Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

WESTBURY AREA NETWORK

Food Bank
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/06/23*£20£17£3
30/06/22£22£9£13
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

https://www.westburyareanetwork.org

westburyareanetwork@gmail.com

07780 072619

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Westbury Area Network
£3,000 01/12/2022
To continue to support the ongoing work of the food bank. Any donation would be used to purchase food and toiletry/cleaning items as we need to replenish stocks.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CAROLINE ANNE COKER Appointed: 2022
  • IAN COOPER Appointed: 2023
  • LINDA HALLOWELL Appointed: 2021
  • MICHAEL AMOS Appointed: 2021
  • RYAN CHILD Appointed: 2021
  • SHEILA ANN KIMMINS Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/06/2021, number: 1194748
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR23: 113 days late,
Main office

Westbury Community Project
Eden Vale Road
WESTBURY
Wiltshire
BA13 3NY

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN WESTBURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY OTHER CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.B) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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