Registered charity · Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton Foodbank LTD.
Wolverhampton Foodbank LTD. is a registered charity (number 1149434) based in Wolverhampton, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by JIM Ashfield since 2012. Latest income £158k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as The Well (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £158k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
- Website
- www.thewellwolverhampton.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Wolverhampton Foodbank Limited
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£158k£175k
- 2024£224k£226k
- 2023£163k£231k
Earlier years
- 2022£157k£199k
- 2021£206k£166k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 20%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS ("BENEFICIARIES") IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH SHOWING CHRISTIAN COMPASSION.2. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO PROVIDE FREE OF CHARGE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, EMERGENCY FOOD PARCELS TO BENEFICIARIES REFERRED BY PARTNER CHARITIES OR HEALTH OR SOCIAL SERVICES OR SIMILAR PUBLIC BODIES.3. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO PROVIDE SUCH OTHER SUPPORT TO BENEFICIARIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLOTHING OR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, COUNSELLING OR ADVICE, AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE AND CONSISTENT WITH SHOWING CHRISTIAN COMPASSION.4. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO PROMOTE THE NEEDS OF BENEFICIARIES AND TO SOLICIT FUNDS AND DONATIONS OR SUPPLIES OF APPROPRIATE ITEMS FOR FOOD PARCELS.5. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO ASSIST AND ADVISE ANY OTHER CHARITY OR BODY INTENDING TO SEEK CHARITABLE STATUS WITH SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR OBJECTS.
Grants received
1 grant · £2,500 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £2,500
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- JIM Ashfield Chair since 2012
- Cath Price since 2012
- Yvonne Ramsey since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- JIM Ashfield Chair since 2012
- Cath Price since 2012
- Yvonne Ramsey since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- JIM Ashfield Chair since 2012
- Cath Price since 2012
- Yvonne Ramsey since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1149434
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/02/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 07962969 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01902256523 · info@thewellwolverhampton.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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