Overall Score: 17 based on 10 data points
Finance: 2
Governance: 6
Support: 9
(no PartB)
Strong growth: +2,
Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Large volunteers +3, Supporters: +6

LEEDS SOUTH AND EAST FOODBANK 

Operating Trussell Trust licensed foodbank in the south and east of the city of Leeds.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • 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 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: 10 years

http://leedssouthandeast.foodbank.org.uk/

info@leedssouthandeast.foodbank.org.uk

0113 2772229

Charity Commission for England and WalesTwitter

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
31/03/22£305£268£38n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/21£515£221£294£0£365£36319.74100
31/03/20£293£253£40n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/19?£211£230£-19n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/17£152£122£29n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/12/16£144£149£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/15£61£81£-20n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/14£92£39£53n/an/an/an/an/a0

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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 60 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds 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£145,966
Leeds Community Foundation£12,500
The National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
DCMS£10,000
CAF£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation
£2,500 13/10/2020
24
To introduce immediate and virtual signposting, and to provide advisory services to our clients.
Leeds Community Foundation
£10,000 04/08/2020
4
Grant to Leeds South and East Foodbank (formerly Leeds Foodbank)
DCMS
£10,000 04/08/2020
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
CAF
£10,000 04/05/2020
3
Grant to Leeds South and East Foodbank to support the organisation through COVID19
The National Lottery Community Fund
£10,000 24/04/2020
16
The funding will be used to make operational changes to the services they provide to local communities. The project will allow the group to provide an effective response to people affected by the ....more
the Trussell Trust
£5,000 14/04/2020
CV emergency costs: warehouse costs & food
the Trussell Trust
£5,000 07/04/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
the Trussell Trust
£4,448 15/08/2019
12
Training / Extra hours for Dev. Manager
The Trussell Trust
£4,448 15/08/2019
Training / Extra hours for Dev. Manager
the Trussell Trust
£3,444 15/05/2019
12
Equipment, safety wear, laptops
The Trussell Trust
£3,444 15/05/2019
Equipment, safety wear, laptops
the Trussell Trust
£50,091 08/04/2019
36
new p/t Development Manager and new p/t Warehouse & Logistics Coordinator
The Trussell Trust
£50,091 26/03/2019
PT Development manager/ PT Warehouse coordinator
the Trussell Trust
£10,000 07/02/2019
12
Additional staff
The Trussell Trust
£10,000 12/12/2018
6-month premises rent & van
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/10/2013, number: 1154363
  • 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

Unit 18
Millshaw Park Industrial Estate
Leeds
LS11 0LR

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PEOPLE IN LEEDS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN SUCH WAYS AS TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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