Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 15

WEST NORTHUMBERLAND FOOD BANK

West Northumberland Food Bank's activities are generally to provide emergency food supplies to people throughout West Northumberland, plus signposting and Welfare Rights Advocacy to help beneficiaries move out of Food Poverty quicker. Hardship Grants can be made to individuals and Small Grants can be awarded to organisations active in tackling 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 multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

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.westnorthumberlandfoodbank.org.uk

getintouch@westnorthumberlandfoodbank.org.uk

01434 700068

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	£272	£227	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
30/09/21	£129	£95	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	46
30/09/20	£156	£62	£94	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
30/09/19	£55	£54	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
30/09/18	£62	£50	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	60
30/09/17	£51	£37	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16	£29	£29	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15	£27	£21	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northumberland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
65 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

County Durham Community Foundation	£9,900
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£8,000
Masonic Trust	£7,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£5,000	28/02/2023	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
County Durham Community Foundation - Grant to West Northumberland Food Bank
£3,900	14/09/2022	o support the work of the foodbank.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to West Northumberland Food Bank
£5,000	20/01/2022	The organisations charitable activities
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000	07/12/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
County Durham Community Foundation - Foodbank
£2,000	01/07/2021	Towards running costs of a helpline and delivery service.
County Durham Community Foundation - Towards the work of the foodbank
£4,000	29/09/2020	Towards the work of the foodbank
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Providing food and other essentials to people affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
£4,000	09/04/2020	Providing food and other essentials to people affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - providing food and other essentials to people affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
£4,000	09/04/2020	providing food and other essentials to people affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
National Lottery Community Fund - Together we make a difference
£9,928	09/08/2018 12	The organisation will recruit ten additional volunteer support workers and provide training, in preparation for the introduction of Universal Credit in December. This will allow for extra food bank ....more The organisation will recruit ten additional volunteer support workers and provide training, in preparation for the introduction of Universal Credit in December. This will allow for extra food bank sessions to be provided, and to provide further advice.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	23/10/2017	West Northumberland Food Bank Targeted Support Service
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - More than Food Targeted Support project
£3,500	23/08/2017	More than Food Targeted Support project
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - To support the salary costs for the benefits advice and support worker including the volunteer training and development
£3,000	29/09/2016	To support the salary costs for the benefits advice and support worker including the volunteer training and development

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

AMBER LAUREN PROCTOR Appointed: 2023

JONATHAN RAYMOND ALEXANDER HILL (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: HEXHAM YOUTH INITIATIVE,

LESLEY FERGUSON Appointed: 2021

NORAH THORNTHWAITE Appointed: 2022

SALLY LINSLEY CHARLTON Appointed: 2023

TIMOTHY JAMES HAKIM Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/08/2014, number: 1158289

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Investment
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 2, Adapt Business Hub
Burn Lane
Hexham
NE46 3HY

Objectives

THE PREVENTATION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WEST NORTHUMBERLAND 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.

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