Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

WD6 FOOD SUPPORT 

The prevention or relief of poverty in Borehamwood and the surrounding area in particular, but not exclusively, by providing emergency food supplies and essential toiletries to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

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£21,262£12,390£8,87212
31/03/22£31,456£8,105£23,35114
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

wd6communityfood@gmail.com

02089502581

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to WD6 Food Support
£2,342 22/10/2022
We will be addressing the intense isolation and loneliness felt by our stakeholders, along with food poverty and deprivation. We feel we are providing a safe haven for people who are struggling.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - BAG A BAG phase 2 Parkside Primary
£4,760 13/01/2022
Grant to WD6 FOOD SUPPORT

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/05/2021, number: 1194607
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • 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

C/O Kingsley Maybrook Ltd
Unitec House
2 Albert Place
LONDON
N3 1QB

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BOREHAMWOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES AND ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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