EASTERN VALLEY FOODBANK

Registered charity 1170433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of financial hardship amongst people in the Eastern Valley of South Wales and the surrounding area by providing emergency food, toiletries and household items to individuals and families in need and signposting to other advisory services. To provide such services with a Christian ethos, supported by churches in the area of benefit.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN VALLEY OF SOUTH WALES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 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; ANDTO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, SUPPORTED BY CHURCHES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £39,734 are below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' running costs, which is now approximately £43,000. The trustees note that while income from donations and grants provided critical support, increases in food purchase costs are placing pressure on regular donations, creating a need for more secure funding sources for staffing and running costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Paying staff
• 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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Eastern Valley Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Martin John Millschair
• Anthony John Hunt
• JEFFREY TAYLOR
• Judith Elizabeth Mills
• Peter Alan Cole

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

Operates in: Torfaen

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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