Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN PENWORTHAM FOODBANK

The Churches Together in Penwortham Foodbank main operation is the running of a weekly foodbank, the Penwortham Foodbank. Its objective is the relief of financial hardship amongst the people of Penwortham and surrounding area by providing emergency food, toiletries and household items to people in need, including signposting to relevant information and other 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 backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests 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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/09/23		£20,488	£22,686	£-2,198	30

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

https://www.facebook.com/PenworthamFoodBank/

penworthamfoodbank@gmail.com

01772750533

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMY HOLDEN Appointed: 2022

JULIE CLOWES Appointed: 2022

LARAINE SOUTHWELL Appointed: 2022

MARY YOUNG Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL HASNIP Appointed: 2022

REV JOHN SARGENT Appointed: 2022

REV JULIAN MANSFIELD (Chair) Appointed: 2022

SUE VENDY Appointed: 2022

DAVID BENNETT Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: HUTTON CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION,

JOHN ATKINS Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: PRESTON RIBBLE METHODIST CIRCUIT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/08/2022, number: 1200224

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints 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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

PENWORTHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE
KINGSFOLD DRIVE
PENWORTHAM
PRESTON
PR1 9EQ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN PENWORTHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.B) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES

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