Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

ACTS WEST WALES 

The activities of ACTS West Wales. 1) Pembrokeshire Food Bank. 2) Cilrath Acre (a community food growing project). Further charitable activities may be added. The financial activity of Pembrokeshire Food Bank has been included in the annual accounts of Grace Church West Wales. Charity Number 1038463 up to 31st March 2015. From 1st April 2015 Acts West Wales has governance responsibility.
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 including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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
Established: 10 years

pembrokeshire.foodbank.org.uk/

info@pembrokeshire.foodbank.org.uk

01834861999

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX

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£134£147£-13n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/22£82£72£10n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/21£116£59£57n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/20£71£33£38n/an/an/an/an/a61
31/03/19£33£14£20n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/18£11£15£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£11£7£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£6£7£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 80 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire,

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 Pembrokeshire Foodbank
£5,000 13/10/2022
Emergency grant
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£3,333 02/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Pembrokeshire Foodbank
£4,746 22/04/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs, PPE, packaging, delivery costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Pembrokeshire Foodbank
£4,305 15/05/2019
12
Warehouse kitting out
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Pembrokeshire Foodbank
£4,305 15/05/2019
Warehouse kitting out
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Pembrokeshire Foodbank
£3,102 12/02/2019
Equipment for FB centres and main office
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Pembrokeshire Foodbank
£5,000 31/01/2019
12
Install lift to food bank centre; digital equipment
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Pembrokeshire Foodbank
£55,545 14/01/2019
36
Additional hours for foodbank manager plus admin assistant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Pembrokeshire Foodbank
£55,545 12/12/2018
Foodbank manager & admin post hours
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Pembrokeshire foodbank
£3,115 04/08/2017
PROJECT LIFT will enhance the work of Pembrokeshire foodbank, making it more efficient and ready for further expansion.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/07/2014, number: 1157963
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR17: 36 days late,
Main office

Grace Court House
Market Square
Narberth
SA67 7AU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN PEMBROKESHIRE AND CARMARTHENSHIRE AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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