Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 5

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 3 Trustees: -2
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -1

BOXES OF BASICS

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FOOD PACKAGES AND/OR GRANTS OF MONEY.

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
There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
31/05/23		£80,606	£56,160	£24,446	0
31/05/22	*	£84,445	£65,646	£18,799	0
31/05/21		£136,476	£199,352	£-62,876	3
31/05/20		£86,850	£50,978	£35,872	3

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

office.boxesofbasics@gmail.com

02088008833

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for families & carers

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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	£39,095
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC)	£5,000
Hackney Council	£5,000
The Grocers' Charity	£4,800

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Affording Is Rewarding
£10,000	25/08/2023	The funding will be used to put together and distribute food parcels. The project aims to ensure that everyone in the community has access to food and nourishment.
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) - Open Philanthropy Fund B
£5,000	14/02/2023	Unrestricted funding to tackle financial hardship
National Lottery Community Fund - 70 years—70 acts of kindness—7 celebrations
£9,095	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a series of inclusive events for people from the Jewish community to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to provide opportunities to improve ....more The funding will be used to deliver a series of inclusive events for people from the Jewish community to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to provide opportunities to improve social and mental wellbeing in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Hackney Council - Grant to Boxes of Basics
£5,000	08/12/2021	We urge the Hackney Council to join our initiative"Guiding: not merely providing" to support vulnerable adolescents with culinary skills training so they can access nourishing food while ....more We urge the Hackney Council to join our initiative"Guiding: not merely providing" to support vulnerable adolescents with culinary skills training so they can access nourishing food while preserving their dignity and gaining vital kitchen experience.
National Lottery Community Fund - Guiding: not merely providing
£10,000	23/07/2021	The funding will be used to offer culinary training and basic housekeeping to newly independent adolescents and produce a recipe book that will collate their own recipes. The project aims to not only ....more The funding will be used to offer culinary training and basic housekeeping to newly independent adolescents and produce a recipe book that will collate their own recipes. The project aims to not only alleviate hunger and ease their financial burden but empower them with the skills to manage independently.
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - Boxes of Basics
£4,800	04/02/2021	Towards the full project costs of purchasing equipment and paying personal trainers to offer culinary training and basic housekeeping to newly-independent adolescents.
National Lottery Community Fund - Uniting within Social Distancing
£10,000	22/05/2020 4	Th funding will be used to support families and children with food parcels across Hackney and Haringey. The project will also increase the volunteer base to support with phone calls.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

RAIZEL STERN Appointed: 2019

USHER MANN (Chair) Appointed: 2019

YOSEF GOLDBERG Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/11/2019, number: 1186215

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR22: 39 days late,

Main office

37 Avenue Road
London
N15 5JG

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FOOD PACKAGES AND/OR GRANTS OF MONEY.

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