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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

DEVIZES AND DISTRICT FOODBANK

The relief of financial hardship by:(a) providing emergency food, essential toiletries, and household items to individuals and families in need(b) such other means, including the provision of support or signposting to relevant information and other advisory services.
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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
31/03/24£110£105£5n/a
31/03/23£168£74£94n/a
31/03/22£71£29£42n/a
31/03/21£82£37£45n/a
31/03/20£36£19£17n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.devizesdistrict.foodbank.org.uk

info@devizesdistrict.foodbank.org.uk

07807 973605

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Devizes and District Foodbank
£97,057 28/02/2023
3dpw CA advice staff
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Devizes and District Foodbank
£5,000 21/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Devizes and District Foodbank
£78,552 01/04/2022
FT Community Lead Manager and direct project costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Devizes and District Foodbank
£20,784 03/03/2022
Lease of new warehouse
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - Devizes and District Foodbank
£600 02/06/2021
Empowering those who experience homelessness

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • BRIDGET SELWYN Appointed: 2019
  • HOLLIE STONER Appointed: 2024
  • JASPER BRIAN SELWYN Appointed: 2018
  • JEREMY DAVIDSON Appointed: 2024
  • JOHN WILLIAM STARLING Appointed: 2018
  • RICHARD SCOTT OLIVER (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chairman
  • SANJEEN PAYNE-KUMAR Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2018, number: 1179387
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from DEVIZES FOOD BANK on 18/06/2020
  • Asset transfer in from UNITED CHARITIES on 02/04/2024
Main office

Devizes and District Foodbank
Unit 4
Glenmore Business Centre
Waller Road
DEVIZES
Wiltshir

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN DEVIZES, WILTSHIRE 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 POVERTY(B) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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