Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

TEIGNBRIDGE HOMELESS ACTION TODAY LTD 

THAT as well as providing food/toiletry packs and clothes/sleeping bags to the homeless in Teignbridge, operates the Newton Abbot and Teignbridge food bank providing food and toiletry and moving in packs to individuals and families in crisis. This is operated with a voucher system. Vouchers are issued from doctors, schools, DWP, local authority, housing associations etc.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 12 years

www.thatfoodbank.com

raymccarthy@blueyonder.co.uk

01626331864

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/05/23£53£45£8n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/05/22£63£31£32n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/05/21*£64£17£47n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/05/20£58£19£39n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/05/19£13£9£4n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/05/18£16£9£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/17£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£20£12£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£15£11£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14£12£8£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13£8£4£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 volunteers

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
Devon Community Foundation - COVID-19 Support
£1,000 02/04/2020
Grant to Teignbridge Homeless Action Today
National Lottery Community Fund - Appointment of a food bank manager.
£10,000 23/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to recruit a manager for the foodbank service, in order to ensure the service runs efficiently and the local community is well supported.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 76-83
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/03/2012, number: 1146610
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/10/2010, number: 07418719
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR21: 6 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from KINGSKERSWELL SUMMER MOON TRUST on 21/10/2022
Main office

3 COACH PLACE
NEWTON ABBOT
TQ12 1ES

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: (1)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIS HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY). (2)TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF ADDICTION TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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