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Registered charity · No. 1170366CIO

Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank

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Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank 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 Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank?

Reported income · year ending 2026-04-05
£190,897
Reported spending · year ending 2026-04-05
£174,927
Registered charity number
1170366
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Cottsway House
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank (number 1170366) 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 Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank do?

Witney & West Oxfordshire Food Bank provides emergency food parcels of non-perishable food items and occasionally toiletries to people experiencing unexpected crisis. Clients are referred from professionals working in the community including, but not limited to, Citizens Advice Bureau, Job Centre, health workers, education professionals who assess each client?s situation to verify their need.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank

Answers Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 5 April 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank's highest-paid staff paid?

Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2026 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 Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank 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

Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Oxfordshire West Food Bank
Where it says it operates
Oxfordshire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

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 Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank registered for?

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Why is there no Clarity Score for Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank. 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank as a registered charity (number 1170366) 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 Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank's charity number?
Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank's charity number is 1170366. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1170366?
Search 1170366 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 Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank do?
Witney & West Oxfordshire Food Bank provides emergency food parcels of non-perishable food items and occasionally toiletries to people experiencing unexpected crisis. Clients are referred from professionals working in the community including, but not limited to, Citizens Advice Bureau, Job Centre, health workers, education professionals who assess each client?s situation to verify their need.
Does Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank. 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 Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank?
Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank's website listed in our register data is http://witney.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 Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2026 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 Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank?
The register records Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank 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 Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank's trustees paid?
Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank registered as a charity?
Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank was entered on the register on 24 November 2016.

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.