Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WALKER AND DISTRICT FOODBANK

The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyProvides Other FinanceProvides Services
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 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 ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
01/10/23£70£73£-3n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

www.walkerdistrict.foodbank.org.uk

info@walkerdistrict.foodbank.org.uk

01914474849

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

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
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Walker & District Foodbank
£17,319 01/06/2023
Emergency Support Grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Walker & District Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
County Durham Community Foundation - Grant to City Of God Christian Centre (Walker Foodbank)
£3,900 14/09/2022
To purchase food.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • IJEOMA FLORENCE OGAH Appointed: 2022
  • MICHAEL MCENANEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Engineer
  • PASTOR BRIGHT ONOKA (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • PASTOR VICTOR ONWUDILI Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/11/2022, number: 1200946
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

WALKER AND DISTRICT FOODBANK
25 CHURCH WALK
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE6 3DP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WALKER AND DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE OPERATION OF A FOODBANK WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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