WESTON-SUPER-MARE FOODBANK

Registered charity 1177071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESTON FOODBANK

Weston-super-Mare foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks. We provide emergency food parcels for people in need in our community and offer other support services to our clients.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN NEED IN NORTH SOMERSET AND THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING FOOD AND TRAINING AND STRENGTHENING AND EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £159,673 are held, which is above the trustees' policy target of approximately £50,000. However, the trustees note a budget shortfall of £76,000 for the coming year and acknowledge that operating costs are expected to remain higher than income, with reserves acting as a buffer.

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
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Weston-super-Mare Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Natalie Dawn Gale-Sideschair
• Andrew Allen
• Christopher George Cole · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kit Mei Lam
• Luke Peter Daking Osborne · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: North Somerset

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.