MALMESBURY AND DISTRICT FOODBANK

Registered charity 1157896 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAD FOOD BANK.

The prevention or relief of poverty in Malmesbury and the surrounding area in particular but not exclusively by providing emergency food supplies to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. Malmesbury & District Foodbank operates under the auspices of and in accordance with the regulations of the Foodbank Network, part of the Trussell Trust

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE:-THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN MALMESBURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND / OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.MALMESBURY AND DISTRICT FOODBANK WILL OPERATE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE FOODBANK NETWORK, PART OF THE TRUSSELL TRUST.(NOTHIING IN THIS DEED SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND / OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND )2008.)

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by 13% to £129,255.02 while total expenditure increased by 25% to £111,926.02, resulting in a surplus of £17,329.00. The charity holds total reserves of £170,057.79, comprising £85,693.22 in unrestricted funds and £60,991.12 in restricted funds. The trustees maintain a reserves policy based on anticipated cash flow needs, aiming to keep at least 50% of long-term reserves in investments realisable within three months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Malmesbury and District Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Frances Mancktelowchair
• Dr RICHARD GRAY
• Florence Yu
• Mark Collar
• Pauline Loder
• Roger Michael Martins
• Tina Mary Oakley

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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