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Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

FOOD BANK AID

The relief of poverty, especially food poverty, by means including the collection, sorting and distribution of food and other supplies to food banks that serve the needs of persons who are, or are in danger of, suffering food poverty.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£2,599£2,545£54£140£2,037£2,0069.55350
31/03/23£2,974£1,799£1,175£106£1,983£1,96213.14300
31/03/22£2,135£1,327£808£64£808£7927.21250
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 9.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 139.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 4 years

www.Foodbankaid.org.uk

info@foodbankaid.org.uk

07801516691

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Brent, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Islington,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
Joseph Levy Foundation - Core funding contribution
£5,000 13/01/2023
To enable Food Bank Aid in supporting food banks across London and surrounding counties

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-72
  • CHARLOTTE SOUTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Home-Maker
  • CHRISTOPHER JOHN GOODGAME Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant
  • GIDEON ERNST CHAIN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • ISHRAQ NAVEED BHATTI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant
  • JONATHAN ASHLEY DIMSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • KALBIR SINGH SOHI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Product Director
  • MARTIN STEPHEN SMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • NAOMI PATRICIA RUSSELL (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • OLAITAN OGUNMOYELA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance Director
  • ROCHELLE TRUP Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • TANIA PLATT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Development
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/05/2021, number: 1194314
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/03/2021, number: 13299257
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE ENFIELD TOWN AND FORTY HILL CHURCHES JOINT TRUST on 01/02/2024
Main office

Unit 2B
Chaplin Square
Great North Leisure Park
LONDON
N12 0GL

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR FOOD POVERTY, BY MEANS INCLUDING FACILITATING DONATIONS OF FOOD AND OTHER SUPPLIES TO FOOD BANKS THAT SERVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE SUFFERING, OR IN DANGER OF SUFFERING, POVERTY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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