MORECAMBE BAY FOODBANK

Charity number: 1176579
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Morecambe Bay Foodbank has been set up for the relief of need and hardship among people in Morecambe and the surrounding area by providing emergency food, essential toiletries and household items to individuals and families in need and for the provision of support or signposting to relevant information and other advisory services in the area.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £390,950
Total expenditure: £266,064

People

8 Trustee(s)

45 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Other Charitable Purposes
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:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 January 2018: CIO registration
  • 04 February 2022: Funds received from 1180043 PEOPLE TO PEOPLE - WE CARE
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROGER LESLIE GITTINS Chair 20 November 2017
None on record
CAROLINE JACKSON Trustee 16 February 2021
GLOBAL LINK (LANCASTER)
Received: On time
CLAVER HILL PROJECT
Recently registered
LET'S BEFRIENDS
Received: On time
Mark Thornton Thomas Trustee 01 January 2021
EGGCUP
Received: 3 days late
LET'S BEFRIENDS
Received: On time
Ian John James Dewar Trustee 23 March 2020
LANCASTER HEALTH & MEDICAL MUSEUM COLLECTION
Received: On time
Patrick Louis Francis Hunt Trustee 23 March 2020
None on record
Helen Greatorex Trustee 20 November 2017
None on record
JOHN ENTWISTLE Trustee 20 November 2017
THE PENHALE SOCIETY LTD
Received: On time
DOLPHINHOLME VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
Joanna Young Trustee 20 November 2017
CITIZENS ADVICE CUMBRIA
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £103.25k £328.26k £407.45k £258.28k £390.95k
Total expenditure £49.12k £118.40k £211.56k £281.14k £266.06k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £32.03k 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 August 2023 27 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 27 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 06 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 06 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 22 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 22 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 19 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 19 February 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 14 April 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 14 April 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 Jan 2018

Charitable objects

MORECAMBE BAY FOODBANK HAS BEEN SET UP FOR THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE IN MORECAMBE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: 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 BY OTHER MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES

Contact information

Address:
Anchor Building
Westgate
MORECAMBE
Lancashire
LA3 3DD
Phone:
01524932001
Email:
info@morecambebay.foodbank.org.uk
Website:

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