Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

CHESTERFIELD FOODBANK 

The relief of financial hardship in Chesterfield or other parts of the UK .Providing emergency food , essential toiletries and other household items to individuals and families in need
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 since inception
  • 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 well diversified in terms of gender

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

https://chesterfield.foodbank.org.uk/

info@chesterfield.foodbank.org.uk

07984589456

Charity Commission for England and WalesX

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
30/09/22£151£100£51n/an/an/an/an/a85
30/09/21£90£52£39n/an/an/an/an/a60
30/09/20£75£54£21n/an/an/an/an/a70
30/09/19£38£35£3n/an/an/an/an/a15
30/09/18£35£34£2£0£0£0n/a0100
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 85 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Trussell Trust£138,323
National Lottery Community Fund£7,000
Masonic Trust£250
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Chesterfield Foodbank
£7,000 06/01/2023
The funding will be used as a contribution to purchase food and essential items to support people in crisis who are referred for urgent help. Operating in Chesterfield the project aims to provide ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Chesterfield Foodbank
£5,000 13/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Chesterfield Foodbank
£27,772 18/03/2022
Contribution towards expansion and restructure of two existing paid positions within FB to enable greater strategic focus
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Chesterfield Foodbank
£101,945 21/02/2022
Generalist-level income maximisation advice 28 hpw, Specialist debt advice 10.5 hpw
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£250 24/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Chesterfield Foodbank
£3,606 03/03/2021
Coronavirus Emergency Grant

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/08/2017, number: 1174426
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

UNIT 3
CARWOOD ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
CARWOOD ROAD
SHEEPBRIDGE
CHESTERFIELD
S41 9QB

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN CHESTERFIELD 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 BYA) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATION 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 SERVICESC) TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS SUPPORTED BY LOCAL CHURCHES IN CHESTERFIELD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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