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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

CHEDDAR VALLEY PLUS

To provide three days emergency food for those in need and referred by a supporting agency
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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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
31/07/23*£46£36£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22£36£41£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£40£30£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£32£8£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/08/19£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/08/18£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17?£3£6£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16?£7£3£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15£8£2£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

INFO@CHEDDARVALLEY.FOODBANK.ORG.UK

07794356228

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, Somerset,
Who it helps
  • 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 Cheddar Valley Foodbank
£5,000 27/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Cheddar Valley Foodbank
£15,398 07/05/2021
Rent and fit out new premises
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Emergency food bank funding
£2,000 31/03/2020
Providing food to families on low incomes
Somerset Community Foundation - Cheddar Food Bank and its future
£3,897 08/02/2017
12
Core funding

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DR NIGEL PETER LAKIN Appointed: 2023
  • ELAINE REYNOLDS Appointed: 2014
  • JULIE RAE MORRIS Appointed: 2023
  • KATHERINE BISHOP Appointed: 2020
  • PENELOPE COOKE Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/07/2014, number: 1157959
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR23: 69 days late,
Main office

TAMARISK
ROUND OAK ROAD
CHEDDAR
BS27 3BN

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE CHEDDAR VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, AS MOTIVATED BY THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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