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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

CHORLTON & DIDSBURY FOODBANK 

The objects of Chorlton & Didsbury Foodbank are the prevention or relief of poverty in the Chorlton and Didsbury and surrounding areas by:(1) the provision of emergency food supplies,(2) providing support, signposting and assistance, (3) promoting healthy eating by offering other activities such as meal planning and budgeting courses, to individuals and /or charities, or other organ
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£50,567£43,863£6,70440
31/03/22£41,531£28,157£13,37438
31/03/21£62,485£32,649£29,83643
31/03/20£33,334£18,201£15,13355
31/03/19£16,054£8,651£7,40353
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.chorltondidsbury.foodbank.org.uk

info@chorltondidsbury.foodbank.org.uk

07938191038

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 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 Chorlton & Didsbury Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Chorlton & Didsbury Foodbank
£5,500 22/04/2020
Coronavirus Emergency Grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Chorlton & Didsbury Foodbank
£24,876 25/06/2019
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Food Bank Manager
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Chorlton & Didsbury Foodbank
£24,876 25/06/2019
Food Bank Manager

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2018, number: 1177999
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
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

ST. BARNABAS CHURCH
HURSTVILLE ROAD
MANCHESTER
M21 8DH

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE CHORLTON AND DIDSBURY AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY:(1)THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES,(2)PROVIDING SUPPORT, SIGNPOSTING AND ASSISTANCE, (3)PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING BY OFFERING OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MEAL PLANNING AND BUDGETING COURSES, TO INDIVIDUALS AND /OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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