PET FOODBANK SERVICE
Run pet foodbank sessions
Objects
THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN SOUTH WALES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD FOR DOGS AND CATS 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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £2,482.10 for the year, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £8,056 to £4,519. The trustees note that grant funding has become increasingly scarce and have decided to focus on developing more reliable revenue streams such as online sales and pop-up shops.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/05/2025
- Volunteers: 20
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/05/2024
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £9,150 — grants £9,150 (7); 46% of the £19,823 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/05/2023
- Volunteers: 15
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 01/05/2022 (received 06/03/2023, 5 days after the 01/03/2023 due date); year ending 01/05/2021 (received 19/06/2022, 110 days after the 01/03/2022 due date).
Trustees
- DEBI EMMETTchair
- Cherise Pridham
- Kim Sumner
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/2025 | £27k | £29k |
| 01/05/2024 | £20k | £36k |
| 01/05/2023 | £51k | £34k |
| 01/05/2022 | £12k | £25k |
| 01/05/2021 | £48k | £23k |
Common questions
Is PET FOODBANK SERVICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £2,482.10 for the year, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £8,056 to £4,519. The trustees note that grant funding has become increasingly scarce and have decided to focus on developing more reliable revenue streams such as online sales and pop-up shops. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds PET FOODBANK SERVICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PET FOODBANK SERVICE as a grant recipient include THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST, THE TULA TRUST LIMITED.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE GROCERS' CHARITY | FY2025 | £5k | Relief of Poverty |
| THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | |
| THE TULA TRUST LIMITED | FY2023 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/10/2022 | £10k | Keeping pets in the home |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/05/2020 | £6k | COVID-19 - Project mobilization |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION | 1 | £73k |
| Fuel Bank Foundation | 1 | £12k |
| THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN | 1 | £717 |
Charities like this
- LONG EATON AND SAWLEY FOODBANK
- GATESHEAD FOODBANK
- TEWKESBURY FOODBANK
- UTTLESFORD FOODBANK
- FOODBANK AT SAINT MATTHEW'S, REDHILL
- BRIDPORT FOOD BANK
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PET FOODBANK SERVICE | £27k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONG EATON AND SAWLEY FOODBANK | £73k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| GATESHEAD FOODBANK | £439k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TEWKESBURY FOODBANK | £152k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| UTTLESFORD FOODBANK | £193k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| FOODBANK AT SAINT MATTHEW'S, REDHILL | £117k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |