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Registered charity (CIO) · Hexham

West Northumberland Food Bank

West Northumberland Food Bank is a registered charity (number 1158289) based in Hexham, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Thomas Oliver Russell since 2024. Latest income £318k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Wnfb (Charity Commission)

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £318k (2025)
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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
Where
Northumberland
Website
www.westnorthumberlandfoodbank.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2014

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£318k£339k
  • 2024£361k£380k
  • 2023£357k£338k
Earlier years
  • 2022£272k£227k
  • 2021£129k£95k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE PREVENTATION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WEST NORTHUMBERLAND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES AND RELATED PROVISIONS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Grants received

24 grants · £119,221 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.

7 trustees on the board

2.1y median 2y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

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 7

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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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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£318k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1158289
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Association Registered 19 Aug 2014
Contact on the register
01434 700068 · getintouch@westnorthumberlandfoodbank.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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