Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

GLEADLESS VALLEY FOODBANK 

Operating as a Food bank in the Gleadlees Valeey area of Sheffield
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
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

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: 10 years

http://gleadlessvalley.foodbank.org.uk/

info@gleadlessvalley.foodbank.org.uk

07771603131

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
30/09/22£80£58£22n/an/an/an/an/a14
30/09/21£73£53£20n/an/an/an/an/a16
30/09/20£100£59£41n/an/an/an/an/a25
30/09/19£24£18£6n/an/an/an/an/a15
30/09/18£10£12£-3£0£0£0n/a025
30/09/17£13£9£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£16£8£7£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£14£8£7£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£12£6£6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 14 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Trussell Trust£177,397
National Lottery Community Fund£8,016
Co-Operative Group£2,446
Department for Work and Pensions£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Gleadless Valley Foodbank
£5,000 12/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Gleadless Valley Foodbank
£142,037 31/03/2022
Citizens Advice adviser (33hpw)
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Gleadless Valley Foodbank
£2,446 23/10/2021
We would collect donated food from various organisations and sort them into parcels to deliver to those in need, hardship, distress or poverty in Gleadless Valley and the surrounding area.
Department for Work and Pensions - VTFC TA SHOLING FC
£1,500 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Gleadless Valley Foodbank
£8,016 21/10/2019
12
Gleadless Valley Foodbank
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Gleadless Valley Foodbank
£15,180 25/06/2019
12
Development of warehouse to increase space
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Gleadless Valley Foodbank
£15,180 25/06/2019
Development of warehouse to increase space
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 28/02/2019
Gleadless Valley Foodbank
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Gleadless Valley Foodbank
£4,950 04/08/2017
With your support we can continue our provision of emergency food and support to people in need, hardship, distress or poverty.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/11/2013, number: 1154619
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

Gleadless Valley Methodist Church
Sheffield
S14 1FT

Objectives

ESTABLISHING AND RUNNING A FOODBANK TO PROVIDE FOOD AND RELATED SUPPORT TO PEOPLE IN NEED, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS OR POVERTY IN GLEADLESS VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME SEE FIT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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