Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

BISHOP'S STORTFORD FOOD BANK

The prevention or relief of poverty in Hertfordshire & Essex in particular, but not exclusively, by providing emergency food supplies & related provisions to individuals in need & to charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest 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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£148	£89	£59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/03/22		£67	£85	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/03/21		£117	£69	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20	*	£30	£21	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	123
31/03/19		£27	£16	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18		£13	£11	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£11	£10	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£13	£12	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£27	£15	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

https://www.bishopsstortfordfoodbank.com/

enquiries@bishopsstortfordfoodbank.com

07432 785976

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Essex, Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
80 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
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000	09/01/2023	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	01/12/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bishop's Stortford Food Bank
£1,867	23/10/2021	We want to enhance the experience for those using our food bank by redecorating the rooms we use and increasing the range of items we can give to people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON MARY JONES Appointed: 2019

GILLIAN MARY TURNER Appointed: 2022

HANNAH ELIZABETH HAINSBY Appointed: 2023

IAN DAVID WILLIAMS Appointed: 2019

JAMES ROBERT SUTTON TATCHELL Appointed: 2019

JANE ELIZABETH TOWNS Appointed: 2019

LOUISE CHARLOTTE TAUB Appointed: 2020

WILLIAM DAVID MACDONALD Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BISHOP'S STORTFORD (ST MICHAEL),

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/11/2013, number: 1154800

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR20: 16 days late,

Main office

Methodist Church
34b South Street
Bishop's Stortford
CM23 3AZ

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN HERTFORDSHIRE AND ESSEX IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES AND RELATED PROVISIONS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN HERTFORDSHIRE AND ESSEX IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY

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