Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

BEAMINSTER FOODBANK

The relief of financial hardship amongst people in Beaminster and the surrounding area by providing emergency food, essential toiletries, and household items to individuals and families in need and/or for distribution by charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. We also signpost people to other charities for further support.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely female

Financial Data ?

This charity has not yet lodged any accounts with the Charities Commission.
Established: less than 1 year

beaminsterfoodbank@gmail.com

07434654652

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
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Dorset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAPHNE EILEEN BELCHER Appointed: 2022
  • HELEN CLARE SMITH Appointed: 2020
  • JOY HELEN EDWARDS Appointed: 2020
  • REV JOANNA BEATRICE NEARY (Chair) Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/12/2023, number: 1206328
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Main office

6 PROUT BRIDGE
BEAMINSTER
DT8 3AY

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN BEAMINSTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 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 CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTYB) 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

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