Birchgrove Community Foodbank
What it does
Operating from the Birchgrove Community Centre in Lon Gwesyn Birchgrove. The relief of financial hardship amongst people in Birchgrove and the surrounding area 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
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN BIRCHGROVE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 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 POVERTYB) 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
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £8,187 and spent £8,606.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £8,187 | £8,606 | Not reported | 12 |
| 5 April 2024 | £15,202 | £23,514 | Not reported | 15 |
| 5 April 2023 | £8,511 | £11,981 | Not reported | 15 |
| 5 April 2022 | £26,720 | £13,040 | Not reported | 15 |
| 5 April 2021 | £20,406 | £8,320 | Not reported | 15 |
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 60%, from £20,406 in the year to 5 April 2021 to £8,187 in the year to 5 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 105% of its income in the year to 5 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 5 April 2025: £2,500 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £2,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | £9,500 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2022 | £8,940 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 5 April 2021 | £4,750 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Jordan ReesChair
- Juliet Rees
- Leanne Dymond
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 1 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 8 February 2026, 3 days late | Received 8 February 2026 |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 7 February 2025, 2 days late | Received 7 February 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 1 April 2024, 56 days late | Received 1 April 2024 |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 27 February 2023, 22 days late | Received 27 February 2023 |
| 5 April 2021 | 5 February 2022 | Received 23 January 2022, 13 days early | Received 23 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1188963
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 April 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Apr 2020
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.