Overall GiG Score: 16 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

BRAINTREE AREA FOODBANK LIMITED 

The alleviation or relief of poverty in the Braintree Area by the provision of emergency food supplies to individuals in need. Food is provided from four distribution centres in the Braintree Area on production of a voucher. Voucher holders are statutory agencies and charities in the area. Clients receive food sufficient for 3/4 days.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 12 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£380£310£70n/an/an/an/an/a119
31/03/22£306£249£58n/an/an/an/an/a131
31/03/21£343£231£113n/an/an/an/an/a132
31/03/20£176£167£9n/an/an/an/an/a183
31/03/19£179£150£28n/an/an/an/an/a188
31/03/18£106£92£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£92£86£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£44£35£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£25£30£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£25£18£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£30£19£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 119 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Essex,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Essex Community Foundation£51,000
The Trussell Trust£48,214
Masonic Trust£3,900
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£300 16/02/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Braintree Area Foodbank
£1,000 14/02/2023
to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,100 09/01/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Braintree Area Foodbank
£5,000 24/10/2022
Emergency grant
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,500 10/11/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Essex Community Foundation - Warehouse Rental Costs
£10,000 20/03/2020
11
towards the rental costs of a warehouse from which to store, sort and distribute food to foodbanks across Braintree
Essex Community Foundation - Employment of a full time Project Manager
£40,000 16/12/2019
35
For the employment of a full time Project Manager to manage the expansion of a busy foodbank covering the Braintree District over three years
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Braintree Area Foodbank
£21,607 10/12/2019
24
Full time Project Manager
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Braintree Area Foodbank
£21,607 10/12/2019
Full time Project Manager
Essex Community Foundation - Replacement of Van and other articles following break in and theft.
£12,000 29/11/2018
1
To help replace a stolen vehicle, central to the operation of the Foodbank
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Braintree Area Foodbank
£8,053 01/06/2018
12
To fund a part-time post to administer the FISH (Food in School Holidays) and Eat Well Spend Less projects to support children and families in need
Essex Community Foundation - To continue work of foodbank to relieve poverty of Braintree District Citizens.
£30,000 13/12/2016
35
Towards the running costs of a charity supplying food and support to those in crisis in the Braintree District, over 3 years
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-77
  • ZELMA HOLT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Church Administrator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/08/2012, number: 1148782
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/08/2012, number: 08183618
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR14: 32 days late,
Main office

Unit 6 Lakes Industrial Estate
Lower Chapel Hill
BRAINTREE
CM7 3RU

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTIVES ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BRAINTREE AREA IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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