BRIDGWATER FOODBANK

Charity number: 1170515
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are a Foodbank and hold the Trussell Trust franchise for Bridgwater. We issue our Red Vouchers to 39 agencies in and around Bridgwater the CAB, Housing Associations, Social Services, Primary Schools, Salvation Army etc etc. If the holders see a family in need they offer the person in crisis one of our Red Vouchers, they then bring the voucher to us and we give food in exchange.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £65,212
Total expenditure: £21,023

People

12 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 December 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:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Judith Helen Ballard Chair 26 March 2024
None on record
Carly Turner Trustee 25 March 2025
None on record
Keith Jones Trustee 25 March 2025
None on record
Leanne Carly Jeannes Trustee 25 March 2025
None on record
Nicholas Stuart Ballard Trustee 26 March 2024
None on record
Darren Hillman Trustee 26 March 2024
None on record
Ashley Lawrence Trustee 26 March 2024
None on record
Melanie Jane Moyse Trustee 28 March 2023
None on record
David Andrew Young Trustee 28 March 2023
None on record
Clare Adams Trustee 19 September 2020
None on record
PHILIP JARMAN Trustee 11 April 2017
None on record
BARBARA ANN BARNARD Trustee 12 October 2016
ST GEORGE'S NEWTOWN HALL
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £89.81k £116.00k £68.22k £77.89k £65.21k
Total expenditure £15.45k £25.74k £15.33k £52.39k £21.02k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k £2.50k 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 December 2024 26 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 26 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 19 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 19 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 15 December 2023 45 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 15 December 2023 45 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2020 19 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 19 January 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 01 Dec 2016

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN BRIDGWATER, SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 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.

Contact information

Address:
The Mount St Day Centre
Mount Street
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 3ER
Phone:
01278 434636
Email:
info@bridgwater.foodbank.org.uk
Website:

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