Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

STRETFORD FOODBANK 

We provide emergency food to people in crisis.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • 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:

  • 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 8 years

www.stretford.foodbank.org.uk

info@stretford.foodbank.org.uk

0161 243 0720

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
31/12/22£67£75£-8n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£69£39£31n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/12/20£112£19£94n/an/an/an/an/a118
31/12/19£19£13£6n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/12/18£22£9£13£0£0£0n/a075
31/12/17£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£18£11£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City, Trafford,
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stretford Foodbank
£71,874 27/11/2023
Generalist Adviser (3 dpw) and specialist Debt caseworker (1 dpw) and other project costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stretford Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stretford Foodbank
£18,000 08/09/2021
Employment costs of Warehouse Manager and PM, both 20 hpw, for 1 year
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stretford Foodbank
£5,000 23/09/2020
Emergency Storage
CAF - Grant to Stretford Foodbank
£8,000 27/05/2020
3
Grant to Stretford Foodbank to support the organisation through COVID19
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stretford Foodbank
£5,500 22/04/2020
Coronavirus Emergency Grant
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - The Trafford Community Collective
£10,000 03/05/2018
We are three community groups working together with one purpose- to serve our community when in times of need and crisis.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/06/2016, number: 1167416
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

Stretford Foodbank
The Leathwaite Center
229 Winchester Rd
Stretford
M32 9PT

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN STRETFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUCH 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 POVERTY.(B) 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
CharityBase
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