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Registered charity (CIO) · Essex

Colchester Foodbank

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £392k (2024)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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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
Essex
Website
www.colchester.foodbank.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2023

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£392k£320k

Income source mix, 2024: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE (3.1):3.1 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN COLCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Grants received

13 grants · £492,609 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.

5 trustees on the board

2y median 2y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

1
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 5Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 1Other services 1

Gaps to watch

  • 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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Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1204958
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Sep 2023
Contact on the register
01206621998 · info@colchester.foodbank.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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