Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 13

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 18

BRIDGING THE GAP (MANCHESTER)

The prevention or relief of poverty and the relief of those in need, hardship or distress in Greater Manchester by providing services and activities aimed at alleviating the social exclusion of those disadvantaged by their social and/or economic circumstances, reducing inequality and building strong, sustainable communities that empower people to be independent and in control of their lives.

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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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 7 years

www.manchestersouthcentral.foodbank.org.uk

info@manchestersouthcentral.foodbank.org.uk

07842093922

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£245	£157	£88	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/22	£101	£74	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/21	£154	£71	£83	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20	£51	£24	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19	£18	£26	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/18	£24	£10	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Manchester City, Trafford,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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 Trussell Trust	£170,748
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment	£31,495
Forever Manchester	£8,000
DCMS	£4,682

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Manchester South Central Foodbank
£2,792	25/10/2023	2 strategy away days for Trustees
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Manchester South Central Foodbank
£34,514	05/07/2023	New post to free up PM 1.5dpw and MTF Manager 1.5dpw
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Manchester South Central Foodbank
£2,210	16/02/2023	Winter Support Grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Manchester South Central Foodbank
£20,084	16/11/2022	3 new locations to provide face-to-face support from CA and Manchester Mind.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Manchester South Central Foodbank
£100,648	28/10/2022	Lead applicant for 0.5 FTE Mind advice worker serving Manchester SC and Burnage FBs. (Also part of consortium of 6 FBs for CA advisors, Manchester Central is lead)
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Manchester South Central Foodbank
£5,000	14/10/2022	Emergency grant
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - More Than Food
£24,249	04/04/2022	The provision of School holiday food parcels for Trafford residents experiencing food poverty and holiday hunger. The provision of School Uniform items to alleviate financial pressures within ....more The provision of School holiday food parcels for Trafford residents experiencing food poverty and holiday hunger. The provision of School Uniform items to alleviate financial pressures within families and ensure all children remain in education, enabling them to develop their skills, knowledge and attitudes to thrive, fulfilling their potential.
Forever Manchester - School Holiday Hunger
£3,500	18/03/2021	Provision of food parcels
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£4,682	11/09/2020	"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."
Forever Manchester - COVID-19 Response
£4,500	01/05/2020	Emergency food parcels
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Manchester South Central Foodbank
£5,500	22/04/2020	Coronavirus Emergency Grant
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Active Appetites - Holiday hunger food parcels
£3,593	23/03/2020	Provision of food parcels for Trafford residents experiencing holiday hunger
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Food Poverty - supporting Trafford Residents
£3,653	21/10/2019	Provision of food parcels for marginalised Trafford residents experiencing food poverty
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Bridging the Gap - Manchester South Central Foodbank
£500	21/03/2019	Grant through the Heart of the Community Fund used to fund their foodbank, which brings people together to share freshly cooked healthy meals.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

CHRIS COPESTAKE Appointed: 2022

KATHRYN BOURNE Appointed: 2018

LYNDA ANN MASON Appointed: 2022

MARIE GRACE BRINDLE HAWKINS Appointed: 2017

MICHELLE MCHALE BEM (Chair) Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/01/2017, number: 1170952

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Wesley Centre
Royce Road
MANCHESTER
M15 5BP

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN GREATER MANCHESTER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE CITY OF MANCHESTER AND TRAFFORD, BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING THE OPERATION OF A FOODBANK) AIMED AT ALLEVIATING THE SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF THOSE DISADVANTAGED BY THEIR SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, REDUCING INEQUALITY AND BUILDING STRONG, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE TO BE INDEPENDENT AND IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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