Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: -4

BIRCHGROVE COMMUNITY FOODBANK

Operating from the Birchgrove Community Centre in Lon Gwesyn Birchgrove. The relief of financial hardship amongst people in Birchgrove and the surrounding area in such ways as the trustees from time-to-time think fit, in particular, but not exclusively by providing emergency food, essential toiletries, and household items to individuals and families in need and/or for distribution by charities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 3 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
05/04/23	*	£8,511	£11,981	£-3,470	15
05/04/22	*	£26,720	£13,040	£13,680	15
05/04/21		£20,406	£8,320	£12,086	15

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

bcf0103@gmail.com

07592754004

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

City Of Swansea,

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JORDAN REES (Chair) Appointed: 2020

JULIET REES Appointed: 2020

LEANNE DYMOND Appointed: 2020

TANIA ARTHUR Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: SARON EVANGELICAL CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2020, number: 1188963

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR23: 56 days late, AR22: 22 days late,

Main office

191 HEOL DULAIS
BIRCHGROVE
SWANSEA
SA7 9LH

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN BIRCHGROVE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTYB) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES

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