Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
2 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

LETCHWORTH FOODBANK

To feed and support individuals and families who are in need in Letchworth, Hitchin and Baldock and neighbouring villages. The Letchworth Foodbank is supported 100% by volunteers. There were no salaried staff employed during the 12 months covered by this report.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£205	£97	£108	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/03/22		£171	£133	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/03/21		£194	£81	£113	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/20		£40	£19	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/19		£13	£18	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/18		£18	£16	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£11	£14	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£10	£17	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£17	£13	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£23	£4	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

www.letchworth.foodbank.org.uk

info@letchworth.foodbank.org.uk

07825 300437

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000	09/01/2023	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	22/12/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	23/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ELIZABETH BUNKER Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: LETCHWORTH FOODBANK,

PATRICK THOMAS BYRNE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: LETCHWORTH FOODBANK,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/11/2012, number: 1149864

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR23: 106 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late,

Main office

St. Pauls Church Hall
179 Pixmore Way
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY
SG6 1QT

Objectives

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

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