Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

BASFORD, BESTWOOD & BULWELL FOODBANK

The charity distributes food and essential items for the relief of poverty to people in crisis within the City and County of Nottingham

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£106	£79	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22		£51	£36	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/21		£51	£24	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/20		£15	£17	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/19	*	£10	£17	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£12	£16	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£14	£16	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£15	£17	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£36	£8	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£5	£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.bestwoodbulwell.foodbank.org.uk

info@bestwoodbulwell.foodbank.org.uk

01159751825

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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 Bestwood & Bulwell Foodbank
£5,000	12/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bestwood & Bulwell Foodbank
£37,450	28/06/2022	external Support Advice Worker 12hpw
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bestwood & Bulwell Foodbank
£52,111	16/11/2021	Welfare benefits and debt adviser from Bestwood Advice Centre (18hpw) dedicated to food bank, for 3 years
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Basford, Bestwood & Bulwell Foodbank
£1,881	15/10/2021	The funding will pay for ambient food item that are not covered by the food donated via our local community.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Bestwood & Bulwell Foodbank
£3,389	28/04/2020	CV emergency costs: salary costs, IT

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADELE SARAH BROOKSBANK Appointed: 2020

REV CHRISTINE LITTLE Appointed: 2020

GREG COWLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: THE BOYS' BRIGADE, NOTTINGHAM BATTALION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/09/2013, number: 1153963

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR19: 4 days late,

Main office

St. Philips Church
Knights Close
NOTTINGHAM
NG5 9AJ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAM THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FOOD AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO PEOPLE IN CRISIS.

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