Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 12

HOUNSLOW COMMUNITY FOODBOX

We provide food and staple household goods to those in the community of the London Borough of Hounslow who are in need and referred to us by approved referral agencies.

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 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

http://www.hounslowfoodbox.org.uk/

info@hounslowfoodbox.org.uk

07957364187

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£161	£143	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/22	£70	£63	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/21	£169	£47	£122	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/20	£18	£16	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/19	£16	£7	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	33
31/03/18	£14	£2	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hounslow,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
100 volunteers

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
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Community Foodbox
£1,000	19/10/2022	To enable the Food Box to reach more of the community and to enable them to provide food hampers and Christmas gifts for the recipient children
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hounslow Community FoodBox
£843	23/10/2021	We want to reach and support all those in our community who might be worried about how they are going to put food on the table and offer advice and support in a confidential and understanding way.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Community Foodbox
£15,000	15/11/2017 1	Providing emergency food and essential items six days a week to those in need based on a referral from one of over 150 professional partners (client numbers were 5000 households in 2016-17). The ....more Providing emergency food and essential items six days a week to those in need based on a referral from one of over 150 professional partners (client numbers were 5000 households in 2016-17). The grant will be used to expand the home delivery service to support clients living too far away to walk but without the funds to get public transport. It will also be used to hold a seminar for referral partners and other stakeholders and buy uniforms for volunteers.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Community Foodbox
£180	15/11/2017	The success of this project is dependent on the support and good will of neighbours, volunteers, and businesses and community members who make donations. The group would like to hold a coffee/cake ....more The success of this project is dependent on the support and good will of neighbours, volunteers, and businesses and community members who make donations. The group would like to hold a coffee/cake morning event for them as a thank you. The event will also allow volunteers who work different shifts to meet each other and provide an opportunity to recruit more volunteers. It is expected that 50 people will attend.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CORINNA SMART (Chair) Appointed: 2020

CLAIRE ADAMS Appointed: 2023

EDWIN GUY LAMBERT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Councillor, Other trusteeship: THE THOMAS LAYTON COLLECTION,

HOWARD DAWSON Appointed: 2021

MICHAEL SAUNDERS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/12/2016, number: 1170666

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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

Hounslow Community FoodBox
Brickfield Lane
Brentford
TW8 8JN

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW AND THE 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 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.B) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.

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