Overall Score: 18 based on 10 data points
Finance: 0
Governance: 6
Support: 12
(no PartB)
Strong growth: +2, Deficit latest year: -2,
Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Large volunteers +3, Supporters: +9

BOURNEMOUTH FOODBANK 

The relief of financial hardship among people living or working in Bournemourth, Dorset and surrounding area by holding stocks of food and giving food to those who are seen as needy
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 12 years

www.bournemouth.foodbank.org.uk

MANAGER@BOURNEMOUTH.FOODBANK.ORG.UK

01202394505

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This Charity did not raise funds from the public in its latest financial period


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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
30/09/22£266,269£382,730£-116,461200
30/09/21£203,141£129,852£73,289130
30/09/20£191,956£123,749£68,207388
30/09/19£72,143£76,170£-4,027300
30/09/18£103,754£58,429£45,325320
30/09/17£43,214£55,989£-12,7750
30/09/16£71,301£50,479£20,8220
30/09/15£27,941£41,194£-13,2530
30/09/14£46,254£35,117£11,1370
30/09/13£43,605£34,613£8,9920
30/09/12£43,265£31,817£11,4480
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No information about staff salaries has been filed, which means that no-one was paid more than £60,000 in the latest financial year
What it does
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 200 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Bournemouth, Dorset,

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
The Trussell Trust£190,352
Dorset Community Foundation£25,000
DCMS£9,600
The Grocers' Charity£7,000
The National Lottery Community Fund£5,230
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£5,000
Crisis UK£5,000
Co-operative Group£2,833
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Dorset Community Foundation
£7,500 06/12/2022
Vouchers for hot meals at the Foodbank Cafe
Dorset Community Foundation
£3,000 01/12/2022
To support the community cafe at Bournemouth Foodbank to provide hot meals and a warm place for those facing poverty
The Grocers' Charity
£3,500 22/06/2022
Towards core costs supporting struggling families with babies and young children in Bournemouth, a high deprivation area. The charity offers free baby clothes, essential baby items, maternity wear ....more
The Grocers' Charity
£3,500 22/06/2022
Towards core costs supporting struggling families with babies and young children in Bournemouth, a high deprivation area. The charity offers free baby clothes, essential baby items, maternity wear ....more
Dorset Community Foundation
£7,000 21/06/2022
Contributions to food stock and core costs for core activities of charity providing crisis food parcels
Dorset Community Foundation
£7,500 07/12/2021
Core costs for charity running a food pantry, offering low cost food for members, who are facing poverty
The Trussell Trust
£86,072 06/12/2021
Marketing and Comms Manager
The National Lottery Community Fund
£5,230 12/11/2021
The organisation will use the funding to develop a community space to support families in hardship or experiencing child poverty. They will run toddler sessions mother and child groups to address ....more
The Trussell Trust
£28,191 07/05/2021
kitchen, meeting spaces, training rooms
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
£5,000 02/02/2021
9% as running costs for a foodbank in Bournemouth
the Trussell Trust
£5,000 07/10/2020
CV emergency costs: premises costs
DCMS
£9,600 15/06/2020
"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
Crisis UK
£5,000 30/04/2020
Funding for additional food stocks to meet increased demand
the Trussell Trust
£5,000 03/04/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
the Trussell Trust
£3,446 11/02/2020
New foodbank centre set up
The Trussell Trust
£3,446 11/02/2020
New foodbank centre set up
the Trussell Trust
£29,598 10/12/2019
24
office manager + IT kit
The Trussell Trust
£29,598 10/12/2019
office manager + IT kit
Co-operative Group
£2,833 15/11/2019
We would like to run a holiday club for families in Boscombe to tackle hunger and isolation during the school holidays.
The National Lottery Community Fund
£10,000 03/05/2018
12
The funding will be used to develop an information system to help homeless people identify places where they can get support. The system will also give local people and organisations the opportunity ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/2011, number: 1143446
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

118 Haviland Rd
Bournemouth
DORSET
BH7 6HW

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN BOURNEMOUTH ,DORSET,AND SURROUNDING AREA, BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FOOD AND OTHER RELIEF WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF RESOURCES.B) TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT POVERTY, THROUGH UNDERTAKING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO POVERTY AND THE MOST APPRPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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