Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

BURNTWOOD BE A FRIEND

Supporting people with financial hardship through providing affordable foodAdvice on meeting need and signposting of other servicesWellbeing activities including community gardenEncouraging and supporting volunteering

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 Data ?

This charity has not yet lodged any accounts with the Charities Commission.

Established: 2 years

burntwoodbeafriend.org.uk

burntwoodbeafriend@gmail.com

01543524224

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Staffordshire,

Who supports 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
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Burntwood Be a Friend
£5,000	07/06/2023	The funding is for the running of a community store providing subsidised weekly food shops to residents of Chasetown, Lichfield and additional support services. ....more The funding is for the running of a community store providing subsidised weekly food shops to residents of Chasetown, Lichfield and additional support services.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID WHITEHOUSE Appointed: 2024

IAN HOPKINS Appointed: 2024

IRENE ANN BURFORD Appointed: 2022

LYNDA PRIMROSE GETHIN Appointed: 2022

PETER JOHN HARRIS Appointed: 2022

REV RICHARD ANDREW WESTWOOD Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2022, number: 1200409

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Main office

St Annes Church
Church Street
Chasetown
Burntwood
WS7 3QL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN BURNTWOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FREE FOOD AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ASSISTANCE WITH COLLECTION OF SHOPPING AND MEDICATION, BEFRIENDING, ADVOCACY ADVICE AND SIGNPOSTING SERVICES.2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BURNTWOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources