Colchester Foodbank (number 1204958) 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 Colchester Foodbank do?
Colchester Foodbank seeks to address food poverty in the local area by giving food parcels to clients who have been issued with a voucher from a professional agency. In addition, we seek to make available signposting from a range of professionals who can advise on debt, housing, benefits, health and wellbeing, budgeting and child welfare.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Colchester Foodbank
Answers Colchester Foodbank gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Colchester Foodbank's highest-paid staff paid?
Colchester Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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?
Colchester Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Brightlingsea Foodbank, Colchester Central Foodbank, Greenstead Foodbank, Highwoods Foodbank, Monkwick Foodbank, Myland Foodbank, New Town Foodbank, Rowhedge Foodbank, Tiptree Foodbank, Wivenhoe Foodbank
Where it says it operates
Essex
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
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 Colchester Foodbank registered for?
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Colchester Foodbank yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Colchester 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.
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The register data used for this profile lists Colchester Foodbank as a registered charity (number 1204958) 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 Colchester Foodbank's charity number?
Colchester Foodbank's charity number is 1204958. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1204958?
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What does Colchester Foodbank do?
Colchester Foodbank seeks to address food poverty in the local area by giving food parcels to clients who have been issued with a voucher from a professional agency. In addition, we seek to make available signposting from a range of professionals who can advise on debt, housing, benefits, health and wellbeing, budgeting and child welfare.
Does Colchester Foodbank have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Colchester 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 Colchester Foodbank?
Colchester Foodbank's website listed in our register data is http://www.colchester.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 Colchester Foodbank's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Colchester Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Colchester Foodbank's trustees paid?
Colchester Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Colchester Foodbank registered as a charity?
Colchester Foodbank was entered on the register on 27 September 2023.