Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 12

MIDLOTHIAN FOODBANK (SCIO)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Established: 6 years

https://midlothian.foodbank.org.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	28/02/19	28/02/20	28/02/21	28/02/22	28/02/23
Total income	£81,763	£26,343	£158,835	£62,983	£137,640
Total spending	£39,280	£14,903	£119,966	£124,767	£119,953
Surplus/deficit	£42,483	£11,440	£38,869	-£61,784	£17,687

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

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: Midlothian

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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

The Trussell Trust	£125,355
Foundation Scotland	£21,100
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Virgin Money Foundation	£500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Growth Matters
£15,000	10/08/2023	To cover staffing costs for the Growth Matters project, involving a weekly lunch club and food growing and cooking activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growth Matters - SCOCOL
£10,000	16/06/2023	This group will run two lunch clubs each week in Gorebridge and Mayfield. One club running on a Wednesday club will support older people in partnership with the Red Cross. The other club running on a ....more This group will run two lunch clubs each week in Gorebridge and Mayfield. One club running on a Wednesday club will support older people in partnership with the Red Cross. The other club running on a Thursday will supports anyone in the community who is struggling to cope is isolated or who is homeless.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Midlothian Foodbank
£5,000	11/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Midlothian Foodbank
£97,254	02/08/2022	2dpw CA advisor
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Midlothian Foodbank
£4,984	10/12/2020	To pay for 23 additional hours of two warehouse staff, to meet a 70% increase in demand for emergency food parcels, as a consequence of Covid-19.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Midlothian Foodbank
£3,570	23/09/2020	CV emergency costs: storage costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Midlothian Foodbank
£5,000	17/06/2020	CV emergency costs: packaging
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Midlothian Foodbank
£5,000	30/04/2020	CV emergency costs: salary costs, food pruchase
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Midlothian Foodbank
£1,116	08/04/2020	Donation from the Karen Napier Charitable Trust.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Midlothian Foodbank
£500	23/07/2019	The Midlothian Foodbank was set up to give assistance to families and individuals in crisis by providing hot meals and a safe space for people to meet new friends and receive support. The award was ....more The Midlothian Foodbank was set up to give assistance to families and individuals in crisis by providing hot meals and a safe space for people to meet new friends and receive support. The award was used to cover the running costs of their Growth Matters project which provides service users with a hot meal and essential life skills.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Midlothian Foodbank
£4,766	15/05/2019 12	New PT Kitchen Assistant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Midlothian Foodbank
£4,766	15/05/2019	New PT Kitchen Assistant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Midlothian Foodbank
£37,922	12/01/2019 12	Additional hours for Deputy Foodbank Manager and new p/t Warehouse Operative
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Midlothian Foodbank
£37,922	12/12/2018	Deputy Manager hours & new p/t Warehouse Operative
Robertson Trust - The running costs of Midlothian Foodbank
£54,000	04/12/2018	The running costs of Midlothian Foodbank

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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 26/07/2018, number: SC048580

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

96 Hunterfield Road, Gorebridge, Midlothian, EH23 4TT

Objectives

The organisation's purposes are: The prevention or relief of poverty. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

Data Sources