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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    CHEPSTOW FOODBANK

    The Charity accepts donations of non-perishable food from members of the public directly or via supermarket collections. These donations are weighed and sorted into food-types then checked for end dates and stored.Referral Agencies make referral for those in urgent need of food-support to visit the foodbank distribution centrewhere they are given 3-days worth of emergency food.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • 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
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    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£21£21£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/23£24£23£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£17£14£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£21£6£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20?£9£6£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£6£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£8£3£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£6£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£5£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 12 years

    chepstow.foodbank.org.uk

    info@chepstow.foodbank.org.uk

    07931 911869

    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
    • Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, South Gloucestershire,
    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 Chepstow Foodbank
    £5,000 13/10/2022
    Emergency grant

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • HILARY COLLINS Appointed: 2022
    • KEITH JONES Appointed: 2024
    • PAUL DOYLE Appointed: 2022
    • SARAH CATHERINE COLEMAN Appointed: 2013
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/03/2013, number: 1151076
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    10 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    The Bridge Church
    Unit 1A
    Critchcraft Buildings
    Bulwark Industrial Estate
    Bulwark
    CHEPSTOW

    Objectives

    1. TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE TOWN OF CHEPSTOW AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (BENEFICIARIES) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH SHOWING HUMANITARIAN COMPASSION. 2. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO PROVIDE FREE OF CHARGE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, EMERGENCY FOOD PARCELS TO BENEFICIARIES REFERRED BY PARTNER CHARITIES OR HEALTH OR SOCIAL SERVICES OR SIMILAR PUBLIC BODIES.3. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO PROVIDE SUCH OTHER SUPPORT TO BENEFICIARIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVICE AND GUIDANCE, AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE AND CONSISTENT WITH SHOWING HUMANITARIAN COMPASSION.4. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO PROMOTE THE NEEDS OF BENEFICIARIES AND TO SOLICIT FUNDS AND DONATIONS OR SUPPLIES OF APPROPRIATE ITEMS FOR FOOD PARCELS.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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