Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    INTO THE COMMUNITY 

    Food Bank - provides people with the essentials at a time when they need them most, covering the time it takes before other parts of our social care infrastructure can come into play. Parent and Toddler group - operates solely for the benefit of parents and families within the local community.
    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
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    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
    31/12/22£481£189£292n/an/an/an/an/a94
    31/12/21£394£281£113n/an/an/an/an/a73
    31/12/20£601£295£306£0£487£0n/a470
    31/12/19£242£222£21n/an/an/an/an/a75
    31/12/18£179£168£11£0£0£0n/a075
    31/12/17£213£241£-27£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/16£324£231£94£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/15£274£243£31£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/14£289£273£16£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/13£291£250£41£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/12£212£189£23£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/11£192£123£69£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/10£130£120£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/09£86£75£11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/08£47£44£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/07£16£19£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/06£35£36£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05*£40£44£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£48£44£4£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 23 years

    www.mkfoodbank.org.uk

    admin@mkcc.org.uk

    01908670655

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    Where it operates
    • Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 94 volunteers

    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
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Into The Community- The Food Bank
    £2,897 24/10/2020
    We are issuing 13,000 food parcels to the community of Milton Keynes and surrounding areas.
    Masonic Trust - Core funding
    £3,000 07/03/2018
    Emergency food and support for disadvantaged people in crisis.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/12/2000, number: 1084287
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR05: 2 days late,
    Main office

    CHRISTIAN CENTRE
    STRUDWICK DRIVE
    OLDBROOK
    MILTON KEYNES
    MK6 2TG

    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MILTON KEYNES IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AND PRE-SCHOOL AGE) AND RELIEVE POVERTY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION ADVICE AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING..

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    MILTON KEYNES AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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