Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

WIRRAL FOODBANK 

We collect food from the public via Churches, schools and supermarkets and through a voucher scheme held by frontline agencies registered with Wirral Foodbank who signpoint clients to us, we provide free three days worth of food for individuals and families in Crisis.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
31/08/22*£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21*£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£4£45£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£43£35£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£43£44£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£52£37£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14*£39£29£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£21£7£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£24£14£10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.wirral.foodbank.org.uk

trustees@wirralfoodbank.org.uk

01516387090

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wirral,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Food Bank Plus
£20,000 20/03/2020
24
The organisation aims to provide emergency food to local people in crisis across Wirral as well as address the root cause. Funding for the group will enable them to continue to help service users by ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2011, number: 1145123
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
11 returns made; AR22: 3 days late, AR21: 2 days late, AR14: 166 days late,
Main office

Unit 14 Wirral Business Centre
Dock Road
Birkenhead
Wirral
CH41 1JW

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND SPECIFICALLY THE WIRRAL AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR DISTRESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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