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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
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    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    COMMUNITY FOODBANK - SKYE AND LOCHALSH 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
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    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £18,464 £55,086 £40,024 £36,450
    Total spending £6,590 £27,095 £24,117 £31,306
    Surplus/deficit £11,874 £27,991 £15,907 £5,144
    Established: 5 years

    https://www.skyefoodbank.co.uk

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    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: Highland
    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months    		 To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Community Foodbank Skye and Lochalsh
    £18,179 23/10/2021
    We collect and distribute food to individuals and families in need by encouraging and enabling community donations and volunteering.
    Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/718
    £3,000 03/03/2021
    towards the costs associated in delivering activities in your local 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 16/04/2019, number: SC049223
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    6 Ullinish, Struan, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV56 8PD

    Objectives

    The associations objects are primarily to provide a contribution to the prevention or relief of poverty and to provide relief to those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. In furtherance of the aforementioned objects, we will form and maintain relationships with statutory services and established voluntary organisations in order to provide their clients/service users with food. People in need in the community will be identified as being in need of food by the above agencies if their income is insufficient to feed themselves or their families Due to the dispersed and remote nature of the community served food will be distributed through the above agencies who will ensure that food reaches clients in an appropriate and timely manner Foodbank Volunteers will ensure that a supply of food is available by: a. Collecting donations of food from various collection points in the community and maintaining a supply of appropriate food in the storage area. b. Collecting financial donations and using them buy food to supplement stores and to buy vouchers to enable recipients of food parcels to obtain fresh food. c.If necessary, raising funds through cash donation and other fund-raising activities as agreed by the association. In order to maintain the Foodbank the Association will: d.Recruit, induct and support volunteers from the community in order to achieve the above objectives. e.Publicise the Foodbank in the community through local newspapers, radio, a web site and Face Book page. f. Keep records of food parcels distributed.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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