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South Cotswolds Foodbank is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, other charitable purposes.
South Cotswolds Foodbank (number 1159810) 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 South Cotswolds Foodbank do?
We are part of the Trussell Trust network of Foodbanks and offer nutritionally balanced food parcels (sufficient for 3 days) to folk in our local community who are in need and who come to us with a voucher from one of our referral partners, such as doctors, CAB, housing officers etc. The food we offer is generously donated to us by our local community.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for South Cotswolds Foodbank
Answers South Cotswolds Foodbank gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are South Cotswolds Foodbank's highest-paid staff paid?
South Cotswolds Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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?
The register records South Cotswolds Foodbank as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
South Cotswolds Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Cirencester Foodbank
Where it says it operates
Gloucestershire · Wiltshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Other Charitable Activities.
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 South Cotswolds Foodbank registered for?
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOther Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for South Cotswolds Foodbank yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score South Cotswolds Foodbank.
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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 South Cotswolds Foodbank as a registered charity (number 1159810) 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 South Cotswolds Foodbank's charity number?
South Cotswolds Foodbank's charity number is 1159810. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1159810?
Search 1159810 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 South Cotswolds Foodbank do?
We are part of the Trussell Trust network of Foodbanks and offer nutritionally balanced food parcels (sufficient for 3 days) to folk in our local community who are in need and who come to us with a voucher from one of our referral partners, such as doctors, CAB, housing officers etc. The food we offer is generously donated to us by our local community.
Does South Cotswolds Foodbank have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for South Cotswolds 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 South Cotswolds Foodbank?
South Cotswolds Foodbank's website listed in our register data is http://www.southcotswolds.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 South Cotswolds Foodbank's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. South Cotswolds Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to South Cotswolds Foodbank?
The register records South Cotswolds Foodbank as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are South Cotswolds Foodbank's trustees paid?
South Cotswolds Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was South Cotswolds Foodbank previously called?
The register lists this previous name for South Cotswolds Foodbank: Cirencester Foodbank.
When was South Cotswolds Foodbank registered as a charity?
South Cotswolds Foodbank was entered on the register on 6 January 2015.