Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE QUANTOCK FOODBANK

The prevention or relief of poverty in Watchet, Williton and surrounding area by the provision of food, essential toiletries, and household items to people in need; working with professional partners to restore dignity, maintain health and support efforts to regain independence and stability, and providing support to access or signposting to relevant agencies, advisory or information services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£44£15£29n/a
31/03/22£31£9£23n/a
31/03/21£57£15£42n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

quantockfoodbank@gmail.com

07483815122

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Emergency food bank funding
£2,000 09/04/2020
Funding to help a food bank with increased demand due to coronavirus

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CLIVE CHARLES WOOLDRIDGE (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • CATHERINE MARY BENHAM Appointed: 2021
  • CLLR PETER FREDERICK PAYNE Appointed: 2019
  • DR JOHN IRVEN Appointed: 2018
  • JANE SCOTT Appointed: 2023
  • MARLENE MASON Appointed: 2018
  • REV JANE SPERRING Appointed: 2023
  • SAMANTHA SEARLE Appointed: 2018
  • SARAH ELIZABETH SILVESTER Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/06/2020, number: 1189991
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

35 BROOK ROAD
WILLITON
TAUNTON
TA4 4TE

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WATCHET, WILLITON AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, BY SHOWING THE LOVE OF GOD IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR THE DISTRIBUTION BY PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES, CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY, RESTORE DIGNITY, MAINTAIN HEALTH AND SUPPORT EFFORTS TO REGAIN INDEPENDENCE AND STABILITY.(B) SUCH OTHER MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO ACCESS, OR SIGNPOSTING TO, RELEVANT AGENCIES, ADVISORY OR INFORMATION SERVICES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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