Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

HATFIELD FOODBANK

Foodbank, principally - covering Hatfield and the surrounding area

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 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/23		£139	£104	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/22		£79	£44	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/21		£32	£23	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/20		£40	£18	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19		£10	£7	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/18	*	£6	£5	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.hatfield.foodbank.org.uk

info@hatfield.foodbank.org.uk

01707269095

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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

The Trussell Trust	£143,426
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,086

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hatfield Foodbank
£2,086	21/10/2023	We would like to buy food and toiletries for those in need and, as our foodbank is getting busier (46 tonnes given out in last 12 months), employ a part-time manager to help run the foodbank.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Hatfield Foodbank
£5,000	11/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Hatfield Foodbank
£138,426	26/10/2021	FT specialist adviser post with CA, for 3 years
National Lottery Community Fund - Tackling Hunger
£10,000	17/04/2020 12	The project will use funding to employ a project manager for a food bank. The project aims to provide vital essentials to vulnerable people in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALEXANDER STEPHEN MASTERS Appointed: 2023

COLIN GEOFFREY HILL (Chair) Appointed: 2022

REV HEATHER JANE DYCE Appointed: 2017

REV MICHAEL LAURENCE ST JOHN DYCE Appointed: 2017

TIMOTHY JOHN DUNNINGTON Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/08/2017, number: 1174288

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR18: 26 days late,

Main office

Gracemead Church
Gracemead House
Woods Avenue
HATFIELD
Hertfordshire
AL10 8HX

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN HATFIELD 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 AND TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, SUPPORTED BY CHURCHES IN HATFIELD. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

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