Vale of Clwyd Foodbank
What it does
As a foodbank covering the Vale of Clwyd we provide emergency food and other essentials to those in crisis in the area.
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN DENBIGH AND RUTHIN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) 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 B) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Denbighshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £18,715 and spent £15,694.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £18,715 | £15,694 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 March 2024 | £24,087 | £17,460 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 March 2023 | £28,922 | £19,740 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 March 2022 | £18,637 | £8,210 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2021 | £28,351 | £12,897 | Not reported | 30 |
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
- Down 34%, from £28,351 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £18,715 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 84% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2020, worth at least £6,490.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2022 | Trussell | £5,000 |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Trussell | £1,100 |
| 16 Apr 2020 | Trussell | £390 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
18 July 2023, Denbighshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Mark Antony OwenChair
- Dr Meinir Michael
- Elaine Thomas
- Kate Meredith Jones
- Lowri Smith
- Morfudd Jones
- Nicholas Snape
- Nigel Thomas
- Robert Gwyn Parry
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 5 January 2026, 26 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 20 January 2025, 11 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 4 February 2024, 4 days late | Received 4 February 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 26 January 2023, 5 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 12 November 2021, 80 days early | Received 12 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1187463
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 January 2020
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 14 JUL 2015AS AMENDED ON 03 DEC 2019
- Website
- https.//valeofclwydfoodbank.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Denbighshire
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.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
Elsewhere in the Edau family
- OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
- OpenCouncil: Denbighshire Council's meetings and decisions
- OpenEconomy: Denbighshire's economy in figures
- OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Clwyd
- OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Bangor Conwy Môn
- OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Gwynedd Maldwyn