BIRCHGROVE COMMUNITY FOODBANK

Charity number: 1188963
Charity reporting is up to date (2 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Operating from the Birchgrove Community Centre in Lon Gwesyn Birchgrove. The relief of financial hardship amongst people in Birchgrove and the surrounding area in such ways as the trustees from time-to-time think fit, 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

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £15,202
Total expenditure: £23,514

Total income includes £9,500 from 2 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

15 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Swansea

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 April 2020: 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
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jordan Rees Chair 28 February 2020
None on record
Juliet Rees Trustee 28 February 2020
None on record
Leanne Dymond Trustee 28 February 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £20.41k £26.72k £8.51k £15.20k
Total expenditure £8.32k £13.04k £11.98k £23.51k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £4.75k £8.94k N/A £9.50k

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 05 April 2024 07 February 2025 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 07 February 2025 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 01 April 2024 56 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 01 April 2024 56 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 27 February 2023 22 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 27 February 2023 22 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 23 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 23 January 2022 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 08 Apr 2020

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN BIRCHGROVE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 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:
191 HEOL DULAIS
BIRCHGROVE
SWANSEA
SA7 9LH
Phone:
07592754004
Email:
bcf0103@gmail.com
Website:

No information available