THE PANTRY FOR BLACON 

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Life Skills
£25,000	22/06/2023	Target adults living in Blacon who are carers, or who suffer from long-term physical or mental ill health or disability themselves, as well as adults who are socially isolated and/or lacking key life ....more Target adults living in Blacon who are carers, or who suffer from long-term physical or mental ill health or disability themselves, as well as adults who are socially isolated and/or lacking key life skills for a range of other reasons which contribute to the multiple inequalities they face. The grant will pay for a life skills coach and a digital skills coach who will provide support one to one, in small groups and on an outreach basis where appropriate.
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Pantry for Blacon (known as Blacon Beacon)
£91,812	29/03/2023	3 year grant for the General Manager's salary
Cheshire Community Foundation - Seven crowns for seven decades
£3,125	04/04/2022	Seven crowns for seven decades
Cheshire Community Foundation - Sustainably managing Blacon Beacon
£15,000	23/11/2021	Grant to Pantry for Blacon CIO
National Lottery Community Fund - Creating sustainable premises
£10,000	17/09/2021	The funding will be used to make improvements to the church hall that the group use to run their food bank service from. The group aims to support those who live with food poverty.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Feeding Blacon
£5,000	15/12/2020	Blacon Beacon (BB, aka Pantry for Blacon) provides weekly food bags to eligible Blacon residents, providing them with a bag of ambient food and also of fresh fruit and vegetables; also given with ....more Blacon Beacon (BB, aka Pantry for Blacon) provides weekly food bags to eligible Blacon residents, providing them with a bag of ambient food and also of fresh fruit and vegetables; also given with them are recipe cards and other items like personal hygiene or nappies, as required. The project will provide much needed food for its members, so that they can have an affordable, healthy diet, and at the same time other needs identified and addressed. The grant will pay for the cost of purchase of food to provide these weekly food bags. The project enables those living in food poverty to receive regular affordable food, in order to be able to have a good, healthy balanced diet; this having a knock-on effect not only on their weekly budget, but also on their (and their families’) physical and mental well-being.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 emergency food
£10,000	22/04/2020 4	The funding will be used to purchase supplies and run the food bank during the coronavirus pandemic. The project aims to serve the community in their time of need.
National Lottery Community Fund - Setting up the Pantry
£9,950	16/10/2019 12	Setting up the Pantry

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

Trustees (5)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/06/2019, number: 1183763

Gift Aid

• NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

Trinity Hall
Norris Road
Blacon
Chester
CH1 5DZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE SUBURB OF BLACON, CHESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS BY (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES OR OTHER GOODS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;3.2 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF BLACON, CHESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO DIET AND NUTRITION AND PROVIDING TRAINING ON FOOD PREPARATION AND HEALTHY EATING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

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