Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

FLINTSHIRE FOODBANK 

Seeded by the Trussell Trust, Flintshire Foodbank exists to offer emergency food to individuals and families in crisis by supplying enough food for 3/4 days, and signposting those in need to appropriate agencies.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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.flintshire.foodbank.org.uk

info@flintshire.foodbank.org.uk

01352757235

Charity Commission for England and WalesX

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
31/03/23*£174£103£71n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/03/22£139£85£54n/an/an/an/an/a65
31/03/21£280£93£187n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/20£123£72£50n/an/an/an/an/a63
31/03/19£93£73£19n/an/an/an/an/a65
31/03/18£66£52£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£66£52£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£82£64£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£102£63£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£60£52£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£35£18£16£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 70 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Flintshire,

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 Flintshire Foodbank
£87,997 31/12/2018
36
p/t Foodbank Manager and p/t Warehouse Operative; replacement van
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Flintshire Foodbank
£87,997 12/12/2018
P/t Foodbank Manager & p/t Warehouse Operative
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Flintshire Foodbank
£5,000 31/10/2018
12
Foodbank manager new post
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Flintshire Foodbank
£5,000 31/10/2018
Foodbank manager salary

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2012, number: 1146921
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR23: 35 days late, AR17: 29 days late, AR16: 31 days late, AR13: 120 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SHOTTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION on 17/05/2021
Main office

Former Library HQ
Raikes Lane
MOLD
Clwyd
CH7 6NW

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:(1) TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS IN FLINTSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS (BENEFICIARIES) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH APPROVED PARTNER AGENCIES.(2) TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SUPPORT EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY REFERRAL TO APPROVED PARTNER AGENCIES TO ENABLE THE BENEFICIARIES TO AVOID FUTURE CRISES.(3) TO DO ANYTHING CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIMARY PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED BY THE TRUSTEES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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