Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

CHEADLE & DISTRICT FOODBANK 

TO COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD ITEMS TO THOSE IN NEED VIA A VOUCHER SYSTEM AS DICTATED BY THE TRUSSEL TRUST
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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£64£19£45n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/12/21£8£5£2n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/20£15£4£11n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/12/19£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/18£6£3£2£0£0£0n/a030
31/12/17£2£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£2£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£10£6£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 32 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Cheadle & District Foodbank
£135,536 18/10/2022
0.8 FTE CA caseworker and 0.4 FTE project support
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Cheadle & District Foodbank
£5,000 13/10/2022
Emergency grant

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2014, number: 1156477
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

15 Windmill Drive
Marchington
UTTOXETER
ST14 8JP

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD ITEMS TO THOSE IN NEED

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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