Erdington Foodbank

Charity 1161641

http://erdington.foodbank.org.uk/

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

Erdington Foodbank appears to be a locally rooted emergency-relief organisation operating through a church-linked partnership model. Its public role is shaped by a tension between substantial recorded demand and recent funding pressures that have narrowed eligibility to B23 and B24 postcodes. While its charitable objects allow a wider poverty-relief role, the available evidence presents food parcels as its principal visible intervention. The organisation may therefore be both a significant crisis-response hub and an indicator of unmet need extending beyond its current service boundary.

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Operational geography

No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.

Areas of work

Source:Charity Commission
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who they help

Source:Charity Commission
  • The General Public/mankind

How they help

Source:Charity Commission
  • Provides Services

Discoveries involving this organisation

Observations

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

  • Funding pressure has narrowed the service footprint

    The organisation appears to have moved from a broader local remit to a more tightly postcode-defined emergency service because resources are constrained.

    Why it matters

    This suggests that access to emergency food may now depend not only on need but on residence within B23 or B24. It also raises a question about where people in surrounding areas seek support.

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    • “Because of funding pressures, the foodbank has made changes to its service.”

      Source:Organisation

    • “Food parcels are now only provided to people with a B23 or B24 postcode.”

      Source:Organisation

    • “The charity's objects cover Erdington and surrounding areas.”

      Source:Charity Commission

  • A church-partnership model may be central to local delivery

    Erdington Foodbank appears to be facilitated through local churches rather than operating solely as a standalone provider, with a Baptist church serving as its listed base.

    Why it matters

    This helps explain its local infrastructure and may point to relationships, volunteers, premises or referral routes that underpin delivery. It could also identify potential partners for wider anti-poverty work.

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    • “This foodbank is run in partnership with local churches.”

      Source:Organisation

    • “The listed address is Erdington Six Ways Baptist Church, Wood End Road, Erdington, Birmingham B24 8AD.”

      Source:Organisation

  • Recorded demand suggests a substantial crisis-response role

    The foodbank appears to have handled a large volume of emergency need, including need affecting children, rather than functioning as a marginal supplementary service.

    Why it matters

    Its scale makes the organisation potentially important both as a direct support provider and as a source of insight into local financial crisis. The child figure particularly warrants attention from family-support organisations.

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    • “15,655 three-day emergency food supplies were given to people in crisis between April 2021 and March 2022.”

      Source:Organisation

    • “4,443 of those emergency food supplies were for children.”

      Source:Organisation

    • “The foodbank opened in 2013.”

      Source:Organisation

    Remaining uncertainties

  • Whether the 2021–22 demand figures reflect current levels of need or current operating capacity.
  • Which organisations refer people, and what support exists for residents outside B23 and B24.
  • Whether the charity provides poverty-relief activities beyond emergency food parcels.

    Additional evidence needed

  • Recent annual reports or service data showing current parcel volumes, referral sources and postcode patterns.
  • Information on church partners, funding sources, volunteer capacity and onward support offered to recipients.
Charity Commission profile
Source:Charity Commission

Activities

Food bank

Charity objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN ERDINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.