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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

HIGHBRIDGE AREA FOODBANK 

To collect by way of donation non perishable food and distribute via various referral agencies to those in need
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/01/23£16£10£6n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/01/22£15£13£2n/an/an/an/an/a24
31/01/21£22£7£15n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/01/20£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/01/19*£5£4£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/01/18£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£4£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15£6£3£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£8£4£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/13£9£4£5£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.highbridgearea.foodbank.org.uk

info@highbridgearea.foodbank.org.uk

01278760190

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
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 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
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Highbridge Area Foodbank
£154,432 31/03/2022
1x FTE generalist CA advisor plus 0.2 FTE specialist debt advice
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Emergency food bank funding
£1,000 03/04/2020
Funding to support a foodbank with their coronavirus response

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/05/2012, number: 1147076
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR19: 104 days late,
Main office

5 Ash Trees
East Brent
Highbridge
TA9 4DQ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS WITHIN THE ECCLESIASTICAL BOUNDARY OF THE PARISHES OF THE BURNHAM AND DISTRICT CHURCHES TOGETHER WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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