF POWYS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES AND RELATED PROVISIONS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £81,026 and spent £85,054.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £81,026 | £85,054 | Not reported | 35 |
| 31 December 2024 | £69,142 | £79,035 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2023 | £88,254 | £86,607 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 December 2022 | £80,532 | £58,956 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 December 2021 | £57,582 | £36,362 | Not reported | 45 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 41%, from £57,582 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £81,026 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 105% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £13,178 from 4 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £13,178 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £3,142 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £12,608 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £14,581 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £3,110 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2019, worth at least £19,297.
By funder
- Trussell£18,797, 3 grants
- Freemasons' Charity£500, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2022 | Trussell | £5,000 |
| 28 Jan 2021 | Freemasons' Charity | £500 |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Trussell | £10,206 |
| 12 Feb 2019 | Trussell | £3,591 |
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Jacqueline Russell BoarerChair
- Alun Edward Hutchinson
- Dr Sarah Ward Clavier
- Dr Timothy Edward Masters
- Lucinda Bugler
- Richard Feasey
- Samantha Anne Braithwaite
- Susan Elizabeth Williams
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 7 April 2026, 207 days early | Received 7 April 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 21 February 2025, 252 days early | Received 21 February 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 31 July 2024, 92 days early | Received 31 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 27 June 2023, 126 days early | Received 27 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 24 August 2022, 68 days early | Received 24 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1157203
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 28 May 2014
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 28 May 2014
- Website
- www.brecon.foodbank.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.