HELP IN THE COMMUNITY

Charity number: 1166505
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Help in the Community is the charity responsible for Medway Foodbank, which operates as part of the Trussell Trust, a national network whose aim is to end UK food poverty. Clients access the foodbank via a voucher system. Vouchers are issued in over 100 partner agencies across the Medway towns. These are redeemed in one of 9 centres, open over 6 days of the week.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £449,856
Total expenditure: £317,713

Total income includes £4,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

150 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent
  • Medway

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 April 2016: CIO registration
  • 24 April 2024: Funds received from 1103664 MEDWAY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • MEDWAY FOODBANK (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Linda Margaret Fiddyment Chair 12 May 2022
None on record
Peter Tottman Trustee 27 March 2025
None on record
JAMES MCGLASHAN Trustee 24 February 2022
CHARIS COMMUNICATIONS
Received: On time
KICC NATIONAL FORUM - UK
Received: On time
Susan Lynn Franks Trustee 05 February 2020
None on record
Alison Clare West Trustee 20 March 2017
MIND THE GAP - AFRICA
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £94.90k £316.35k £252.20k £354.35k £449.86k
Total expenditure £62.62k £162.61k £245.98k £266.86k £317.71k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £4.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 13 Apr 2016

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN MEDWAY AND NORTH KENT THROUGH: THE PROVISION OF FREE EMERGENCY FOOD, AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Contact information

Address:
Unit 26
Riverside 1
Sir Thomas Longley Road
Strood
Kent
ME2 4DP
Phone:
01634757057
Email:
info@medway.foodbank.org.uk
Website:

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