Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

EGGCUP

Intercept surplus food; organise buying cooperative of staple foods; provide training to volunteers; support neighbourhood groups in setting up and running food clubs; provide infrastructure, guidance and support to local food organisations; provide food club services for the benefit of people on low incomes in a manner that support community wellbeing and integration.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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
31/03/23	£822	£606	£216	£0	£427	£248	4.9	8	90
31/03/22	£524	£365	£159	£0	£212	£138	4.5	5	50
31/03/21	£20	£0	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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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: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 55.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 4 years

eggcup.org

admin@eggcup.org

01524928027

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

8 employees
90 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Westminster Foundation	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,113

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Eggcup
£2,113	22/10/2022	We aim to create cook boxes for our food club members, with all the ingredients and instructions to make a great meal, using surplus foods (with some supplementary ingredients).
National Lottery Community Fund - The Eggcup Big Food Freezer
£10,000	05/11/2021	The funding will be used to purchase a freezer to help redistribute affordable food items to disadvantaged people. The project aims to increase the organisation’s capacity to reduce food waste and ....more The funding will be used to purchase a freezer to help redistribute affordable food items to disadvantaged people. The project aims to increase the organisation’s capacity to reduce food waste and support those most in need on low incomes.
Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
£5,000	14/05/2020 6	COVID-19 Response - Meal Delivery Service

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

YVON APPLEBY Appointed: 2022

DEBORAH FINN (Chair) Appointed: 2020

DR GREGORY MYERS Appointed: 2020

DR RACHEL MARSHALL Appointed: 2000

ELAINE GIRVAN Appointed: 2021

MICHAEL WEBSTER Appointed: 2021

MARK THORNTON THOMAS Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: MORECAMBE BAY FOODBANK, LET'S BEFRIENDS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/06/2020, number: 1190121

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

13-15 Chapel Street
Lancaster
LA1 1NZ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF FOOD POVERTY IN NORTHWEST ENGLAND THROUGH:A) REDISTRIBUTING SURPLUS AND OTHER FOOD; ANDB) ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-RUN FOOD ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE IN FOOD POVERTY.

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