Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

NORTHERN DEVON FOODBANK

Provision of services to people in financial hardship, mainly but not exclusively, by offering food or vouchers. Running educational courses to help clients improve their ability to remain in good health. Signposting clients to additional services that may improve their ability to survive. Encouraging clients in the Christian faith
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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/03/23£204£82£121n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£125£59£66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£217£68£149n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£70£45£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£45£42£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£42£40£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£33£36£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£29£33£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.northerndevon.foodbank.org.uk

admin@northerndevon.foodbank.org.uk

01237422243

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
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 Northern Devon Foodbank
£5,000 26/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Northern Devon Foodbank
£155,250 31/03/2022
1x FTE CA advisor
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000 10/11/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Northern Devon Foodbank
£5,000 26/03/2020
Increase employee to full time; petrol

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JAMES ANDREW CRAIGIE (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • TRACEY ANNE TOFT Appointed: 2023
  • WENDY LO-VEL Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2015, number: 1162651
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR16: 122 days late,
Main office

SUPREME HOUSE
PITT LANE
BIDEFORD

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NORTHERN DEVON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS FROM TIME-TO-TIME THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) 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 POVERTYB) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MEANS OFOFFERING PRAYER, SPRITUAL GUIDANCE AND LITERATURE OF AN EVANGELISTIC OR TEACHING NATURE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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