Overall Score: 14 based on 10 data points
Finance: 2
Governance: 6
Support: 6
(no PartB)
Strong growth: +2,
Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Large volunteers +5, Supporters: +1

RUNCORN AND DISTRICT FOODBANK 

Runcorn and District Foodbank activities are the prevention or relief of poverty - by providing emergency food boxes containing a supply of balanced and nutritional foodstuffs to individuals in need and provides signposting to relevant information and other advisory services. Non-perishable food is donated by the community and is distributed to individuals via seven distribution centres.
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 since inception
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • 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: 7 years

www.runcorndistrict.foodbank.org.uk

info@runcorndistrict.foodbank.org.uk

07922072906

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/22£93,310£92,147£1,163130
31/03/21£110,420£39,003£71,417178
31/03/20£26,685£29,685£-3,000124
31/03/19£42,083£39,322£2,761120
31/03/18£28,082£9,684£18,398114
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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 130 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire West & Chester, Halton,

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
Masonic Charitable Foundation
£1,000 02/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-operative Group
£15,734 19/11/2018
We wish to continue to feed families in crisis during the Universal Credit rollout which leaves people on benefits in crisis.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2016, number: 1169600
  • 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

53a Russell Road
Runcorn
WA7 4BH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THAT PART OF THE BOROUGH OF HALTON IN THE COUNTY OF CHESHIRE, WHICH IS SOUTH OF THE RIVER MERSEY, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF NORTH CHESHIRE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:(A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES CONTAINING A SUPPLY OF BALANCED AND NUTRITIONAL FOODSTUFFS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;(B) THE PROVISION OF OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES;(C) SUPPORTING PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES THAT PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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