EPPING FOREST FOODBANK

Registered charity 1182270 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Epping Forest Foodbank aims to relieve persons in Epping Forest district and surrounding areas that are in financialhardship through providing emergency food, essential toiletries, and household items to individuals and families in need and signposting to other community support services they could benefit from.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN EPPING FOREST DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREAS THAT ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP 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 DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 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 SERVICE, OR THROUGH 'MORE THAN FOOD' PROJECTS WHICH REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE CHARITY AND TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, SUPPORTED BY CHURCHES IN EPPING FOREST DISTRICT.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Epping Forest, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £203,884 are in excess of the trustees' policy target of approximately six months' routine expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £69,965 for the year, driven by the end of significant restricted funding from the Trussell Trust's Pathfinder program. Despite this reduction in incoming resources, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Epping Forest Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Epping Forest District Council — “Epping Forest Foodbank is kindly supported by Epping Forest District Council” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sharon Heatherchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Jane Evans
• Jenny Ann Thompson BSc
• Julian Richard Dutnall LLB,MA,MBA
• Rashni Chahal Holden
• Zachary Huw Cook

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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