Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

STOKE-ON-TRENT FOODBANK

The prevention or relief of poverty in Stoke-on-Trent and the surrounding area by providing food to local people who are in need of emergency supplies and by such other means as the trustees determine.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£484£337£147n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£284£187£97n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£476£229£247n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£200£153£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£87£83£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£83£95£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£139£111£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£101£128£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£201£148£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£139£80£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

http://stokeontrent.foodbank.org.uk/contact

info@stokeontrent.foodbank.org.uk

07496564436

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Stoke-on-trent City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Trussell Trust£347,269
DCMS£30,500
National Lottery Community Fund£29,996
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£9,793
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust£9,568
Co-Operative Group£9,104
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank
£2,045 21/10/2023
We would like to fuel our delivery vans so our project can run efficiently. We have two vans that pick up and distribute food all over the city, giving access to food for those most marginalised.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank
£2,253 22/10/2022
We would like to continue supporting those in food poverty by meeting their needs on their terms.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank
£5,000 11/10/2022
Emergency grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Stoke-on-Trent foodbank logistical support
£9,998 02/09/2022
The funding will be used to respond to the cost of living crisis and resultant food poverty by enabling this group to continue collecting and providing meals through their busy foodbank including ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank
£157,058 15/03/2022
Pathfinder Lead, Business and community development Co-ordinator 30 dpw
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank
£180,211 09/02/2022
FT Debt Adviser, PT Team Support Asst and project costs
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,500 02/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank
£2,055 23/10/2021
We provide food parcels and financial support for the most vulnerable within Stoke-on-Trent. Volunteers are the heart of what we do - they are part of the community helping the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank Logistics
£9,998 18/06/2021
The funding will be used to cover the salary of a van driver and volunteer costs for the group's foodbank service. The project will enable the group to continue collecting and delivering food to ....more
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Stoke on Trent Foodbank
£9,568 27/04/2021
The funding is to support a new part-time Referral Agency Liaison, and E-referral/ Signposting Co-ordinator. This postholder will provide relief of food poverty by effectively signposting ....more
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Stoke on Trent Foodbank
£9,793 24/02/2021
50% as salary costs for a food bank in Stoke-on-Trent.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£30,500 05/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Foodbanks Make a Difference
£10,000 22/05/2020
11
The funding will be used to pay for a van driver and volunteer expenses so the group can continue offering their foodbank services. The project aims to support the community during COVID-19 and ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank
£5,000 24/03/2020
24 hpw admin staff; extra cleaning hours; diesel
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stoke-on-Trent foodbank
£2,752 15/11/2019
We want to continue providing three days' emergency food for local people in crisis - to date we've served over 59,500 people.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stoke-On-Trent Foodbank
£73,005 20/04/2019
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Additional hours for food bank manager; systems coordinator post
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank
£73,005 26/03/2019
New coordinator & increase FB Manager hours
National Lottery Community Fund - Stoke on Trent Foodbank Vital Volunteers
£10,000 22/02/2019
12
This funding will be used to contribute to staff costs of the local food bank. The project aims to increase the capacity of the organisation to support and reach people in need.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank
£4,449 29/11/2017
We want provisions and resources for the foodbank as well as repair, tax, insure and maintain the foodbank's van.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 65-74
  • KAREN POXON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher
  • LILIAN JEAN DODD (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: City Councillor
  • PHILIPPA SIMPSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • SHEILA COWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/02/2013, number: 1150820
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/12/2012, number: 08334798
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR23: 13 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR14: 1 days late,
Main office

Stoke-On-Trent Food Bank
Magdalen Road
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST3 3HS

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN STOKE-ON-TRENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING FOOD TO LOCAL PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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