Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

No PartB

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

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 2

COLCHESTER FOODBANK

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 Data ?

This charity has not yet lodged any accounts with the Charities Commission.

Established: less than 1 year

www.colchester.foodbank.org.uk

info@colchester.foodbank.org.uk

01206621998

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Gender Split

MARK NORRINGTON

REV ANDREW IAN FORDYCE (Chair)

WINIFRED POMROY

JULIE RUSIECKI, Other trusteeship: COLCHESTER FOODBANK,

PETER TIBBER, Occupation: Advisor, Other trusteeships: FIRSTSITE LIMITED, COLCHESTER FOODBANK,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/09/2023, number: 1204958

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Main office

Unit 3, Tollgate West
Stanway
COLCHESTER
CO3 8RG

Objectives

3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE (3.1):3.1 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN COLCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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