Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE GIFT OF GIVING- SHOEBOX APPEAL 

We support local families and individuals facing financial hardship. We ask the local community for donations of food and household items which we give to individuals and families that have been identified through schools, referrals and local services. All donations are sorted through and distributed from the trustee homes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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: 5 years

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656232844660

homelessshoeboxappeal2015@gmail.com

07714957161

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
19/01/23*£9,660£4,770£4,8900
19/01/22£4,000£5,000£-1,0000
19/01/21£4,313£3,461£8520
19/01/20£10,916£2,333£8,5831
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

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 The Gift of Giving - Shoebox Appeal
£2,665 23/10/2021
We would like to continue to support vulnerable adults and families in desperate need by providing food hampers and essential items.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The gift of giving shoebox appeal
£4,676 15/11/2019
We want to provide much-needed essentials, food and toiletries in emergency bags for vulnerable adults and families in great need.
Somerset Community Foundation - storage/ meeting area
£3,217 13/09/2019
6
Capacity-building equipment including electrical wiring and storage boxes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/05/2019, number: 1183544
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR23: 89 days late,
Main office

124 PARKWAY
BRIDGWATER
TA6 4HT

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF ADULTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, HEALTH, DISABILITY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN BRIDGWATER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD, TOILETRY HAMPERS, EMERGENCY BAGS, SLEEPING BAGS, EMERGENCY BLANKETS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND CLOTHING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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