Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 7

HINCKLEY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION (HCCA)

A Christian charity serving the local community showing Christ's love to all through Hinckley Area Foodbank providing emergency food to people in financial crisis, (Trussell Trust Network)Clients obtain a voucher from frontline referral agencies, take this to a Foodbank Centre & receive 3 days supply of food, a drink, a listening ear & signposting to other agencies for help with the crisis.

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 material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 4 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

Established: 10 years

www.hinckleyarea.foodbank.org.uk

info@hinckleyarea.foodbank.org.uk

01455 697390

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£345	£288	£57	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	125
31/03/22	£206	£188	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/03/21	£271	£208	£63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/20	£112	£107	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	140
31/03/19	£109	£102	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	125
31/03/18	£88	£77	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£55	£59	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£58	£52	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£40	£36	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Leicester City, Leicestershire, Warwickshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
125 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 Hinckley Area Foodbank
£5,000	17/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Hinckley Area Foodbank
£155,250	31/03/2022	0.6 FTE CA generalist adviser and 0.5 FTE support worker (local partner organisation)
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Hinckley Area Foodbank
£5,000	17/02/2021	Employment of additional staff: Deputy Manager and driver
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hinckley Christian Community Action
£6,000	07/12/2017 12	towards one year's salaries of a Manager and Administrator for a foodbank in a deprived area of Leicestershire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTONY WAKEFIELD Appointed: 2019

GREGORY JAMES LENNOX Appointed: 2020

JIM MATTHEWS Appointed: 2016

ROS ARNOLD (Chair) Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/2013, number: 1154754

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

BARLEYFIELD
HINCKLEY
LE10 1YE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD TO PEOPLE AND FAMILIES INFINANCIAL HARDSHIP, OR PROVIDING SUCH OTHER ASSISTANCE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM FIT, WITHIN ANETHOS OF CHRISTIAN CARE.SUCH ACTION TO SERVE ANY / ALL APPROPRIATE PERSONS IN LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTER; ANDWARWICKSHIRE, (AND OTHER AREAS WITHIN THE UK BY PRIOR AGREEMENT WITH THE TRUSTEES), PROVIDINGHELP WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION.

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