Overall Score: 15 based on 10 data points
Finance: 2
Governance: 5
Support: 8
(no PartB)
Strong growth: +2,
No conflicts policy: -1, Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Large volunteers +5, Supporters: +3

TAMESIDE EAST FOODBANK 

Tameside Foodbank collects donations of non-perishable food and money from the local public, churches and businesses, stores the food and distribute it to families and individuals experiencing food poverty. It works with local voluntary and statutory agencies to identify people in need.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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

tamesideeast.foodbank.org

info@tamesideeast.foodbank.org.uk

07396507213

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/22£57,190£36,105£21,08572
31/12/21£37,603£27,375£10,22850
31/12/20£69,713£24,845£44,86850
31/12/19£17,099£24,845£-7,746100
31/12/18£23,896£5,258£18,638100
31/12/17£7,100£4,990£2,1100
31/12/16£7,261£4,649£2,6120
31/12/15£6,315£4,068£2,2470
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What it does
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 72 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Tameside,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years:
The Trussell Trust£5,500
Forever Manchester£5,000
Crisis UK£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Forever Manchester
£5,000 01/05/2020
Foodbank for struggling residents
The Trussell Trust
£5,500 22/04/2020
Coronavirus Emergency Grant
Crisis UK
£5,000 09/04/2020
Food for foodbank

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2015, number: 1161048
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

Holy Trinity & Christ Church
The Church Office
19 Corporation Street
STALYBRIDGE
SK15 2JS

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN THE EAST TAMESIDE AREA WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(1)PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED; AND(2) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, 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
360 Giving
CharityBase
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