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Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 27 ?

THE CAMBRIDGE CITY FOODBANK

Our Vision is to end the need for foodbanks in the UK. While we work toward this goal, our local Mission remains to meet the need for emergency and affordable food, and tackle the causes of poverty, by harnessing the power of the community. Our Foodbank Welcome Centres provide 3 days' worth of emergency food, and our network of affordable food clubs support people in persistent food insecurity.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several 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 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:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly

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
30/09/23£773£610£163£0£1,161£1,09821.67227
30/09/22£447£366£81n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£522£311£211£1£924£92435.74192
30/09/20£597£184£413£1£710£69745.42200
30/09/19£151£127£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£129£77£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£111£59£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£86£67£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£167£131£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£182£107£75n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 21.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 19 months
Quick Ratio: 45.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 12 years

www.cambridgecityfoodbank.org.uk

info@ccfb.org.uk

07772 538628

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

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
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to Cambridge City Foodbank
£1,000 14/12/2023
Grant to Cambridge City Foodbank
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Donor requested application
£3,000 07/09/2023
towards the ongoing costs of running Cambridge City Foodbank
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Cambridge City Foodbank
£171,575 20/03/2023
Local Organiser Salary (3yrs), direct emp costs, volunteer expenses, publicity
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Cambridge City Foodbank
£108,000 28/11/2022
CA adviser FT
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Cambridge City Foodbank
£5,000 12/10/2022
Emergency grant
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to Cambridge City Foodbank
£10,000 21/05/2020
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to provide fuel vouchers to 200 Cambridge residents to top-up pre-pay meters to ensure that no-one who receives a food parcel is then unable to heat/cook the food provided due to insufficient funds.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cambridge City Foodbank
£7,230 04/08/2017
Help our volunteers to support people in crisis to focus their energy on recovery rather than worrying about how to find the next meal.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-77
  • ALFRED SUNIL MUTHUNATHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Infromation Officer
  • DEBORAH MAUREEN HARGREAVES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor
  • JOANNE RACHEL FUNK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Project Manager
  • MARTIN RUSSELL EVANS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • NICOLA CAMERON PEARSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Onsultant
  • PETER REGINALD GRAHAM CHILDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Manager
  • RICHARD KEITH JOHNSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance Director
  • STEPHEN THORNTON CBE (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Non-Executive Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2012, number: 1149883
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/08/2012, number: 08175815
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE CAMBRIDGE CITY FOODBANK
2 ORWELL HOUSE
COWLEY ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 0PP

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING FOOD AND RELIEF GOODS TO THE NEEDY AND DESTITUTE IN PARTICULAR WITHIN A 25 MILE RADIUS OF CAMBRIDGE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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