Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE HEREFORD FOOD BANK

A food parcel for up to a maximum of 7 days is supplied according to need.Referrals come from Case workers, Social workers, Support Staff and other agencies and an appropriate food parcel is prepared. Food is supplied by local churches, schools, firms and individuals and is checked and stored ready for distribution.
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 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£451£293£158n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£388£254£134n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£239£214£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£340£150£190n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£69£66£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£30£30£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£30£25£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

http://herefordfoodbank.co.uk

manager@herefordfoodbank.co.uk

01432607011

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£10,000
Herefordshire Community Foundation£5,815
McCarthy Stone Foundation£500
Masonic Trust£500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Laptops for organisation
£815 18/10/2023
Grant to Hereford Food Bank
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2022 Christmas Connections
£500 13/01/2023
Small grants up to £1,000 to support activities connecting older people in the community at Christmas
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 01/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 23/07/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Hereford Food Bank
£5,000 06/05/2020
food parcels

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHARLES WILLIAM DAW Appointed: 2024
  • FIONA CLAIRE JONES Appointed: 2019
  • HANNAH KATE STEPHENS Appointed: 2023
  • MARIE ROSENTHAL (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • MICHAEL JOHN WILKINSON Appointed: 2020
  • SUSAN MARY EWART Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2016, number: 1170826
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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

41 Monkmoor Street
Hereford
HR1 2DX

Objectives

1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN HEREFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY FOOD PARCELS CONTAINING BASIC NUTRITIONAL FOODS AND OTHER BASIC AMENITIES, FOUNDED ON THE CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLE THAT HUMANITY SHOULD LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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