Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 6

CORNWALL FOOD ACTION

Cornwall Food Action identifies, secures and redistributes in-date surplus food in the system. We also educate and promote resource efficiency in both our food supply chain and across the range of recipients to whom Cornwall Food Action conveys surplus food.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
04/03/23	*	£1,400	£695	£705	6
04/03/22	*	£11,200	£13,439	£-2,239	5
04/03/21?	*	£15,186	£8,086	£7,100	2
01/04/20	*	£15,186	£7,067	£8,119	4
01/04/19		£9,390	£5,492	£3,898	6

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

dcfa.cornwall@gmail.com

01872277600

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Cornwall,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£9,986
Cornwall Community Foundation	£5,000
Masonic Trust	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Festival
£1,000	02/03/2022	Continue operations with core funding and extending the services to rural Cornish Communities in Southeast Cornwall.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cornwall Food Action Deliver
£9,986	13/10/2020 6	The organisation will be expanding their infrastructure project which collects and distributes food. They will work with other organisations and suppliers to meet the needs of people who are in food ....more The organisation will be expanding their infrastructure project which collects and distributes food. They will work with other organisations and suppliers to meet the needs of people who are in food insecurity during COVID-19.
Cornwall Community Foundation - In response to Covid -19
£5,000	29/06/2020 5	Staff member to assist in the distribution of food and meals to the vulnerable and isolated

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

ANTHONY PETER WEIGHT Appointed: 2019

BARBARA ROUNDSEVELL (Chair) Appointed: 2022

BARBARA WEETWOOD Appointed: 2022

GITTY ANKERS Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: CORNWALL COMMUNITY FLOOD FORUM, CORNWALL AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY TRUST,

MARK SUMMERS Appointed: 2019

POLLY CLAIRE KNIGHT Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/08/2018, number: 1179476

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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; AR23: 35 days late, AR22: 110 days late, AR21: 76 days late, AR20: 44 days late,

Main office

Cafe Chaos
3 St. Clement Vean
TRURO
Cornwall
TR1 1RN

Objectives

1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING SURPLUS FIT-FOR-PURPOSE PRODUCTS FROM THE FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH VULNERABLE OR ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CORNWALL.2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY REDUCING FOOD WASTE GOING TO LANDFILL THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION.

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