BRIDPORT FOOD BANK

Registered charity 1195120 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CUPBOARD LOVE

The relief of food poverty

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PREVENTION AND/OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BRIDPORT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF DORSET FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FOOD, HYGIENE AND HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS AND ALSO RELATED ADDITIONAL SERVICES, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE IN NEED.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £7,372 for the year, reducing total funds to £128,940. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £30,000 to £35,000, and the unrestricted reserves of £119,033 are well above this threshold. The trustees confirm 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 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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 — Bridport Food Bank (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Turner
• Patricia Claire Briden
• Peter Wright
• Rev Caroline Burch
• Steven John Heather
• Susan Clark

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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