Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

WINCHESTER BASICS BANK 

Provides emergency food parcels and clothing to families and individuals in need. The food parcels and clothing are issued in exchange for vouchers obtained from local welfare organisations such as Winchester City Council Citizens Advice Bureau, social services, churches, night shelter, probation service and housing associations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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£372£278£94n/an/an/an/an/a85
31/12/21£284£198£87n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/12/20£336£168£168n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/12/19£139£124£15n/an/an/an/an/a73
31/12/18£127£111£16£0£0£0n/a065
31/12/17£146£158£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£143£149£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£24£19£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£29£22£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£21£18£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£17£9£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£14£8£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£15£10£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£11£16£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£9£10£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£16£9£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06?£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£24£12£12£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

winchesterbasicsbank.co.uk

winchbbank@gmail.com

01962855774

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 85 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 55-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/03/2004, number: 1102470
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/01/2004, number: 05005690
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR04: 147 days late,
Main office

Winchester Basics Bank
21a Penton Place
Milland Road
Winchester
SO23 0PZ

Objectives

FOR THE RELIEF OF THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF WINCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF WINCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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