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Registered charity (CIO) · Manchester

Manchester Central Foodbank

Manchester Central Foodbank is a registered charity (number 1157605) based in Manchester, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Dr Matthew Robert Stallard since 2025. Latest income £506k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Mcfb (Charity Commission)

1 - The relief of poverty in Greater Manchester and surrounding areas by the provision of food parcels containing non-perishable, balanced and nutritious foodstuffs and other consumables to individuals in need. 2 - The relief of poverty in Greater...

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £506k (2025)
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About

What it does
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Manchester City
Website
manchestercentral.foodbank.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2014

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£506k£425k
  • 2024£583k£609k
  • 2023£643k£350k
Earlier years
  • 2022£309k£282k
  • 2021£355k£250k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1 - The relief of poverty in Greater Manchester and surrounding areas by the provision of food parcels containing non-perishable, balanced and nutritious foodstuffs and other consumables to individuals in need. 2 - The relief of poverty in Greater Manchester by the provision of a signposting service, ensuring individuals in need have access to information about the services available to them.3 – The relief of poverty in Greater Manchester by means of any items, materials, projects, advice, and support that the trustees deem appropriate.

Grants received

15 grants · £1,134,472 total

360Giving 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

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.

6 trustees on the board

6.3y median 7.5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 6

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£506k latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

4.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 2.9 in 2021

9 from 8 in 2023
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1157605
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 26 JUN 2014AMENDED ON 15 JAN 2018 as amended on 05 Nov 2019
Contact on the register
07928412339 · info@manchestercentral.foodbank.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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