BLYTH FOODBANK

Registered charity 1159998 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE BLYTH FOODBANK ARE:- TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ANY PEOPLE LIVING IN AND AROUND THE BLYTH AREA WHO ARE IN CRISIS IN WHATEVER MANNER NOW IS, OR HEREAFTER MAY DEEMED IN LAW TO BE, CHARITABLE.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity distributed 4,189 parcels supporting 2,934 adults and 1,331 children during the year. While operational activity continued with support from local councils and partners, the trustees noted that donations declined due to the cost of living, requiring the purchase of goods to maintain services. The document does not provide specific financial figures for reserves, income, or expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Steve Frakechair
• FIONA STAFFORD
• JANE FREEMAN
• JENNIFER SWANSON
• Jo-Anne Trinder
• MARTIN HOWE · trustee of 1 other charity
• PETER MALONE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Shad Saleem
• Warren Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).