WYTHENSHAWE FOOD BANK 

To provide Food and other essential items to people experiencing food crisis and extreme poverty in Wythenshawe through an organisation of food banks supported by trained volunteers.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from at least one prominent grant maker recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity raises funds from the public but is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Established: 7 years

wythenshawe.foodbank.org.uk

info@wythenshawe.foodbank.org.uk

07518198645

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
03/04/22£36,490£39,212£-2,7225
03/04/21£75,369£15,958£59,4115
03/04/20£25,124£25,670£-54620
03/04/19£38,176£22,469£15,70725
03/04/18£8,675£29,628£-20,95320
03/04/17£0£0£0

What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 5 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
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,

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.

Donor
Amount/When/Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust
£5,000 03/06/2020
staffing, food, PPE, hygiene products, petrol
The Trussell Trust
£5,500 22/04/2020
Coronavirus Emergency Grant
Manchester City Council
£7,227 29/03/2020
NIF grant to Wythenshawe Food Banks towards Covid-19 Response

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

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

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/01/2016, number: 1165044
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

The Enterprise Centre
34 Benchill Road
MANCHESTER
M22 8LF

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF FROM POVERTY IN WYTHENSHAWE, GREATER MANCHESTER, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND FOOD AND BASIC ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND OTHER CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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