Overall Score: 13 based on 10 data points
Finance: 2
Governance: 6
Support: 0
(no PartB)
Strong growth: +2,
Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Large volunteers +5,

KIDDERMINSTER FOODBANK 

Object of Kidderminster Foodbank as part of the Trussell Trust, is to relieve persons in the district of Wyre Forest and the surrounding areas in financial hardship by providing emergency food, essential toiletries and household items to individuals and families for distributions by charities or other organisations to prevent or relieve poverty. To include signposting to advisory services.
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 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:

  • 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

www.kidderminster.foodbank.org.uk

info@kidderminster.foodbank.org.uk

01562 822771

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UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/04/22£68,626£30,913£37,71339
30/04/21£65,476£25,713£39,76340
30/04/20£24,182£19,943£4,23950
30/04/19£24,724£13,921£10,80350
30/04/18£14,794£10,410£4,38450
30/04/17£10,667£11,904£-1,2370
30/04/16£11,281£11,905£-6240

What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 39 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/11/2014, number: 1159223
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

Unit 9 Swan Shopping Centre
Blackwell Street
Kidderminster
DY10 2PD

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE DISTRICT OF WYRE FOREST AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:-I. PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.II.SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING(BUT NOT LIMITED TO)THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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