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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

BRIDGEND FOODBANK

The objects set out in section 3 of the Trust deed describes what the Charity sets out to achieve viz:The relief of poverty, hardship and distress, in particular but not exclusively by:1) The provision of emergency food supplies to individuals and families2) Supporting existing agencies working with the distressed and destitute by donating food in bulk.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

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 £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/23£318£276£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/22£201£155£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/21£218£174£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/20£217£130£87n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/19£122£126£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/18£110£110£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17£99£103£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/16£101£99£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/15£112£109£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/14£129£114£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/13£70£63£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/12*£53£34£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.bridgend.foodbank.org.uk

info@bridgend.foodbank.org.uk

01656750016

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Bridgend,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bridgend Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bridgend Foodbank
£155,250 30/03/2022
Full-time CA adviser
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bridgend Foodbank
£22,395 26/05/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bridgend Foodbank
£22,395 26/05/2020
Administrator/Manager job share plus IT equipment (2Y)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANGELA MARGARET RACKHAM Appointed: 2013
  • CLAIRE MARIAN YOUNG Appointed: 2023
  • JEFFERSON HOUSEMAN TILDESLEY MBE Appointed: 2011
  • JOHN HORNSBY Appointed: 2014
  • JONATHON PAUL DAVIES (Chair) Appointed: 2011
  • KEVIN TAYLOR Appointed: 2023
  • MIKE RICHARDSON Appointed: 2016
  • MARK BRAMPTON Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/07/2011, number: 1142714
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR12: 22 days late,
Main office

Bridgend Foodbank
c/o Hope Baptist Church
Station Hill
Bridgend
CF31 1EA

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY :-1) THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES2) SUPPORTING EXISTING AGENCIES WORKING WITH THE DISTRESSED AND DESTITUTE BY DONATING FOOD IN BULK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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