Banc Bwyd Pwllheli Foodbank
What it does
Banc Bwyd Pwlhelli Foodbank provides short term emergency food and toiletry suppiles to those in financial hardship in the local area.
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN PWLLHELI AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING SHORT TERM EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES AND ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES TO THOSE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
Causes
- What it works on
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Gwynedd
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 April 2025, it had income of £25,768 and spent £11,456.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £25,768 | £11,456 | Not reported | 30 |
| 30 April 2024 | £16,348 | £8,059 | Not reported | 20 |
| 30 April 2023 | £29,044 | £10,782 | Not reported | 16 |
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 11%, from £29,044 in the year to 30 April 2023 to £25,768 in the year to 30 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 44% of its income in the year to 30 April 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 April 2025: £1,500 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £1,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2023 | £7,500 from 2 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.
- David Hill
- Gwenan Gruffydd
- Helen Frances Thomas
Filing record
Of the last 3 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | 28 February 2026 | Received 20 February 2026, 8 days early | Received 26 February 2026 |
| 30 April 2024 | 28 February 2025 | Received 13 January 2025, 46 days early | Received 13 January 2025 |
| 30 April 2023 | 29 February 2024 | Received 14 January 2024, 46 days early | Received 14 January 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1198797
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 May 2022
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 May 2022
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
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.