Overall Score: 12 based on 10 data points
Finance: 2
Governance: 1
Support: 9
(no PartB)
Strong growth: +2,
Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3, No Gift Aid: -5,
Large volunteers +5, Supporters: +4

BARNSLEY FOOD BANK PARTNERSHIP 

The food bank partnership operates across Barnsley . In year one 7 spokes were established opening 8 sessions a week . We have recruited and trained 56 referral agencies . We have collected 35,437kg of food and distributed 31,205kg of food . this is equivalent to approximately ?52,424 . We received 2,364 referrals and fed 4,344 people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very 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 including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity raises funds from the public but is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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: 10 years

07731919444

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/09/22£152,145£78,429£73,716120
30/09/21£144,512£66,621£77,89150
30/09/20£84,261£55,149£29,112133
30/09/19£50,290£41,878£8,412124
30/09/18£25,325£39,760£-14,43525
30/09/17£12,974£41,208£-28,2340
30/09/16£77,473£46,371£31,1020
30/09/15£78,757£54,650£24,1070
30/09/14£26,571£50,924£-24,3530

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
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 120 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley,

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£13,123
DCMS£8,018
The National Lottery Community Fund£6,899
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust
£4,686 24/02/2021
Increase Warehouse worker from P/T to F/T
The Trussell Trust
£3,750 07/12/2020
8 months storage costs
DCMS
£8,018 25/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
The National Lottery Community Fund
£6,899 31/03/2020
12
The funding will be used to pay the running costs of a local food bank, as well as offering cooking sessions for people locally to learn how to make healthy meals. The project aims to provide support ....more
the Trussell Trust
£4,687 26/03/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/09/2013, number: 1153906
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

8 Gildhurst Court
Birdwell
BARNSLEY
S70 5ST

Objectives

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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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