Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

UIST & BARRA FOODBANK

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22
Total income	£8,026	£15,552	£23,610	£29,107	£20,372
Total spending	£1,638	£5,509	£13,538	£18,692	£17,873
Surplus/deficit	£6,388	£10,043	£10,072	£10,415	£2,499

Established: 7 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Community food services

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Western Isles

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Uist and Barra Foodbank
£3,471	21/10/2023	We would like to purchase specific items for our emergency parcels so we can meet our clients' needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Uist & Barra Foodbank Project Manager
£10,000	13/04/2021	This group seen a 50% increase in client usage in 2020 providing emergency food to 308 households. The funding will be used for a project manager to continue this vital and essential work in this ....more This group seen a 50% increase in client usage in 2020 providing emergency food to 308 households. The funding will be used for a project manager to continue this vital and essential work in this community.

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 14/12/2017, number: SC047999

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

, HS8 5SH

Objectives

The Foodbank objects are: (a) The Prevention or relief of poverty. (b) The relief of those of need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

Data Sources

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