Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 9

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 16

BLACKPOOL FOOD BANK

To relieve financial hardship and to promote and preserve goodhealth amongst the general public in the Blackpool area by theprovision of funds, food, goods and services of any kind as deemedappropriate by the trustees

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
This charity has a robust balance sheet
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 including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Established: 11 years

www.blackpoolfoodbank.co.uk

info@blackpoolfoodbank.co.uk

01253 358842

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/12/22		£876	£675	£201	£0	£900	£694	12.3	7	150
31/12/21		£863	£676	£187	£0	£556	£509	9	5	45
31/12/20		£486	£250	£236	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/12/19		£302	£260	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/18	*	£49	£22	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	45
31/12/17		£29	£25	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	*	£21	£15	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£8	£10	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£12	£4	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 12.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: INF

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Blackpool,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

7 employees
150 volunteers

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£549,676
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	£144,936
DCMS	£60,595
Cheshire Community Foundation	£1,007

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Social Action Development
£1,007	20/12/2022	Social Action Development
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£450	15/02/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Blackpool Food Bank
£493,000	26/01/2021 35	Blackpool Food Bank provides food to homeless people in the area as well as vulnerable groups like veterans and refugees. Funding will enable Blackpool Food Bank to tackle food poverty and its root ....more Blackpool Food Bank provides food to homeless people in the area as well as vulnerable groups like veterans and refugees. Funding will enable Blackpool Food Bank to tackle food poverty and its root causes in Blackpool and the surrounding area.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£60,595	29/09/2020	"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 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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
£72,468	17/06/2020	The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable ....more The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable due to the economic impacts of Covid-19.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
£72,468	17/06/2020	The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable ....more The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable due to the economic impacts of Covid-19.
National Lottery Community Fund - Feeding Blackpool
£56,676	11/05/2020 5	A foodbank project which has seen a huge increase in demand since lockdown. The organisation has adapted services by providing hot meals to formerly homeless people who are now housed in B&Bs ....more A foodbank project which has seen a huge increase in demand since lockdown. The organisation has adapted services by providing hot meals to formerly homeless people who are now housed in B&Bs with no cooking facilities doorstep delivery of food parcels to people in food poverty people unable to shop and have no support network those who have recently become unemployed and people discharged from hospital.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Springfield Project
£9,997	31/05/2018 12	Funding will be used to fit out the additional space that the foodbank has aquired with shelving and freezers. This is additional storage space will enable the group to accept more donations ....more Funding will be used to fit out the additional space that the foodbank has aquired with shelving and freezers. This is additional storage space will enable the group to accept more donations including frozen foods. Food parcels will be distributed to disadvantaged people.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW JAMES STUBBS Appointed: 2024

ELLEN RUTH MILLER Appointed: 2022

JOHN MCNEIL COWAN REID (Chair) Appointed: 2013

KATHRYN HELEN SHANE Appointed: 2023

KENNY MEW Appointed: 2023

LESLIE JAMES NOLAND Appointed: 2013

SANDY TOWNSEND-WALLACE Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/08/2013, number: 1153538

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR18: 13 days late, AR16: 24 days late,

Main office

Unit 2
Holly Close
Whitehills Business Park
BLACKPOOL
FY4 5QP

Objectives

TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE BLACKPOOL AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, FOOD, GOODS AND SERVICES OF ANY KIND AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES

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