Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 13

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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

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

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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	£388	£254	£134	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/12/21	£239	£214	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	85
31/12/20	£340	£150	£190	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	104
31/12/19	£69	£66	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/12/18	£30	£30	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	45
31/12/17	£30	£25	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

http://herefordfoodbank.co.uk

manager@herefordfoodbank.co.uk

01432607011

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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 works here?

Unknown number of employees
80 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

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust	£27,334
County Durham Community Foundation	£14,085
DCMS	£10,000
Sport England	£9,600
Herefordshire Community Foundation	£5,815

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Laptops for organisation
£815	18/10/2023	Grant to Hereford Food Bank
Sport England - All Girls
£9,600	07/02/2023	Sisters with Voices will provide 2 x 1-hour sessions each week over 48 weeks in 2 separate community venues (4 sessions each week in total) providing the All-Girls project with sessions of physical ....more Sisters with Voices will provide 2 x 1-hour sessions each week over 48 weeks in 2 separate community venues (4 sessions each week in total) providing the All-Girls project with sessions of physical activities including Zumba, HIIT, Commercial Dance and Boxercise.
County Durham Community Foundation - Sisters with Voices
£14,085	26/09/2022	the Sisters with Voices project.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500	01/12/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Sisters With Voices Community Interest Company
£27,334	28/07/2021	After the Trust funded project the applicant wishes to deliver a much larger programme to support and improve the mental health and physical wellbeing of vulnerable women living in coalfield areas. ....more After the Trust funded project the applicant wishes to deliver a much larger programme to support and improve the mental health and physical wellbeing of vulnerable women living in coalfield areas. The programme will provide workshops and sessions of mindfulness, physical and creative activities such as dance and fitness, informal counselling, advice and information sharing services.
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 ....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."
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Hereford Food Bank
£5,000	06/05/2020	food parcels

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

FIONA CLAIRE JONES Appointed: 2019

HANNAH KATE STEPHENS Appointed: 2023

MARIE ROSENTHAL (Chair) Appointed: 2021

MICHAEL JOHN WILKINSON Appointed: 2020

SUSA 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

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 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.

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