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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

BISHOP'S STORTFORD FOOD BANK

The prevention or relief of poverty in Hertfordshire & Essex in particular, but not exclusively, by providing emergency food supplies & related provisions to individuals in need & to 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
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£148£89£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£67£85£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£117£69£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£30£21£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£27£16£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£13£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£11£10£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£13£12£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£27£15£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

https://www.bishopsstortfordfoodbank.com/

enquiries@bishopsstortfordfoodbank.com

07432 785976

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Essex, Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000 09/01/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000 01/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bishop's Stortford Food Bank
£1,867 23/10/2021
We want to enhance the experience for those using our food bank by redecorating the rooms we use and increasing the range of items we can give to people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON MARY JONES Appointed: 2019
  • GILLIAN MARY TURNER Appointed: 2022
  • HANNAH ELIZABETH HAINSBY Appointed: 2023
  • IAN DAVID WILLIAMS Appointed: 2019
  • JAMES ROBERT SUTTON TATCHELL Appointed: 2019
  • JANE ELIZABETH TOWNS Appointed: 2019
  • LOUISE CHARLOTTE TAUB Appointed: 2020
  • WILLIAM DAVID MACDONALD Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/11/2013, number: 1154800
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR20: 16 days late,
Main office

Methodist Church
34b South Street
Bishop's Stortford
CM23 3AZ

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN HERTFORDSHIRE AND ESSEX IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES AND RELATED PROVISIONS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN HERTFORDSHIRE AND ESSEX IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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