Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +5

WETHERBY AND DISTRICT FOODBANK 

The objects of the CIO are to relieve persons in Wetherby, the immediate surrounding district, and the wider community, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress in such ways as the Trustees from time to time think fit.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been very 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
  • The Board appears to be 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
Established: 10 years

www.wetherbyanddistrict.foodbank.org.uk

info@wetherbyanddistrict.foodbank.org.uk

07840455725

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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
30/09/23£77£35£42n/an/an/an/an/a60
30/09/22£41£35£6n/an/an/an/an/a75
30/09/21£30£18£12n/an/an/an/an/a73
30/09/20£36£18£17n/an/an/an/an/a60
30/09/19£38£17£21n/an/an/an/an/a35
30/09/18£8£14£-6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£9£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£8£3£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£17£11£6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 60 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Leeds City, North Yorkshire,

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Wetherby & District Foodbank
£1,426 22/10/2022
We aim to expand the capacity of the foodbank to allow us to distribute more food to those in crisis and to improve the working conditions for our volunteers.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wetherby and District Foodbank
£5,000 21/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wetherby and District Foodbank
£34,500 18/01/2022
New warehouse premises
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wetherby & District Foodbank
£4,320 03/04/2020
CV emergency costs: home deliveries, salary
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wetherby & District Foodbank
£7,871 31/01/2019
36
Increase hours of Foodbank Manager
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Wetherby and District Foodbank
£7,871 12/12/2018
Foodbank Manager hours

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/06/2014, number: 1157629
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit
715B Street 3
Thorp Arch Estate
WETHERBY
LS23 7FY

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN WETHERBY AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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