Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

DONCASTER FOODBANK (TRUSSELL TRUST) LTD 

The distribution of a balanced food parcel which will last three days.
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 material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
Established: 7 years

doncaster.foodbank.org.uk

info@doncaster.foodbank.org.uk

07568247288

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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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
31/10/22£139£79£60n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/10/21£82£48£33n/an/an/an/an/a28
31/10/20£69£31£38n/an/an/an/an/a34
31/10/19£36£37£-1n/an/an/an/an/a55
31/10/18£43£12£31£0£0£0n/a055
31/10/17£11£4£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Doncaster,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 60 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
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Doncaster Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Doncaster Foodbank
£91,162 24/03/2022
CA generalist adviser (4 dpw) and specialist debt adviser (1.6 dpw)
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Doncaster Foodbank (Trussell Trust) Limited
£2,500 29/10/2021
The funding will go directly towards the food and toiletries that we are most in need of at the foodbank. Although we rely predominantly on donations, there are items in our food parcel that are ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Doncaster Foodbank
£13,975 20/05/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Doncaster Foodbank
£13,975 20/05/2020
16 hpw Warehouse foodbank manager (2Y)
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Doncaster Foodbank
£37,065 01/04/2019
36
new p/t food bank manager position
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Doncaster Foodbank
£34,023 26/03/2019
Part time Foodbank PM
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Doncaster Foodbank
£3,000 12/02/2019
Laptops/tablets for warehouse/e-referral/volunteer training
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Doncaster Foodbank
£3,276 31/01/2019
12
Digital equipment; training space
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/02/2017, number: 1171639
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/10/2016, number: 10443311
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from DONCASTER BUSINESS FOR THE COMMUNITY on 28/02/2024
Main office

Doncaster Foodbank
Saica Natur
Sandal Stones Road
Kirk Sandal Industrial Estate
Doncaster
DN3 1TR

Objectives

'THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN [INSERT AREA OF BENEFIT] 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 POVERTYB) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICESAND TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, SUPPORTED BY CHURCHES IN (AREA OF BENEFIT).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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