Overall Score: 16 based on 10 data points
Finance: 2
Governance: 6
Support: 8
(no PartB)
Strong growth: +2,
Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Large volunteers +3, Gov Income, Supporters: +5

WARWICK DISTRICT FOODBANK 

Provision of seven local Trussell Trust seeded foodbank distribution centres for the supply of emergency food parcels to local clients referred to the foodbank via frontline welfare and community support agencies. In addition we provide signposting referrals to other support agencies who may be able to assist the clients out of their particular crisis.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • 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 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
Established: 9 years

http://warwickdistrict.foodbank.org.uk/

info@warwickdistrict.foodbank.org.uk

07850293383

Charity Commission for England and WalesTwitter

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/22£325,669£211,692£113,97772
31/12/21£244,990£198,598£46,39240
31/12/20£349,034£172,841£176,19380
31/12/19£138,844£139,494£-65050
31/12/18£138,220£135,515£2,70596
31/12/17£123,456£117,226£6,2300
31/12/16£31,608£37,717£-6,1090
31/12/15£32,692£30,098£2,5940

No information about staff salaries has been filed, which means that no-one was paid more than £60,000 in the latest financial year
What it does
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 72 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Warwickshire,

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
DCMS
£10,000 25/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
the Trussell Trust
£2,640 13/05/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs

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 02/03/2015, number: 1160705
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

Unit 8
Trident Park
Poseidon Way
Warwick
CV34 6SW

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN WARWICK, LEAMINGTON SPA AND KENILWORTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THAT ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:O 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 POVERTYO SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES AND TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, SUPPORTED BY CHURCHES IN WARWICK, LEAMINGTON SPA AND KENILWORTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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