Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 14

FEEDING BRISTOL

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN BRISTOL REGARDING THEIR ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, GOOD QUALITY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD, AND THEREBY ALLEVIATE HUNGER CAUSED BY THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES OR RESOURCES TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT FOOD ON A SUSTAINABLE BASIS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/03/23	£825	£789	£36	£5	£185	£48	0.7	4	2
31/03/22	£452	£445	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/21	£388	£338	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20	£210	£157	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	350
31/03/19	£88	£46	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 26%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 19.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 6 years

https://feedingbristol.org/

info@feedingbristol.org

07577135508

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

4 employees
2 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

Quartet Community Foundation	£136,867
National Lottery Community Fund	£34,500
DCMS	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Feeding Bristol
£2,000	26/01/2024	As requested by the donor.
Quartet Community Foundation - Hartcliffe Nursery Growing Project
£1,250	05/06/2023	Towards the Hartcliffe Nursery growing project.
Quartet Community Foundation - Hartcliffe Nursery Growing Project
£1,250	27/04/2023	Towards the Hartcliffe Nursery growing project.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Feeding Bristol
£40,000	07/11/2022	Towards desiging and implementing actions from the food equality strategy for children and families in the most disadvantaged communities in the city
Quartet Community Foundation - Providing food support and increasing resilience in a time of crisis
£52,367	12/01/2021 2	To support immediate food provision and provide infrastructure for longer term support to vulnerable families and children in the most deprived wards in Bristol.
National Lottery Community Fund - Feeding Bristol Community Partnerships
£34,500	09/10/2020 6	The funding will supply continued quality and nutritiously healthy food to families that need it across the local community.
Quartet Community Foundation - Healthy Holidays Summer 2020
£20,000	20/07/2020	Supporting vulnerable children, working with community organisations to increasing the home and out-of-home activities that contribute to general health and well being, including their ability to eat ....more Supporting vulnerable children, working with community organisations to increasing the home and out-of-home activities that contribute to general health and well being, including their ability to eat well.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£20,000	20/07/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Quartet Community Foundation - Healthy Summer Holidays 2019
£15,000	15/07/2019 1	To provide healthy meals to children in the summer school holidays.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Feeding Bristol
£5,000	28/05/2019	Towards combating holiday hunger for children and young people across Bristol.
National Lottery Community Fund - Feeding Bristol
£10,000	18/01/2019 12	The funding will be used to continue providing nutritious meals to children throughout the year. The project aims to reduce food poverty.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

ANNA LOUISE KEEN Appointed: 2018

CHRISTINE ALICE STORRY Appointed: 2019

JULIAN TERENCE MINES Appointed: 2018

MARTHA ALICE GIRLING Appointed: 2020

SARA CAROLYN VENN Appointed: 2018

SALLY ELIZABETH JAECKLE Appointed: 2019

STEVEN ASHWORTH Appointed: 2019

ANDREW STREET (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: THE TEMPLE ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY, BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL TRUST, COMMUNITY INITIATIVES SOUTH WEST LIMITED, SIXTY-ONE, PRODIGAL ARTS, KNOWLE WEST BAPTIST CHURCH, SPEAR BRISTOL, TURNAROUND BRISTOL,

JAMIE CAMERON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: YOUNG BRISTOL,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2018, number: 1177585

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Avonquay House
2 Dock Gate Lane
Bristol
BS1 6XL

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM TO ACCESS AND AFFORD GOOD QUALITY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD, AND THEREBY ALLEVIATE HUNGER CAUSED BY THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES OR RESOURCES TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT FOOD ON A SUSTAINABLE BASIS.

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