Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 11

AMAZING GRAZE

To relieve poverty particularly but not exclusively amongst homeless people in Blackpool and the surrounding areas

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

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:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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		£193	£218	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22	*	£150	£126	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21		£143	£143	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20		£46	£36	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/19		£11	£11	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/18		£22	£10	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£25	£17	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.amazinggraze.org

amazinggrazeblackpool@gmail.com

07486312106

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Blackpool,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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

Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£23,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC)	£10,000
Alex Ferry Foundation	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000
CAF	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - TOGETHER
£20,000	13/07/2023	To support volunteers assisting in a soup kitchen and food bank to help anyone struggling with food poverty. They will also covert a carpark into a communal garden. The upstairs of their current ....more To support volunteers assisting in a soup kitchen and food bank to help anyone struggling with food poverty. They will also covert a carpark into a communal garden. The upstairs of their current building is to undergo renovations to create a community hub where volunteers can take part in activities with locals. Up to 100 volunteering positions are available 2-4 times per week.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cost of living Crisis
£10,000	26/05/2023	The funding will be used to continue to provide meals and run a community food shop for vulnerable people in the local community with the aim of addressing increased demand for essential items due to ....more The funding will be used to continue to provide meals and run a community food shop for vulnerable people in the local community with the aim of addressing increased demand for essential items due to an increase in the cost of living.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Feeding Blackpool
£3,000	22/03/2023	To purchase food to allow them to prepare and serve meals to local families and homeless people. It will also allow them to stock the shelves of their "Free Food Shop"
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) - Open Philanthropy Fund B
£10,000	14/02/2023	Unrestricted funding to tackle financial hardship
Cheshire Community Foundation - FREE FOOD SHOP
£1,000	02/11/2022	FREE FOOD SHOP
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£5,000	09/11/2021	community grant
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£5,000	09/11/2021	community grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid food demand
£10,000	23/04/2021	The funding will be used to continue to run a soup kitchen for people who are homeless as well as provide hot meals and food parcels for older people and those who are otherwise vulnerable or ....more The funding will be used to continue to run a soup kitchen for people who are homeless as well as provide hot meals and food parcels for older people and those who are otherwise vulnerable or isolated. The project aims to continue supporting the wellbeing of local people in the face of increased demand for provision due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	23/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
CAF - Grant to Amazing Graze
£10,000	09/06/2020 3	Grant to Amazing Graze to support the organisation through COVID19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Amazing Graze Soup Kitchen
£4,561	29/11/2017	We would like funding so we can continue to provide hot meals, food parcels, clothes, blankets and sleeping bags to the homeless and needy.

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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

ABBIE BUTCHER Appointed: 2015

DANIELLE FERRAR Appointed: 2021

LEE MARTYN KELSHAW Appointed: 2021

LOUIE BUTCHER Appointed: 2021

MARK BUTCHER (Chair) Appointed: 2019

RACHEL WALMSLEY Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/05/2016, number: 1167233

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR22: 8 days late,

Main office

Amazing Graze
44 Bolton Street
BLACKPOOL
FY1 6AA

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST HOMELESS PEOPLE IN BLACKPOOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF A MEAL AND HOT DRINK; FACILITIES FOR WASHING AND SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.

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