Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

FEEDING BRISTOL

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN BRISTOL REGARDING THEIR ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, GOOD QUALITY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD, AND THEREBY ALLEVIATE HUNGER CAUSED BY THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES OR RESOURCES TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT FOOD ON A SUSTAINABLE BASIS.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/03/23£825£789£36£5£185£480.742
31/03/22£452£445£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£388£338£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£210£157£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£88£46£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 26%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 19.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 7 years

https://feedingbristol.org/

info@feedingbristol.org

07792608562

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

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
Quartet Community Foundation£116,867
National Lottery Community Fund£34,500
DCMS£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Feeding Bristol
£2,000 26/01/2024
As requested by the donor.
Quartet Community Foundation - Hartcliffe Nursery Growing Project
£1,250 05/06/2023
Towards the Hartcliffe Nursery growing project.
Quartet Community Foundation - Hartcliffe Nursery Growing Project
£1,250 27/04/2023
Towards the Hartcliffe Nursery growing project.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Feeding Bristol
£40,000 07/11/2022
Towards desiging and implementing actions from the food equality strategy for children and families in the most disadvantaged communities in the city
Quartet Community Foundation - Providing food support and increasing resilience in a time of crisis
£52,367 12/01/2021
2
To support immediate food provision and provide infrastructure for longer term support to vulnerable families and children in the most deprived wards in Bristol.
National Lottery Community Fund - Feeding Bristol Community Partnerships
£34,500 09/10/2020
6
The funding will supply continued quality and nutritiously healthy food to families that need it across the local community.
Quartet Community Foundation - Healthy Holidays Summer 2020
£20,000 20/07/2020
Supporting vulnerable children, working with community organisations to increasing the home and out-of-home activities that contribute to general health and well being, including their ability to eat well.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£20,000 20/07/2020
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Quartet Community Foundation - Healthy Summer Holidays 2019
£15,000 15/07/2019
1
To provide healthy meals to children in the summer school holidays.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Feeding Bristol
£5,000 28/05/2019
Towards combating holiday hunger for children and young people across Bristol.
National Lottery Community Fund - Feeding Bristol
£10,000 18/01/2019
12
The funding will be used to continue providing nutritious meals to children throughout the year. The project aims to reduce food poverty.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • ANDREW STREET (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • ANNA LOUISE JONES Appointed: 2018
  • CHRISTINE ALICE STORRY Appointed: 2019
  • JAMIE CAMERON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor
  • JULIAN TERENCE MINES Appointed: 2018
  • SARA CAROLYN VENN Appointed: 2018
  • SALLY ELIZABETH JAECKLE Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2018, number: 1177585
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Avonquay House
2 Dock Gate Lane
Bristol
BS1 6XL

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM TO ACCESS AND AFFORD GOOD QUALITY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD, AND THEREBY ALLEVIATE HUNGER CAUSED BY THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES OR RESOURCES TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT FOOD ON A SUSTAINABLE BASIS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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