Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 16

BLACKBURN FOODBANK

Food bank / poverty relief.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/04/23	£866	£752	£114	£0	£633	£422	6.7	17	47
30/04/22	£698	£524	£174	£0	£519	£348	8	12	45
30/04/21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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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: 67%
Reserves/Spending: 6.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 55.6

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 4 years

https://blackburn.foodbank.org.uk/

info@blackburn.foodbank.org.uk

01254672756

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Blackburn With Darwen,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

The Trussell Trust	£317,705
National Lottery Community Fund	£316,411
Co-Operative Group	£1,486

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Blackburn Foodbank
£1,486	22/10/2022	We would like to create a 'Time to Talk' room, where service users can meet with local agencies to discreetly obtain information.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Blackburn Foodbank
£5,000	22/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Blackburn Foodbank
£101,133	27/04/2022	Additional 28 hpw for existing staff to develop a Local Influencing Strategy 3 yrs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Blackburn Foodbank
£81,778	24/01/2022	2x FT advisers hosting a CMA debt, budgeting and benefit advice centre
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Blackburn Foodbank
£96,296	25/05/2021	Community Debt and Benefits Advice worker
National Lottery Community Fund - Blackburn Foodbank
£316,411	19/03/2021 36	Blackburn Foodbank supports adults and families in Blackburn with Darwen experiencing food poverty or financial strain. Funding for the group will go towards staff costs.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Blackburn Foodbank
£2,915	23/11/2020	300 storage crates
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Blackburn Foodbank
£30,583	26/05/2020	1x Salary and 2x Hours increase for paid staff
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Blackburn Foodbank
£3,997	15/05/2019	IT equipment for client use

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

BETHAN KATE LEWIS Appointed: 2023

JACQUELINE ANN FLOYD Appointed: 2020

LESLEY SHORE Appointed: 2020

MARK BLACKSHAW Appointed: 2020

MATHEW CALOW MR Appointed: 2022

NEVILLE JOHN WILKINSON Appointed: 2020

RUTH NICOLA ROBERTS Appointed: 2023

STEPHEN PAUL ADNITT (Chair) Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/07/2020, number: 1190517

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

17/01/2024 - Asset transfer in from BLACKBURN FOODBANK
31/01/2024 - Asset transfer in from BLACKBURN FOODBANK

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from BLACKBURN FOODBANK on 17/01/2024
Asset transfer in from BLACKBURN FOODBANK on 31/01/2024

Main office

BLACKBURN FOODBANK
The Oaks
OAKENHURST ROAD
BLACKBURN
BB2 1SN

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN WHO ARE IN A CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS ('BENEFICIARIES') IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A)SUPPLYING BOXES TO BENEFICIARIES WHICH CONTAIN TINNED AND DRIED FOODS TO ENSURE A HEALTHY, BALANCED AND NUTRITIOUS DIET SUFFICIENT FOR UP TO 3 DAYS. B)SUCH OTHER MEANS,INCLUDING(BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ADVISORY SERVICES.

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