Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 8

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 14

PONTEFRACT FOOD BANK

The prevention and relief of poverty in Pontefract and surrounding area particularly but not exclusively by providing emergency food and supplies to individuals and families in need and signposting people to appropriate agencies.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no 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 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

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
31/08/23	£33	£11	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22	£17	£8	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21	£21	£14	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20	£20	£4	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19	£13	£6	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18	£10	£7	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17	£13	£10	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/16	£9	£7	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/15	£10	£5	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/14	£20	£7	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.pontefract.foodbank.org.uk

info@pontefract.foodbank.org.uk

07935530583

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

City Of Wakefield,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

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
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Pontefract Foodbank
£5,000	29/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Pontefract Foodbank
£3,500	28/09/2020	storage unit, shelves, lighting

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANN HARRIS Appointed: 2019

BRENDA LEE Appointed: 2020

GARY BYRNE Appointed: 2021

MARK FOY Appointed: 2021

SHARON DEVLIN Appointed: 2020

WAYNE CLARIDA Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/01/2014, number: 1155552

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

C/O CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH
NEWGATE
PONTEFRACT
WF8 1NB

Objectives

THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PONTEFRACT AND SURROUNDING AREA, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED, AND SIGNPOSTING PEOPLE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES.

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