BILLERICAY FOODBANK

Registered charity 1194869 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of food and other essential household supplies to individuals and families in need.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN BILLERICAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS 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 OTHER 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.

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by £11,530 to £135,968, representing just over 12 months of expenditure. The trustees consider this level of reserve prudent given upcoming capital investments in a vehicle and portacabin, and note that reserves are invested in FSCS-guaranteed institutions to ensure no risk to capital. The charity performed slightly better than budget due to new income streams, though it faces challenges from decreasing donations and increasing demand.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Billericay 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).

• Church of England — “Seeded by the Church of England” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• James Rosechair
• Ian Fulton
• Joanne Gibbs
• Marina Tarrant
• Mark Thomas
• Stuart Gibbs

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHERN DEVON FOODBANK.

• NORTHERN DEVON FOODBANK income £236k
• LETCHWORTH FOODBANK income £228k
• BURNGREAVE FOODBANK income £191k
• TRURO FOODBANK income £200k
• NORWOOD & BRIXTON FOODBANK LIMITED income £1.2m
• Food Bank Aid income £775k

Side by side with its peers

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