Causes
 X
Resources
 X
User Services
 X
home >> charity search >> barrow food bank limited
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

BARROW FOOD BANK LIMITED

The relief of poverty in the Barrow in Furness area by providing food
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received 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 age and 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

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£211£111£100n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£208£112£97n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£155£69£86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£251£61£190n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£85£63£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£74£52£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£53£49£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£79£46£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£43£26£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Show more rows -->

Download accounts
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

http://barrow.foodbank.org.uk/

info@barrowfoodbank.co.uk

01229466886

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
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 Barrow Foodbank
£58,902 20/09/2023
21 hpw CA adviser and support costs
Cumbria Community Foundation - Donor directed
£5,000 25/01/2023
12
Donor directed
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Barrow Foodbank
£5,000 26/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Barrow Foodbank
£27,664 26/03/2019
24
Citizens Advice service to food bank clients
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Barrow Foodbank
£10,374 26/03/2019
CAB advisor

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-83
  • FRANCIS JAMES PARK WEBSTER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Farmer
  • KAREN LINDA EDMONDSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Police Officer
  • MARTIN COOPER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Vicar
  • PETER GARDNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • SHIRLEY WATERS Appointed: 2024
  • WILHELMINA JOHANNA ROBINSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Funding And New Start Management
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/07/2013, number: 1152753
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/01/2013, number: 08382130
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

C/O Abbey Road Baptist Church
Abbey Road
BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Cumbria
LA13 9BD

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFCALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND NEED FOR PERSONS IN SOUTH WEST CUMBRIA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD AND ADVICE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
 The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
 Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
 In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Watch Inspiring Videos

Save the upside down forest
Change the ending - the pain of Alzheimers
Help Dads in prison stay in touch with their children
Giving is Great
Share
Copy Link
×