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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

WESTON-SUPER-MARE FOODBANK

Weston-super-Mare foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks. We provide emergency food parcels for people in need in our community and offer other support services to our clients.
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 and 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£237£179£58n/a
31/03/22£127£105£22n/a
31/03/21£202£90£111n/a
31/03/20£83£47£36n/a
31/03/19£83£47£36n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.westonsupermare.foodbank.org.uk

info@wsmfoodbank.org.uk

01934708906

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Trussell Trust£176,401
Quartet Community Foundation£16,175
Somerset Community Foundation£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
£30,000 06/07/2023
Lease costs for additional premises serving as 'meet and greet' centre
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
£1,000 28/06/2023
As requested by the fund holder to support the work of Weston Foodbank. This is an additional donation (to the annual grant) requested by the outgoing WSM Rotary President.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
£1,000 28/06/2023
As requested by the fund holder to support the work of Weston Foodbank. This is an additional donation (to the annual grant) requested by the outgoing WSM Rotary President.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
£2,190 09/05/2023
As requested by the fund holder to support the work of Weston Foodbank which it does annually
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
£4,785 09/11/2022
To fund the fitting out of premises for a Food Pantry to establish a new food club and assist with energy costs in the first year.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
£3,000 25/05/2022
As requested by the fund holder.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
£2,200 22/03/2022
As requested by the fund holder.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
£86,621 08/12/2021
CA to provide 3 dpw outreach adviser for 3 years
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
£2,000 01/02/2021
As requested by the fund holder
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-Super-Mare Foodbank
£4,037 21/08/2020
Volunteer training
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-Super-Mare Foodbank
£24,037 29/05/2020
Warehouse manager, warehouse equipment
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
£24,037 20/05/2020
Warehouse manager salary & equipment (2Y)
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Emergency foodbank funding
£2,000 30/03/2020
Funding to help a foodbank manage increased demand due to coronavirus
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-Super-Mare Foodbank
£2,668 30/03/2020
CV emergency costs: home deliveries, salary
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW ALLEN Appointed: 2024
  • FELICITY WILSON Appointed: 2023
  • LESLIE NIGEL HATHAWAY Appointed: 2023
  • MARGARET BAILEY Appointed: 2018
  • MARK BODLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • NATALIE DAWN GALE-SIDES Appointed: 2024
  • REV JULIE BIRKETT Appointed: 2019
  • WILLIAM TIMOTHY PAINTER Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2018, number: 1177071
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

WESTON-SUPER-MARE FOODBANK
NORTH STREET
WESTON-SUPER-MARE
THE WESTON FOODBANK
NORTH STREET
BS23 1QF

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN NEED IN NORTH SOMERSET AND THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING FOOD AND TRAINING AND STRENGTHENING AND EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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