S2 FOOD POVERTY NETWORK

Registered charity 1162137 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S2 FOOD BANK

We are a Food Bank operating within the S2 Postcode of Sheffield.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PARTICULAR AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN THE S2 POSTCODE AREA OF SHEFFIELD BY THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY FOOD PARCELS , ITEMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN FINANCIAL NEED.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £158,232 at year-end, with unrestricted reserves at £147,492. The charity reported a net income of £22,798 for the year, driven by charitable activities and grants, while expenditure totaled £206,401.

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 4 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
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Sheffield Town Trust — “Sheffield Town Trust, founded in 1279 and supportive of charities within the City of Sheffield” (source page)
• Freshgate Trust — “Freshgate Trust, founded in 1941 by Harry Brearley, to improve the lives of Sheffield people and workers” (source page)
• Cooperative Local Community Fund — “Cooperative Local Community Fund which regularly helps Food Bank and many other local charities” (source page)
• J G Graves Charitable Trust — “J G Graves Charitable Trust, founded 1936, by the family of J.G. Graves who had already given funding for the parks and open spaces which be…” (source page)
• Awards for All through the National Lottery — “Awards for All through the National Lottery. Social connections and community activities are at the heart of creating healthier, happier li…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• DEBORAH MATHEWS
• Geraldine Ann Roberts
• Jill Whyms
• John Hull
• Margaret Jean Booth
• Marie Lowe
• Sarah Short
• Sioned-Mair Richards · trustee of 2 other charities
• james frances steinke
• john le corney · trustee of 2 other charities
• lucy joanna warren

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHERBORNE FOOD BANK.

• SHERBORNE FOOD BANK income £53k
• SKELMERSDALE AND DISTRICT FOODBANK income £203k
• WESTBURY AREA NETWORK income £33k
• THE RYEDALE COMMUNITY FOODBANK income £73k
• TEWKESBURY FOODBANK income £152k
• LETCHWORTH FOODBANK income £228k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.