Overall Score: 14 based on 10 data points
Finance: 0
Governance: 3
Support: 11
(no PartB)
Dynamic board: +3,
Large volunteers +3, Supporters: +8

BILLINGHAM AND STOCKTON BOROUGH FOODBANK 

The Foodbank collects food from various sources and issues food parcels to individuals and families in crisis, in the Stockton Borough. Partner agencies decide on need and issue vouchers. Staff and volunteers give advice and signpost clients to help address their underlying needs.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 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
Established: 6 years

www.billinghamstocktonborough.foodbank.org.uk

info@billinghamstocktonborough.foodbank.org.u

07583575522

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity did not raise funds from the public in its latest financial period


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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£107,301£90,639£16,66270
31/03/22£123,555£94,569£28,98650
31/03/21£235,153£90,036£145,11760
31/03/20£102,528£64,656£37,87295
31/03/19£99,374£65,385£33,98995
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No information about staff salaries has been filed, which means that no-one was paid more than £60,000 in the latest financial year
What it does
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 70 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Stockton-on-tees,

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£118,983
County Durham Community Foundation£21,900
DCMS£10,000
Co-operative Group£9,803
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation
£3,900 14/09/2022
To support the foodbank.
The Trussell Trust
£92,995 26/10/2021
1x FT CA advisor dedicated to food bank, for 3 years
Co-operative Group
£9,803 23/10/2021
We'd like to buy food to support individuals and families in financial crisis.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
£3,000 29/07/2021
The organisations charitable activities
the Trussell Trust
£25,988 06/10/2020
Income maximisation - advice worker
County Durham Community Foundation
£3,000 14/09/2020
Towards overhead costs.
County Durham Community Foundation
£10,000 10/08/2020
Towards running costs.
DCMS
£10,000 10/08/2020
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
County Durham Community Foundation
£5,000 23/04/2020
To support Covid 19 food relief.
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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 03/04/2018, number: 1177777
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from MORPETH'S CHARITY on 09/01/2019
Main office

BillinghamStocktonBorough Foodbank
4-6 West Precinct
BILLINGHAM
Cleveland
TS23 2NH

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY WITHIN THE STOCKTON BOROUGH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND ANY OTHER PROVISION THAT HELPS ALLEVIATE AND REDUCE POVERTY AND HARDSHIP

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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