THE OSWESTRY AND BORDERS FOODBANK

Charity number: 1143519
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Organizing the collection and distribution of food and other basic necessities through a foodbank to local people in need. The charity operates as part of the Trussell Trust foodbank network.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £86,222
Total expenditure: £179,193

Total income includes £9,299 from 4 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

35 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:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Powys
  • Shropshire
  • Wrexham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 August 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • 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
Susan Ann Forgie Trustee 08 September 2025
SAMARITANS OF SHREWSBURY
Received: On time
Alison Baseley Utting Trustee 18 February 2025
None on record
Malcolm William Harold Hubbell Trustee 21 June 2022
None on record
Michael Stewart Jackson Trustee 21 June 2022
None on record
Carl Trevor Rogers Trustee 21 June 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £126.35k £109.53k £199.34k £217.96k £86.22k
Total expenditure £61.48k £64.48k £126.85k £180.77k £179.19k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k £509 £6.55k £54.51k £9.30k

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 2025 11 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 11 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 04 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 04 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 12 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 12 December 2021 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20/06/2011 as amended on 12 Jun 2019

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN OSWESTRY AND BORDERS REGION BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Contact information

Address:
Oswestry & Borders Foodbank
56 Beatrice Street
OSWESTRY
SY11 1QW
Phone:
01691671940
Email:
info@oswestryandborders.foodbank.org.uk
Website:

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