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Registered charity · No. 1204982CIO

Banbury Foodbank

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Banbury Foodbank is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty.

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What are the key facts about Banbury Foodbank?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£50,535
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£53,678
Registered charity number
1204982
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
The Church Centre

Quick answer

Banbury Foodbank (number 1204982) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Banbury Foodbank do?

To prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship in Banbury and the surrounding area by working with local churches to:(a) provide emergency food, toiletries and household items to individuals and families in need;(b) distribute such goods to other charities or organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty; and(c) provide individuals and families with advice and support

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Banbury Foodbank

Answers Banbury Foodbank gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Banbury Foodbank's highest-paid staff paid?

Banbury Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

Banbury Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Oxfordshire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Banbury Foodbank registered for?

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Why is there no Clarity Score for Banbury Foodbank yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Banbury Foodbank. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Banbury Foodbank?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Banbury Foodbank a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Banbury Foodbank as a registered charity (number 1204982) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Banbury Foodbank's charity number?
Banbury Foodbank's charity number is 1204982. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1204982?
Search 1204982 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Banbury Foodbank do?
To prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship in Banbury and the surrounding area by working with local churches to:(a) provide emergency food, toiletries and household items to individuals and families in need;(b) distribute such goods to other charities or organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty; and(c) provide individuals and families with advice and support
Does Banbury Foodbank have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Banbury Foodbank. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Banbury Foodbank?
Banbury Foodbank's website listed in our register data is http://banbury.foodbank.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Banbury Foodbank's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Banbury Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Are Banbury Foodbank's trustees paid?
Banbury Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Banbury Foodbank registered as a charity?
Banbury Foodbank was entered on the register on 29 September 2023.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.