Overall Score: 19 based on 10 data points

Finance: 2

Governance: 6

Support: 11

(no PartB)
Strong growth: +2,

Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,

Large volunteers +3, Supporters: +8

WEST CHESHIRE FOODBANK

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE CHESTER, ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON AREAS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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

Established: 11 years

www.westcheshire.foodbank.org.uk

info@westcheshire.foodbank.org.uk

0151 355 7730

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/22	£272,918	£169,005	£103,913	130
31/03/21	£437,618	£188,241	£249,377	100
31/03/20	£124,588	£112,885	£11,703	100
31/03/19	£101,127	£94,950	£6,177	119
31/03/18	£79,554	£66,344	£13,210	120
31/03/17	£51,419	£74,022	£-22,603	0
31/03/16	£82,169	£67,048	£15,121	0
31/03/15	£68,425	£41,302	£27,123	0
31/03/14	£55,309	£24,959	£30,350	0

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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

General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who works here?

130 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Cheshire West & Chester,

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	£293,168
Westminster Foundation	£18,966
Cheshire Community Foundation	£12,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation
£3,000	15/03/2023	Provision of fresh food, fruit and veg to supplement our 3 day emergency food parcels to local people in crisis. We are working on an average allowance to centres of £5 per voucher. Relief of ....more Provision of fresh food, fruit and veg to supplement our 3 day emergency food parcels to local people in crisis. We are working on an average allowance to centres of £5 per voucher. Relief of concerns over affording food or energy costs/healthier alternatives/dignity of greater choice
Cheshire Community Foundation
£2,500	07/09/2022	Neston Foodbank hub fresh food project
The Trussell Trust
£233,168	09/02/2022	1.6 FTE FI worker, training and IT equipment
The Trussell Trust
£60,000	17/09/2021	Pathfinder Strategic Lead
Cheshire Community Foundation
£2,000	02/08/2021	West Cheshire Foodbank currently provides nutritionally balanced ambient emergency food supplies to local people in financial crisis by way of a pre issued voucher from an approved referrer ....more West Cheshire Foodbank currently provides nutritionally balanced ambient emergency food supplies to local people in financial crisis by way of a pre issued voucher from an approved referrer confirming need and signposting to other agencies for longer term support. This is then provided from a network of 16 hubs. In Neston this is operated weekly from Neston Community Centre by valued Foodbank volunteers. WCFB would like to establish a local project to supplement these food supplies with fresh fruit and vegetables, locally sourced where possible. At present Neston hand out approx 12 emergency food boxes supporting 20+ local people weekly and demand is increasing. A grant will pay for fresh produce to supplement the ambient food boxes.
Cheshire Community Foundation
£5,000	23/04/2020	West Cheshire Foodbank provides emergency food for local people in financial crisis. This project will alleviate issues of hunger amongst the most needy in society by providing emergency boxes of ....more West Cheshire Foodbank provides emergency food for local people in financial crisis. This project will alleviate issues of hunger amongst the most needy in society by providing emergency boxes of food supplies. A grant will assist with Food acquisition from wholesale sources to replace huge fall away in traditional source of public food donations and prepare for an expected surge in requests over coming months as economic impact of unemployment hits (1.3 m new universal benefit claimants to date) impact of both short and medium term issues simply unquantifiable. It will also assist with professional overview/report of effects of Covid virus in tandem with our partners to inform powerful feedback to local and central government in due course and hopefully impact future policy. The project will primarily combat hunger amongst the most vulnerable in our society and provide a coherent evidence-based report (utilising established monitoring methods) of outcomes.
Westminster Foundation
£18,966	27/03/2020 3	Increased staffing hours - Covid 19 emergency response
Co-operative Group
£3,328	29/11/2017	We want to make our van available to like-minded charities with insurance, repairs, signage and fuel.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMANDA PEATFIELD
Appointed: 2021

IAN DAVID OULTON
Appointed: 2018

JAMES WILLIAM FORRESTER
Appointed: 2023

LINDA TOMPKINS
Appointed: 2023

NIGEL PARAMOR (Chair)
Appointed: 2021

REV DR RON REID
Appointed: 2017
Other trusteeships: THE BRITISH VACUUM COUNCIL, MISSION IN THE ECONOMY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/02/2013, number: 1150934
Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Main office

3-4 Stanney Mill Industrial Park
Dutton Green
Little Stanney
CHESTER
CH2 4SA

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE CHESTER, ELLESMERE PORT, NESTON AND CONTIGUOUS AREAS, BY MEANS OF A)IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED IN CHESTER, ELLESMERE PORT, NESTON AND CONTIGUOUS AREAS; B) SHARING FOOD SUPPLIES WITH CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY PRIMARILY IN CHESTER, ELLESMERE PORT, NESTON AND CONTIGUOUS AREAS, BUT ALSO ENGLAND AND WALES; C) COMMISSIONING AND DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH INTO CAUSES AND ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY PRIMARILY FOOD POVERTY; D) ANY OTHER SIMILAR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit: CHESTER, ELLESMERE PORT, NESTON AND CONTIGUOUS AREAS

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