Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

WIDNES FOODBANK

We provide in the area of Halton, north of the River Mersey and the surrounding area:a) emergency food boxes containing three days supply of balanced and nutritional foodstuffs to individuals in need and/or for distribution by charities and others working to prevent or relieve poverty;b) relevant information and other advisory services to individuals in need

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

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

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	£231	£206	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	125
31/12/21	£172	£147	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/12/20	£222	£137	£85	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	104
31/12/19	£87	£74	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	144
31/12/18	£66	£81	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	60
31/12/17	£72	£59	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£54	£52	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£46	£48	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£59	£46	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.widnesfoodbank.org.uk

contact@widnesfoodbank.org.uk

01514220031

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Halton,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
125 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CLARE BEDFORD Appointed: 2013

GERARD LANE Appointed: 2023

REV PETER WILLIAM DAWKIN (Chair) Appointed: 2013

REV JOHN ANTHONY RAWSTHORNE Appointed: 2018

JOHN MCKENNA Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: THE ST HELENS HOUSING ASSOCIATION TRUST,

REV MARK HARWOOD Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: SANKEY VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT, PENKETH METHODIST CHURCH, STOCKTON HEATH METHODIST CHURCH, TRINITY SAFE SPACE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/12/2013, number: 1155130

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Trinity Methodist URC Church
Peel House Lane
Widnes
WA8 6TJ

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THAT PART OF THE BOROUGH OF HALTON IN THE COUNTY OF CHESHIRE,WHICH IS NORTH OF THE RIVER MERSEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA,IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A)PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES CONTAINING THREE DAYS SUPPLY OF BALANCED AND NUTRITIONAL FOODSTUFFS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;B)THE PROVISION OF OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES

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