Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 10

Future income +5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 14

AMMANFORD FOODBANK

To relieve financial hardship for the public benefit of persons in conditions of need or hardship in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire and other parts of the United Kingdom, as the Trustees may from time to time think fit, by the provision of food and other poverty-preventing endeavours through the operation of a foodbank.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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		£94,450	£62,664	£31,786	30
31/03/22		£120,611	£39,945	£80,666	25

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.ammanford.foodbank.org.uk

info@ammanford.foodbank.org.uk

07804189830

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Carmarthenshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who supports 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
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Ammanford Foodbank
£49,939	24/08/2023	Campaign Manager 21hpw, including on-costs, and campaign costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Ammanford Foodbank
£5,000	21/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Ammanford Foodbank
£90,736	25/05/2022	0.8 FTE Support Manager
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Ammanford Foodbank
£15,258	26/05/2020	Foodbank manager 14 hours per week (2Y)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CERI BETHAN DARCY Appointed: 2023

DAVID SAMUEL DAVIES (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeships: PUBLIC MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND, AMMANFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH, Y GRWP (GRACE RURAL WALES PARTNERSHIP),

DAVID MYDRIM DAVIES Appointed: 2021

ERIC KEITH THOMAS Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/04/2021, number: 1194085

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Ammanford Evangelical Church
Y Llusern
Wind Street
AMMANFORD
Dyfed
SA18 3DR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARETO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP IN AMMANFORD BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A FOODBANK. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION7OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND)ACT2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

Defined Area of Benefit:

AMMANFORD

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