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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE OSWESTRY AND BORDERS FOODBANK

Organizing the collection and distribution of food and other basic necessities through a foodbank to local people in need. The charity operates as part of the Trussell Trust foodbank network.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£218£181£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£199£127£72n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£110£64£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£126£61£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£37£33£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£16£14£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£16£16£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£10£12£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£20£15£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£15£13£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£12£8£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£14£9£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.oswestryandborders.foodbank.org.uk

info@oswestryandborders.foodbank.org.uk

01691671940

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
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
  • Powys, Shropshire, Wrexham,
Who it helps
  • 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
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Oswestry and Borders Foodbank
£25,433 07/11/2023
Local Organiser 12 hpw plus related project costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Oswestry and Borders Foodbank
£5,000 16/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Oswestry and Borders Foodbank
£103,845 13/09/2022
0.6 FTE CA generalist advisor plus debt advice as required
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Oswestry and Borders Foodbank
£22,200 20/07/2022
New space to accommodate provision of advice services
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Oswestry and Borders Foodbank
£982 23/10/2021
We would like to facilitate and provide Christmas hampers for those in need in the community. Last year we fed over 600 householders.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Oswestry & Borders Foodbank
£45,276 14/04/2019
36
Move volunteer food bank manager to paid employment
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Oswestry and Borders Foodbank
£45,276 26/03/2019
Volunteer FB Manager move to paid employment
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREA IRENE LEE Appointed: 2019
  • CARL TREVOR ROGERS Appointed: 2022
  • KATHRYN ELEANOR DAVIES Appointed: 2018
  • MALCOLM WILLIAM HAROLD HUBBELL Appointed: 2022
  • MICHAEL STEWART JACKSON Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/08/2011, number: 1143519
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR16: 35 days late, AR15: 33 days late,
Main office

Oswestry & Borders Foodbank
56 Beatrice Street
OSWESTRY
SY11 1QW

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN OSWESTRY AND BORDERS REGION BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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