Overall Score: 14 based on 11 data points
Finance: 0
Governance: 0
Support: 14
(no PartB)
Narrow trustee age band: -2, Dynamic board: +3, Mainly female board: -1,
Large volunteers +5, Supporters: +9

STOKE-ON-TRENT FOODBANK 

The prevention or relief of poverty in Stoke-on-Trent and the surrounding area by providing food to local people who are in need of emergency supplies and by such other means as the trustees determine.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • 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
Established: 11 years

http://stokeontrent.foodbank.org.uk/contact

info@stokeontrent.foodbank.org.uk

07496564436

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseTwitter

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/22£284,430£187,040£97,390250
31/03/21£475,809£228,809£247,000250
31/03/20£199,852£152,729£47,123200
31/03/19£87,412£82,600£4,812200
31/03/18£82,690£94,629£-11,939300
31/03/17£138,528£110,685£27,8430
31/03/16£101,479£128,108£-26,6290
31/03/15£200,670£148,326£52,3440
31/03/14£139,231£79,810£59,4210

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
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 250 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Stoke-on-trent City,

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£488,278
The National Lottery Community Fund£39,996
DCMS£30,500
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£9,793
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust£9,568
Co-operative Group£4,807
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The National Lottery Community Fund
£9,998 02/09/2022
The funding will be used to respond to the cost of living crisis and resultant food poverty by enabling this group to continue collecting and providing meals through their busy foodbank including ....more
The Trussell Trust
£157,058 15/03/2022
Pathfinder Lead, Business and community development Co-ordinator 30 dpw
The Trussell Trust
£180,211 09/02/2022
FT Debt Adviser, PT Team Support Asst and project costs
Masonic Charitable Foundation
£2,500 02/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-operative Group
£2,055 23/10/2021
We provide food parcels and financial support for the most vulnerable within Stoke-on-Trent. Volunteers are the heart of what we do - they are part of the community helping the community.
The National Lottery Community Fund
£9,998 18/06/2021
The funding will be used to cover the salary of a van driver and volunteer costs for the group's foodbank service. The project will enable the group to continue collecting and delivering food to ....more
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust
£9,568 27/04/2021
The funding is to support a new part-time Referral Agency Liaison, and E-referral/ Signposting Co-ordinator. This postholder will provide relief of food poverty by effectively signposting ....more
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
£9,793 24/02/2021
50% as salary costs for a food bank in Stoke-on-Trent.
DCMS
£30,500 05/10/2020
"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
The National Lottery Community Fund
£10,000 22/05/2020
11
The funding will be used to pay for a van driver and volunteer expenses so the group can continue offering their foodbank services. The project aims to support the community during COVID-19 and ....more
The Trussell Trust
£5,000 24/03/2020
24 hpw admin staff; extra cleaning hours; diesel
Co-operative Group
£2,752 15/11/2019
We want to continue providing three days' emergency food for local people in crisis - to date we've served over 59,500 people.
the Trussell Trust
£73,005 20/04/2019
36
Additional hours for food bank manager; systems coordinator post
The Trussell Trust
£73,005 26/03/2019
New coordinator & increase FB Manager hours
The National Lottery Community Fund
£10,000 22/02/2019
12
This funding will be used to contribute to staff costs of the local food bank. The project aims to increase the capacity of the organisation to support and reach people in need.
Co-operative Group
£4,449 29/11/2017
We want provisions and resources for the foodbank as well as repair, tax, insure and maintain the foodbank's van.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-73
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/02/2013, number: 1150820
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/12/2012, number: 08334798
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

Stoke-On-Trent Food Bank
Magdalen Road
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST3 3HS

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN STOKE-ON-TRENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING FOOD TO LOCAL PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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