Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

LLANDRINDOD FOODBANK 

Llandrindod Foodbank operates in Mid Wales within a radius of 20 miles from Llandrindod Wells. It is open to all those in crisis in that area. We provide Food for a minimum of three days and work with over 40 different referral agencies. We also offer a course on money management and a course on cooking.
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
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

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

https://llandrindod.foodbank.org.uk

info@llandrindod.foodbank.org.uk

07519 839189

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UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£176£129£48n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/03/22£99£160£-60n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/03/21£125£37£88n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£30£16£14n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£13£8£5n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18£13£6£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Powys,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
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
  • 26 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llandrindod Foodbank
£30,000 06/07/2023
Refurbishment and fit out of new distribution centre and advice centre
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llandrindod Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llandrindod Foodbank
£118,395 27/05/2022
0.6 FTE CA adviser
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£250 02/02/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llandrindod Foodbank
£60,000 29/05/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llandrindod Foodbank
£60,000 29/05/2020
Towards premises, refurb, IT & staffing (2Y)
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llandrindod Foodbank
£4,353 12/02/2019
Additional hours
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Llandrindod Foodbank
£4,353 31/01/2019
12
Additional hours for food bank manager
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/09/2017, number: 1174880
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Oasis
Spa Road
LLANDRINDOD WELLS
Powys
LD1 5ER

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN LLANDRINDOD WELLS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR IN ANY 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 POVERTYB)SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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