Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 8

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 24

BLACK COUNTRY FOOD BANK LIMITED

THE CHARITY PROVIDES FOOD (SUPPLEMENTED ON OCCASIONS BY CLOTHING) AND ADVICE TO PEOPLE WITHIN THE BLACK COUNTRY (I.E. THE BOROUGHS OF DUDLEY, SANDWELL, WALSALL AND WOLVERHAMPTON) WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS OR NEED.THE CHARITY IS ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE THROUGH DONATIONS OF FOOD AND OTHER ARTICLES BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, LOCAL CHURCHES AND VARIOUS OTHER ORGANISATIONS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Established: 14 years

www.blackcountryfoodbank.org.uk

admin@blackcountryfoodbank.org.uk

01384671250

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£1,427	£1,095	£332	£2	£1,039	£837	9.2	5	300
31/03/22		£1,122	£989	£133	£0	£707	£610	7.4	6	300
31/03/21		£1,217	£786	£431	£0	£574	£479	7.3	5	300
31/03/20		£630	£624	£6	£0	£143	£113	2.2	5	300
31/03/19		£485	£494	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/18		£422	£419	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£65	£81	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£99	£77	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£145	£76	£70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£71	£67	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13?	*	£94	£51	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12		£53	£42	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11	*	£46	£37	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 9.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 245.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

5 employees
300 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£27,168
DCMS	£20,000
Crisis UK	£5,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£4,670

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,250	31/10/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,500	23/11/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Feeding the Black Country
£17,168	02/09/2020 6	The Black Country Foodbank (BCFB) helps vulnerable individuals and families in crisis through the provision of emergency food supplies toiletries and household items while a longer-term solution is ....more The Black Country Foodbank (BCFB) helps vulnerable individuals and families in crisis through the provision of emergency food supplies toiletries and household items while a longer-term solution is developed. Funding will enable the group to continue to provide essential services to people in the community.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£20,000	05/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Black Country Food Bank
£4,670	19/06/2020	COVID19 : Purchase of kitchen and IT equipment for a charity that works to feed the community in West Midlands
National Lottery Community Fund - Emergency support for Black Country Food Bank
£10,000	22/05/2020 11	The funding will be used to enable the local foodbank to meet the increase in demand for its services and continued support for vulnerable people and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crisis UK - Grant to Black Country Foodbank
£5,000	23/04/2020	Additional staffing for extended opening, food and travel costs
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Black Country Food Bank Limited
£3,000	15/04/2020 12	These are exceptional times for Black Country Food Bank where we are coordinating a massive increase in our core activities as we look to help to ensure that emergency food supplies and toiletries ....more These are exceptional times for Black Country Food Bank where we are coordinating a massive increase in our core activities as we look to help to ensure that emergency food supplies and toiletries reach local vulnerable people. We are having to rapidly adapt our approach due to Coronavirus, scaling up all our operations, finding new logistical approaches and this at a time where many of our own volunteers are having to self-isolate due to the pandemic. Black Country Foodbank helps vulnerable individuals and families in crisis through the provision of emergency food and toiletry supplies while a longer-term solution is developed. The services we provide have an enormous impact on the people who use them, giving them an important breathing space at a time of great need. Our key objective is to relieve financial hardship, sickness and need for persons in the Black Country (that is the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall), in particular but not exclusively by the provision of food and toiletries.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-69

COLIN MALTBY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director

JASON MARK RUSSELL (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Supply Chain Manager

JAYNE CORNS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: VALE OF STOUR METHODIST CIRCUIT,

LYNDON MASSEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Financial Consultant

PEGGY LA RUE Appointed: 2022

SATPAL BADHAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Worker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/06/2010, number: 1136676
Registered at Companies House on 10/08/2009, number: 06986325

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR13: 35 days late, AR11: 185 days late,

Main office

The Store House
Albion Street
Brierley Hill
DY5 3EE

Objectives

(A) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND NEED FOR PERSONS IN THE BLACK COUNTRY (THAT IS THE BOROUGHS OF DUDLEY, SANDWELL, WALSALL AND WOLVERHAMPTON) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD AND ADVICE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DUDLEY, SANDWELL, WALSALL AND WOLVERHAMPTON

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