BLACKPOOL FOOD BANK

Charity number: 1153538
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health amongst the general public in the Blackpool area by the provision of funds, food, goods and services of any kind as deemed appropriate by the trustees

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £230,356
Total expenditure: £656,359

Total income includes £50,400 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 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:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Blackpool

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 August 2013: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John McNeil Cowan Reid Chair 25 August 2013
None on record
Paul James Harrison Trustee 08 April 2025
None on record
Andrew James Stubbs Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Kenny Mew Trustee 02 March 2023
None on record
Ellen Ruth Miller Trustee 19 January 2022
None on record
LESLIE JAMES NOLAND Trustee 25 August 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £485.54k £863.16k £875.78k £935.79k £230.36k
Total expenditure £249.52k £676.17k £674.66k £967.16k £656.36k
Income from government contracts £28.00k £28.00k £28.00k £36.00k N/A
Income from government grants £147.47k £45.00k £206.00k N/A £50.40k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £813.36k £519.78k £891.28k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 £0 £39.24k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £28.00k £356.00k £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A £0 £0 £5.27k N/A
Income - Other N/A £21.80k £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 £0 £22.46k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £676.17k £674.66k £360.49k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 £0 £606.67k 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 December 2024 06 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 06 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 08 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 08 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 08 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 October 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 27 Aug 2013

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE BLACKPOOL AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, FOOD, GOODS AND SERVICES OF ANY KIND AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES

Contact information

Address:
Unit 2
Holly Close
Whitehills Business Park
BLACKPOOL
FY4 5QP
Phone:
01253 358842
Email:
info@blackpoolfoodbank.co.uk
Website:

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