Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +7
    Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

    MORAY FOOD PLUS 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    Established: 12 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Charitable activities
    Donations & Legacies £434,430 £324,274
    Other Income
    Investment Income £29 £572
    Total income £95,472 £166,464 £214,690 £435,459 £228,858 £324,846
    Charitable activities spending £259,827 £306,995
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending £1,168
    Total spending £79,264 £121,061 £196,936 £260,995 £269,023 £306,995
    Surplus/deficit £16,208 £45,403 £17,754 £174,464 -£40,165 £17,851
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Moray
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£129,465
    William Grant Foundation£110,000
    Scottish Government£28,600
    Foundation Scotland£8,750
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Nourish cooking sessions
    £3,750 04/04/2023
    To support the delivery of the Nourish programme, cooking and wellbeing sessions in small groups, at Forres Academy for young people experiencing a variety of issues including mental health and ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - UKPCOL. Combat poverty in Moray
    £10,000 24/11/2022
    This group will use the funding to support people in extreme crisis in Moray.
    National Lottery Community Fund - The Bosie family centre
    £10,000 03/08/2022
    This group will use the funding to run a pilot project in their new family centre in Elgin to expand existing work and trial new activities.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Big Blue - mobile pantry and outreach service
    £89,465 18/02/2021
    36
    This group will set up a mobile pantry for rural locations in Moray to provide affordable food and outreach activities including cooking workshops for children community meals gentle exercise for ....more
    William Grant Foundation - General operating support
    £110,000 01/10/2020
    Donation nominated by employees at the Glenfiddich Distillery and brand team with funds raised from the Spirit of Speyside 2020 special bottling, to support the charity's work relating to the ....more
    Scottish Government - Moray Food Plus
    £28,600 12/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Moray Food Plus
    £5,000 09/04/2020
    To cover the cost of additional staff pay and food distribution.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 emergency food response for Moray
    £10,000 31/03/2020
    2
    This group are working with businesses, community groups, community support workers and third sector organisations to form a co-ordinated response to the COVID-19 crisis. The funding will be used to ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Young people and poverty mixed-media project
    £10,000 03/03/2020
    15
    This group will use the funding to pilot a school holiday arts club.
    DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
    £5,464 04/02/2019
    Our project meets all three objectives but have selected Improve health and well-being as our main priority. Our expected outcomes relating to this would be: All participants to have increased ....more
    Women's Fund for Scotland - Nourish workshops
    £5,464 10/12/2018
    1
    to contribute towards delivering 40 Nourish Workshop sessions.
    Corra Foundation - HDA-18/378
    £4,500 02/08/2018
    Towards the salary of the 25hr/wk Volunteer Development Officer to support people experiencing disadvantages to volunteer.
    Robertson Trust - Running costs of Moray Foodbank
    £30,000 25/07/2017
    Running costs of Moray Foodbank
    National Lottery Community Fund - More than food - scoping exercise
    £9,506 28/02/2017
    6
    More than food - scoping exercise
    National Lottery Community Fund - Holibub Club
    £10,000 01/12/2015
    12
    This organisation will use the funding to establish a series of holiday clubs aimed at low income families, but open to everyone, that will incorporate activities and provide meals.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 07/03/2012, number: SC042997
    • Notes: Previous name- Moray Foodbank from 07/03/2012 to 19/06/2019
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    203 High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1DJ

    Objectives

    (a) To advance the education and relieve the poverty of residents in Moray by promoting healthy eating and making food stuffs including fresh fruit and vegetables and other produce accessible and affordable through community food initiatives. (b) Relieve the poverty of residents in Moray and advance environmental protection by promoting the development of schemes where waste food is minimised by establishing systems to divert food from waste disposal to those individuals in need, to advance environmental protection. (c) The advancement of health through education and promotion of and increased access to healthy eating options. (d) To promote, establish and operate other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within Moray.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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