Windermere and District Foodbank (number 1151582) 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 Windermere and District Foodbank do?
The Windermere Foodbank operates in the area from Grasmere in the north to Grange-over-Sands in the south, supporting the area not covered by the Barrow/Ulverston Foodbank on the west and the Kendal Foodbank on the east. In co-operation with such organisations as Cumbria C. C. Social Services and the C.A.B. we give emergency food to people in need. Periods of help have been increased in pandemic.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Windermere and District Foodbank
Answers Windermere and District Foodbank gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 6 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Windermere and District Foodbank's highest-paid staff paid?
Windermere and District Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 6 April 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 Windermere and District 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
Windermere and District Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 6 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Cumbria
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: 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 Windermere and District Foodbank registered for?
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Windermere and District Foodbank yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Windermere and District 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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What should you check before donating to Windermere and District Foodbank?
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Is Windermere and District Foodbank a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Windermere and District Foodbank as a registered charity (number 1151582) 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 Windermere and District Foodbank's charity number?
Windermere and District Foodbank's charity number is 1151582. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1151582?
Search 1151582 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 Windermere and District Foodbank do?
The Windermere Foodbank operates in the area from Grasmere in the north to Grange-over-Sands in the south, supporting the area not covered by the Barrow/Ulverston Foodbank on the west and the Kendal Foodbank on the east. In co-operation with such organisations as Cumbria C. C. Social Services and the C.A.B. we give emergency food to people in need. Periods of help have been increased in pandemic.
Does Windermere and District Foodbank have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Windermere and District 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 Windermere and District Foodbank?
Windermere and District Foodbank's website listed in our register data is http://www.windermeredistrict.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 Windermere and District Foodbank's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Windermere and District Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 6 April 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 Windermere and District Foodbank?
The register records Windermere and District 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 Windermere and District Foodbank's trustees paid?
Windermere and District Foodbank's annual return for the year ending 6 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Windermere and District Foodbank registered as a charity?
Windermere and District Foodbank was entered on the register on 10 April 2013.