Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +5
    • Gov Income
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    SHIFNAL HELP FOOD BANK CIO

    The relief of financial hardship amongst people in Shifnal, Shropshire and the surrounding area by:a) providing emergency food parcels, essential toiletries to individuals and families in need; andb) offering additional support in the way of signposting to other agencies and advisory services.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received Government grants

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    05/04/24£8£9£-1
    05/04/23£6£6£0
    05/04/22£3£4£-1
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 3 years

    www.shifnalhelp.org.uk

    shifnalhelpfoodbank@shifnalbenefice.org.uk

    07562384965

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Community food services
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Shropshire,
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (10)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 9/10 persons

    • AMY DAWN CASE Appointed: 2021
    • ANNIE DONNELLY Appointed: 2023
    • CATHERINE JOAN ROGERS Appointed: 2021
    • DAVID RICHARD GOUGH Appointed: 2021
    • ELIZABETH JAYNE HEPBURN Appointed: 2021
    • ELIZABETH MARY HOBBIS Appointed: 2021
    • PHILIP HENRY FREETH Appointed: 2021
    • REVEREND PREBENDARY CHRISTOPHER DAVID CHARLES THORPE (Chair) Appointed: 2021
    • SUSAN FRANCIS Appointed: 2023
    • SUSAN MAY LAWRENCE Appointed: 2021
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2021, number: 1194395
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    The Vicarage
    Manor Close
    Shifnal
    TF11 9AJ

    Objectives

    FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN SHIFNAL SHROPSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD PARCELS, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.B) OFFERING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE WAY OF SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER AGENCIES AND ADVISORY SERVICES.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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