Overall GiG Score: 20 ?
Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

ST ALBANS AND DISTRICT FOODBANK 

We run a food bank in the St Albans district area.
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 9 years

stalbansdistrict.foodbank.org.uk

info@stalbansdistrict.foodbank.org.uk

07759035043

Charity Commission for England and WalesX

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
30/09/22£236£137£99n/an/an/an/an/a130
30/09/21£235£66£169n/an/an/an/an/a125
30/09/20£182£54£128n/an/an/an/an/a120
30/09/19£47£31£16n/an/an/an/an/a90
30/09/18£25£25£0£0£0£0n/a080
30/09/17£31£15£16£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£11£15£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£35£11£25£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 130 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,

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 St Albans & District Foodbank
£116,445 17/10/2023
Local Organiser FT
The Trussell Trust - Grant to St Albans & District Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to St Albans & District Foodbank
£103,500 07/12/2021
24
50% funding for 1x CA advisor (20 hpw), for 2 years
The Trussell Trust - Grant to St Albans & District Foodbank
£23,874 07/05/2021
Dedicated warehouse
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to St Albans and District Foodbank
£3,964 12/02/2019
6
Grant to St Albans and District Foodbank

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/10/2014, number: 1158917
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
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit 3
Redbourn Industrial Park
Redbourn
Hertfordshire
AL3 7LG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY PRIMARILY IN ST ALBANS DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREAS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN ST ALBANS DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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