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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +8
    Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

    WESTON-SUPER-MARE FOODBANK 

    Weston-super-Mare foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks. We provide emergency food parcels for people in need in our community and offer other support services to our clients.
    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 since inception
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    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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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit    		 Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£236,948£178,906£58,04260
    31/03/22£127,035£105,011£22,02440
    31/03/21£201,656£90,342£111,31475
    31/03/20£82,950£46,515£36,43530
    31/03/19£82,950£46,515£36,43540
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    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 6 years

    www.westonsupermare.foodbank.org.uk

    info@wsmfoodbank.org.uk

    01934708906

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • 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
    • North Somerset,
    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
    • 60 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£176,401
    Quartet Community Foundation£16,425
    Somerset Community Foundation£2,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months    		 To be used for
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
    £30,000 06/07/2023
    Lease costs for additional premises serving as 'meet and greet' centre
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
    £1,000 28/06/2023
    As requested by the fund holder to support the work of Weston Foodbank. This is an additional donation (to the annual grant) requested by the outgoing WSM Rotary President.
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
    £1,000 28/06/2023
    As requested by the fund holder to support the work of Weston Foodbank. This is an additional donation (to the annual grant) requested by the outgoing WSM Rotary President.
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
    £2,190 09/05/2023
    As requested by the fund holder to support the work of Weston Foodbank which it does annually
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
    £250 22/11/2022
    As directed by the fund holder towards Weston-super-Mare Foodbank's work providing emergency food and support to local people.
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
    £4,785 09/11/2022
    To fund the fitting out of premises for a Food Pantry to establish a new food club and assist with energy costs in the first year.
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
    £5,000 11/10/2022
    Emergency grant
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
    £3,000 25/05/2022
    As requested by the fund holder.
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
    £2,200 22/03/2022
    As requested by the fund holder.
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
    £86,621 08/12/2021
    CA to provide 3 dpw outreach adviser for 3 years
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
    £2,000 01/02/2021
    As requested by the fund holder
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-Super-Mare Foodbank
    £4,037 21/08/2020
    Volunteer training
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-Super-Mare Foodbank
    £24,037 29/05/2020
    Warehouse manager, warehouse equipment
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-super-Mare Foodbank
    £24,037 20/05/2020
    Warehouse manager salary & equipment (2Y)
    Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Emergency foodbank funding
    £2,000 30/03/2020
    Funding to help a foodbank manage increased demand due to coronavirus
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Weston-Super-Mare Foodbank
    £2,668 30/03/2020
    CV emergency costs: home deliveries, salary
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (10)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2018, number: 1177071
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • 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
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    WESTON-SUPER-MARE FOODBANK
    NORTH STREET
    WESTON-SUPER-MARE
    THE WESTON FOODBANK
    NORTH STREET
    BS23 1QF

    Objectives

    FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN NEED IN NORTH SOMERSET AND THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING FOOD AND TRAINING AND STRENGTHENING AND EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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