Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

FOYLE FOODBANK LTD 

The Company is established for: the prevention or relief of poverty in the Foyle constituency and surrounding areas 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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Established: 4 years
(7 years as a company)

https://foyle.foodbank.org.uk

foylefoodbank@gmail.com

Charity Commission for Northern IrelandCompanies House
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Year end 31/12/21 31/05/22
Income £160,068 £0
Spending £67,714 £0
Surplus/deficit £92,354 £0
Listed activities
  • The prevention or relief of poverty, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
How it operates
  • Relief of poverty
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland
Who it helps
  • Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse), Asylum seekers/refugees, Carers, Children (5-13 year olds), Ethnic minorities, Ex-offenders and prisoners, General public, Hiv/aids, Homelessness, Interface communities, Language community, Learning disabilities, Men, Mental health, Older people, Parents, Physical disabilities, Preschool (0-5 year olds), Sensory disabilities, Sexual orientation, Specific areas of deprivation, Tenants, Travellers, Unemployed/low income, Victim support, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Foyle Foodbank
£42,085 12/10/2021
Strategic Development Officer
Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - Foyle Foodbank
£10,000 05/05/2020
72
towards costs of food parcels for a 3 month period

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 47-80
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 17/07/2020, number: NIC107714
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/05/2016, number: NI638387
Main office

Apex Living Centre & Foyle Foodbank, Unit 15 Springtown Industrial Estat, Springtown Road, Londonderry, BT48 0LY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
360 Giving
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