Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

STROUD DISTRICT FOODBANK CIO

THE OPERATION OF A FOODBANK IN THE STROUD DISTRICT INVOLVING THE PROVISION OF FOOD AND OCCASIONALLY OTHER ITEMS FOR THOSE IN SHORT-TERM CRISIS, AND THE SIGNPOSTING TO AGENCIES WHO WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE LONGER TERM SUPPORT WHERE APPROPRIATE.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
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: 6 years

strouddistrict.foodbank.org.uk

info@strouddistrict.foodbank.org.uk

01453367077

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	£459	£371	£88	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/22	£218	£169	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/21	£547	£274	£273	£0	£413	£413	18.1	3	300
31/03/20	£108	£70	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	292
31/03/19	£80	£60	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	140

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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

Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
200 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 Stroud District Foodbank
£5,000	19/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stroud District Foodbank
£61,836	25/05/2021 24	CA worker (22.5 hpw) dedicated to food bank clients, for 2 years
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stroud District Foodbank
£25,813	25/06/2019 36	Food Bank Development Coordinator
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stroud District Foodbank
£25,813	25/06/2019	Food Bank Development Coordinator
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stroud District Foodbank
£5,000	15/05/2019 12	New van
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stroud District Foodbank
£5,000	15/05/2019	New vehicle

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALASTAIR GEOFFREY KENDALL Appointed: 2022

BRIAN ROY CHAPMAN Appointed: 2022

DR PIPPA MEDCALF FRCP MBE Appointed: 2019

LAWRENCE JAMES MILLER Appointed: 2022

PHILIP BRIAN COYSH (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: IGNITION GLOUCESTERSHIRE,

PIPPA DICKINSON Appointed: 2020

SOPHIA CAROLINE ANNABEL ACLAND Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: FRIENDS OF ALDERLEY CHURCH, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL HALLOWS BY THE TOWER WITH ST. DUNSTAN'S IN THE EAST, LONDON,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/12/2017, number: 1176306

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

01/06/2018 - Asset transfer in from PULTON TEEKLE AND OTHERS
07/11/2019 - Asset transfer in from STROUD DISTRICT BASICS BANK

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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
Investment
Paying staff
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

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from STROUD DISTRICT BASICS BANK on 07/11/2019

Main office

Unit 19
Canal Iron Works
Hope Mill Lane
London Road
Brimscombe
STROUD

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN STROUD DISTRICT 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 SERVICES.

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