Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 10
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

ALNWICK DISTRICT FOOD BANK 

Emergency food provision for beneficiaries in the Alnwick district of Northumberland
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
  • 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

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
30/06/22£40£38£2n/an/an/an/an/a34
30/06/21£49£32£17n/an/an/an/an/a25
30/06/20£25£15£10n/an/an/an/an/a25
30/06/19£20£2£18n/an/an/an/an/a21
30/06/18*£5£2£3£0£0£0n/a026
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.alnwickdistrictfoodbank.co.uk

alnwickdistrictfoodbank@gmail.com

07498 488797

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 34 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund£139,792
Masonic Trust£7,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Lancashire Heritage (2018) CIC
£139,792 24/08/2023
‘Sharing Heritage’ – engaging and widening audiences to secure successful commencement of activities and resilience at Becconsall Heritage Park.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£5,000 20/02/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000 07/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Alnwick District Food Bank
£500 22/07/2021
The provision of food for the benefit of older people in Alnwick

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/06/2017, number: 1173294
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR18: 27 days late,
Main office

Alnwick Adult Learning Centre
Lindisfarne Road
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1AX

Objectives

THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY IN ALNWICK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY MEANS OF FOOD PROVISION, INFORMATION, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION AND ANY OTHER MEANS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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