Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

ARNOLD FOODBANK 

Provides 3 days supply of Food to clients who have been referred to our services from local professionals.Provides signposting to other sources of support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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.arnold.foodbank.org.uk

info@arnold.foodbank.org.uk

07854690694

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£97£92£5n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/22£112£24£89n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/21£109£26£83n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/20£49£17£32n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/19£12£11£2n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/03/18£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 35 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Arnold Foodbank
£2,369 21/10/2023
We would use the funds raised to offer our visitors vouchers which can be exchanged for food at local shops, and provide household ware, e.g. microwaves, cleaning products and toiletries.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Arnold Foodbank
£5,000 14/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Arnold Foodbank
£88,282 21/02/2022
Generalist income maximisation adviser (0.6 FTE), Specialist senior debt adviser (0.2 FTE)
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Arnold Foodbank
£4,662 23/10/2021
We'd like to expand our volunteers advice and support capabilities and increase support for families around school holidays, all to serve the neediest people in our community.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Arnold Foodbank
£2,500 29/01/2021
Staff overtime; cleaning materials; volunteer mileage
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Arnold Foodbank
£4,163 15/05/2019
12
Warehouse Fittings, equipment
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Arnold Foodbank
£4,163 15/05/2019
Warehouse Fittings, equipment
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/11/2016, number: 1170229
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Daybrook Baptist Church
14 Mansfield Road
Daybrook
NOTTINGHAM
NG5 6AA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF ARNOLD FOODBANK ARE TO PROVIDE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN ARNOLD AND SURROUNDING AREA OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND OTHER 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 SIGNPOST TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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