NEWQUAY FOODBANK

Registered charity 1190483 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Newquay Foodbank (NFB) supports individuals and families who find themselves in a situation where they are unable to provide the basic essentials for themselves or their families. Working with various agencies we aim to support those who come to us through signposting to enable them to get back on their feet. We work alongside Trussell and aim to eradicate hunger & hardship.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO PEOPLE IN NEED DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS LEADING TO FOOD CRISIS. ADDITIONALLY, SIGNPOSTING ON TO REFERRING AGENCIES TO ALLEVIATE THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF FOOD POVERTY.

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 the charity received total receipts of £372,914 against total payments of £252,699, resulting in a net surplus of £120,215 for the period. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash funds increased from £70,409 to £89,889, while restricted funds rose from £100,735 to £155,067. The filing confirms that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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
• 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 — Newquay Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (28/08/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard David Williamschair
• Claire North
• David Pettigrew
• Howard Wardle
• Michelle Tucker · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rebecca Wilton · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Newcastle Foodbank.

• Newcastle Foodbank income £1.4m
• NORWOOD & BRIXTON FOODBANK LIMITED income £1.2m
• NUNEATON FOODBANK income £111k
• NORTHERN DEVON FOODBANK income £236k
• NEWCASTLE STAFFS FOODBANK income £370k
• WEYMOUTH FOODBANK income £104k

Side by side with its peers

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