Registered charity (CIO) · London
The Hive Food Bank
- 5 trustees
- Income £33k (2024)
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
- Where
- Islington
- Website
- www.thehivefoodbank.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£33k£39k
- 2023£66k£54k
- 2022£31k£45k
Earlier years
- 2021£44k£43k
- 2020£56k£20k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN LONDON BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;(B) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AMONG PEOPLE IN NEED LIVING OR WORKING IN LONDON BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FOOD WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.
Grants received
14 grants · £68,267 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £29,460 (2 grants)
- Cripplegate Foundation · £26,967 (7 grants)
- The Leathersellers' Foundation · £5,000
- City Bridge Trust · £3,840
- London Catalyst · £1,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Andrew Hill since 2021
- Bryony Jane Hirsch since 2015
- Eppie Leese since 2023
- Natalie AMY Stewart since 2015
- Rev Tamsin Merchant since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Bryony Jane Hirsch since 2015
- Natalie AMY Stewart since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Andrew Hill since 2021
- Bryony Jane Hirsch since 2015
- Eppie Leese since 2023
- Natalie AMY Stewart since 2015
- Rev Tamsin Merchant since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1162363
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 24 Jun 2015 as amended on 19 Apr 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07753500624 · hivefoodbank@gmail.com
- 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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