Overall Score: 18 based on 10 data points
Finance: 2
Governance: 6
Support: 10
(no PartB)
Strong growth: +2,
Good trustee age range: +3, Dynamic board: +3,
Large volunteers +5, Gov Income, Supporters: +5

WAVENEY FOODBANK 

Collection of food supplies from the general public and delivery of crisis support food supplies to people in short term difficulty with food bills, as assessed by welfare professionals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

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.waveney.foodbank.org.uk

info@waveney.foodbank.org.uk

07484394749

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/22£200,738£67,105£133,633180
31/03/21£201,934£43,675£158,25940
31/03/20£62,754£33,136£29,61880
31/03/19£22,425£18,822£3,60380
31/03/18£11,980£17,542£-5,56280
31/03/17£25,893£12,100£13,7930
31/03/16£7,351£11,843£-4,4920
31/03/15£12,323£10,638£1,6850
31/03/14£20,899£8,477£12,4220

What it does
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 180 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,

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£7,818
Suffolk Community Foundation£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Charitable Foundation
£1,000 18/11/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Trussell Trust
£287 10/09/2021
Mental Health First Aid
Suffolk Community Foundation
£3,000 20/03/2020
12
Donor designated payment from Food & Drink Fund.
the Trussell Trust
£3,766 30/10/2019
12
Kitchen equipment for community lunch
The Trussell Trust
£3,766 30/10/2019
Kitchen equipment for community lunch
Suffolk Community Foundation
£3,500 23/02/2017
Towards core costs.
Suffolk Community Foundation
£3,000 23/01/2017
Towards core running costs.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-80
  • GINA COLE (Chair)
    Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Civil Servant
  • KEVIN GUNN
    Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Compliance Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2013, number: 1151679
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/11/2012, number: 08283316
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

Unit 9/B
Brome Industrial Park
Airfield Industrial Estate
EYE
IP23 7HN

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (BENEFICIARIES) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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