Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

SWANSEA EASTSIDE FOODBANK

Receiving donations of food and other essential items. Distributing these to individuals financial 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 and contracts
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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

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£16£7£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£11£5£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£21£5£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£13£5£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£6£3£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£10£2£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

eastsidefoodbank@gmail.com

01792412755

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Swansea,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

  • ASHLEY MANSELL Appointed: 2021
  • DAVID JOHN EDWARDS Appointed: 2022
  • GEOFFREY JOHN ROBERTS Appointed: 2019
  • KATH PARRY Appointed: 2017
  • LILI STEPHENSON Appointed: 2023
  • MILIND PATEL Appointed: 2023
  • PAUL LLOYD Appointed: 2015
  • PETER JOHN ROGERS Appointed: 2021
  • RACHANA PATEL Appointed: 2019
  • THE REVD CHRISTOPHER GEORGE ILLTYD LEWIS (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Minister Of Religion (Baptist) Company Director
  • VICTORIA AMANDA EVANS Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/08/2015, number: 1163300
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

28 MANSEL ROAD
BONYMAEN
SWANSEA
SA1 7AU

Objectives

RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVISION OF FOOD AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS IN EAST SWANSEA AND SURROUNDING AREAS DIRECTLY OR VIA ORGANISATIONS WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT DIRECTLY OR VIA PARTNER AGENCIES TO ADDRESS THE CAUSES OF FINANCIAL DISTRESS AS RESOURCES PERMIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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