BRAINTREE AREA FOODBANK LIMITED

Charity number: 1148782
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The alleviation or relief of poverty in the Braintree Area by the provision of emergency food supplies to individuals in need. Food is provided from four distribution centres in the Braintree Area on production of a voucher. Voucher holders are statutory agencies and charities in the area. Clients receive food sufficient for 3/4 days.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £420,972
Total expenditure: £423,965

Total income includes £96,400 from 3 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

145 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:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 August 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BRAINTREE FOODBANK (Working name)
Company number:
08183618 Open in new window
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Hartwell Trustee 15 November 2025
None on record
Claire Yvonne Gibson Trustee 07 June 2025
None on record
Nicholas Clive Vosper Trustee 05 August 2024
None on record
Dale West Trustee 01 June 2024
None on record
Malcolm Seward Trustee 04 November 2023
None on record
Zelma Holt Trustee 04 November 2023
None on record
Lyndon John Hopkins Trustee 12 November 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 £343.28k £306.29k £380.12k £524.41k £420.97k
Total expenditure £230.70k £248.63k £310.40k £406.89k £423.97k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £375 N/A N/A £153.95k £96.40k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £355.04k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £9.76k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £159.61k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £129.81k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £277.08k N/A

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 15 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 15 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 05 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 05 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/08/2012

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTIVES ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BRAINTREE AREA IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Contact information

Address:
Unit 6 Lakes Industrial Estate
Lower Chapel Hill
BRAINTREE
CM7 3RU
Phone:
01376330694
Email:
No information available
Website:

www.braintree.foodbank.org.uk Open in new window