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 ?

THE DEEPINGS FOODBANK 

Our organisation endeavours to relieve persons in Deepings facing poverty and financial hardship by providing three days nutritionally-balanced emergency food and support to individuals and families, and by collaborating with other charities, agencies and organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
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
31/03/23£13,450£2,559£10,89122
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

info@deepings.foodbank.org.uk,

07516717346

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 22 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/09/2022, number: 1200522
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • 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

63 Hereward Way
Deeping St. James
Deeping St. James
PETERBOROUGH

Objectives

OUR ORGANISATION ENDEAVOURS TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN DEEPINGS (NAMELY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE AREA COVERING MARKET DEEPING, DEEPING ST JAMES AND FROGNALL, DEEPING GATE, DEEPING ST NICHOLAS AND WEST DEEPING) FACING POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING THREE DAYS? NUTRITIONALLY-BALANCED EMERGENCY FOOD AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AND BY COLLABORATING WITH OTHER CHARITIES, AGENCIES AND ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. THE PRIMARY ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE USED FOR ACHIEVING THIS IS A FOODBANK, BASED ON THE TRUSSELL TRUST MODEL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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