Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 9

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 18

BEDFORD FOODBANK

Bedford Foodbank is set up to benefit people who are in financial crisis and hungry due to reasons such as family breakdown, sudden unemployment,benefits problems ( such as delays or changes), debt, or any other eventualities by helping them through the crisis, through food parcels and signposting them to receive further help primarily in the area of Bedford Borough.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

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
30/09/22	£609	£511	£98	£0	£445	£432	10.1	4	120
30/09/21	£268	£131	£137	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
30/09/20	£183	£72	£111	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
30/09/19	£97	£59	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	95

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 10.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 50.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 6 years

www.bedford.foodbank.org.uk

info@bedford.foodbank.org.uk

01234268569

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

4 employees
120 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 Bedford Foodbank
£5,000	11/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bedford Foodbank
£43,647	31/03/2022	1x FTE income maximisation adviser (CA)
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Bedford Foodbank
£2,200	01/02/2021	Fuel Poverty - Community Partner for Surviving Winter Campaign
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Both Streams 1 & 2 - Delivery or Support & Core Costs
£5,600	09/04/2020 3	Grant to Bedford Foodbank
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Salaries
£5,000	10/10/2017 11	Grant to Bedford Foodbank

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BILL FRADIN Appointed: 2018

GRAHAM ROBERT MOORE (Chair) Appointed: 2021

JOANNA ELIZABETH MARY HYNE Appointed: 2022

KIRSTY MIDDLETON Appointed: 2023

REV ANTONY LEE DAVIS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/08/2018, number: 1179538

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Bedford Foodbank
8-9 Murdock Road
Manton Industrial Estate
BEDFORD
MK41 7PE

Objectives

THE ORGANISATION'S PURPOSES ARE :THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN BEDFORD 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 BYI. PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION Y CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTYII. SUCH OTHER MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.III. AND TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, SUPPORTED BY ESTABLISHED CHURCHES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

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