HOUNSLOW COMMUNITY FOODBOX

Charity number: 1170666
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide food and staple household goods to those in the community of the London Borough of Hounslow who are in need and referred to us by approved referral agencies.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £151,456
Total expenditure: £156,692

Total income includes £40,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

80 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:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hounslow

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 December 2016: CIO registration
  • 05 November 2024: Funds received from 1089551 BRENTFORD COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ashna Amarshi Chair 28 October 2024
None on record
Unsa Chaudri Trustee 11 June 2024
None on record
Howard Dawson Trustee 17 January 2021
None on record
Edwin Guy Lambert Trustee 01 January 2020
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 £17.73k £168.71k £70.17k £161.04k £151.46k
Total expenditure £16.33k £47.14k £62.81k £143.16k £156.69k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £30.00k £10.00k £36.00k £40.00k

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 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 02 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 02 December 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 09 Dec 2016 as amended on 28 Aug 2019

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW 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:
Hounslow Community FoodBox
Brickfield Lane
Brentford
TW8 8JN
Phone:
07808838212
Email:
info@hounslowfoodbox.org.uk
Website:

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