BROMLEY BOROUGH FOODBANK

Charity number: 1167961
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bromley Borough Foodbank is a community-led charity, helping local people to get back on their feet and improve their financial independence. It meets the needs of people in food poverty with emergency supplies of food and importantly, assists people to locate the right support for any wider needs by referring them to specialist agencies relevant to their situation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £335,000
Total expenditure: £407,736

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:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bromley

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 June 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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
Simon Lees Chair 09 April 2021
None on record
Basak Azaz Trustee 14 March 2022
None on record
Jasmin Sen Trustee 14 March 2022
None on record
Stephen Walsh Trustee 09 April 2021
None on record
Duncan Aitkins Trustee 09 April 2021
None on record

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 £104.03k £479.55k £302.61k £426.77k £335.00k
Total expenditure £71.36k £98.73k £201.36k £290.91k £407.74k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £41.36k N/A N/A 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 2024 10 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 29 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 November 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 05 November 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 30 Jun 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS ‘THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UK IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A)PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY; B) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING ( BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES, AND TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS SUPPORTED BY THE CHURCHES IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY.)

Contact information

Address:
c/o Orpington Baptist Church
Station Road
Orpington
BR6 0RZ
Phone:
08009202324
Email:
info@bromleyborough.foodbank.org.uk
Website:

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