Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

FAMILY FOOD ACTION

We collect donated food and toiletries from communities in the North Bristol area through a network of neighbourhood volunteers. Donations are allocated to our community partners who work directly with families and children in poverty.We also accept financial donations which are used to source bulk fresh produce from local suppliers for our partners.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
01/03/24£75£75£0n/a
01/03/23£72£41£31n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.familyfoodaction.org.uk

contact@familyfoodaction.org.uk

07398732447

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Family Food Action
£2,808 13/09/2022
For start up costs for this food poverty charity, to enable them to develop their capacity, train more volunteers and increase their publicity.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANNE MARIE REESE Appointed: 2022
  • EMILY RYAN Appointed: 2022
  • MARY REGAN Appointed: 2022
  • MICHAEL ALAN FARMER Appointed: 2023
  • RICHARD STANLEY Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/03/2022, number: 1198241
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

10 Bythesea Avenue
BRISTOL
BS7 0FN

Objectives

'THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONG FAMILIES IN BRISTOL WHO ARE SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT BUT PARTICULARLY THROUGHA) THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND TOILETRIES VIA COMMUNITY PARTNERS ALREADY WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN NEED,B) PROMOTING AND PRESERVING GOOD NUTRITION THROUGH AN EMPHASIS ON THE PROVISION OF FRESH PRODUCE,C) RAISING AWARENESS OF FOOD POVERTY AND PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE CHARITY’S ACTIVITIES,D) ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY WORK.'

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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