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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

DROYLSDEN & DISTRICT FOODBANK

To relieve persons in Droylsden area in financial hardship in such other ways as the trustees from time to time think fit, in particular, but not exclusively by:a) providing emergency food, essential toiletries, and household items to those in need b) the provision of support or signposting
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£6£9£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£13£4£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£7£1£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£26£5£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£3£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£2£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£5£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

http://droylsdendistrict.foodbank.org.uk/

info@droylsdendistrict.foodbank.org.uk

07473452813

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Tameside,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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 Droylsden & District Foodbank
£5,000 17/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Droylsden & District Foodbank
£5,500 22/04/2020
Coronavirus Emergency Grant

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON FERRIDAY Appointed: 2016
  • ANTHONY ELLIS Appointed: 2022
  • GIOVANNA PALMIERI Appointed: 2014
  • GWENETH BARR Appointed: 2014
  • GLYNIS SHAW Appointed: 2016
  • PETER JOHN FEELEY Appointed: 2014
  • PATRICIA ANN CATTERALL Appointed: 2014
  • REV JOHN HEMSWORTH (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • STEPHEN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2016
  • VERONICA WARRINGTON Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/12/2014, number: 1159438
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

20 WILLOW FOLD
DROYLSDEN
MANCHESTER
M43 7BY

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN DROYLSDEN AND LOCAL SURROUNDING AREAS THAT ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTYB) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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