Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

NEWBURY SOUP KITCHEN

Newbury Soup Kitchen's long term goal is to open a Community Support Centre for the homeless and vulnerable in West Berkshire & a hub for support services to provide outreach in a safe environment. Newbury Soup Kitchen running since January 2017 which was set up and run by volunteers. NSK has come from recognising the huge need for the rough sleepers and vulnerable in West Berkshire.

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
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female
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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/07/23		£183,617	£146,549	£37,068	45
31/07/22		£82,534	£93,480	£-10,946	45
31/07/21		£106,300	£66,990	£39,310	20
31/07/20		£87,780	£42,124	£45,656	20
31/07/19	*	£38,553	£11,901	£26,652	35

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.newburysoupkitchen.org.uk

enquire@newburysoupkitchen.org.uk

07583637588

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

West Berkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
45 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Newbury Soup Kitchen
£5,516	21/10/2023	We use our takeaway van every week to deliver our hot food, drinks, snacks and outreach to our clients. We are asking for support in maintaining it so we can continue to help our clients.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	29/11/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Newbury Soup Kitchen
£1,749	22/10/2022	We will be able to offer a hot take-away meal three nights a week rather than two.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Newbury Soup Kitchen
£1,110	23/10/2021	We aim to provide a broad spectrum of outreach to care for the whole person, physically, emotionally, and socially, helping them to reach their full potential.
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£18,000	03/12/2020	Grant to fund a new Takeaway type vehicle enabling the charity to continue to provide hot meals to homeless and vulnerable people in Newbury. The charity is unable to continue to provide hot meals ....more Grant to fund a new Takeaway type vehicle enabling the charity to continue to provide hot meals to homeless and vulnerable people in Newbury. The charity is unable to continue to provide hot meals from the Salvation Army Hall in Newbury due to social distancing and thus far has used their transit van which is not appropriate for food provision.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW SHEGOG (Chair) Appointed: 2021

BRIDGET EASTWOOD Appointed: 2023

BRYNN MARIE HOLMES Appointed: 2022

JULIE CAMPBELL Appointed: 2023

REBECCA DUNN Appointed: 2022

STEPHANIE LANGLEY Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/07/2018, number: 1179298

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

5 returns made; AR19: 40 days late,

Main office

1 Hambridge Lane
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 5TU

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF VULNERABLE AND HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE NEWBURY AND WEST BERKSHIRE AREA BY THE PROVISION OF A DAY CENTRE, OUTREACH AND OTHER SERVICES.

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