KNOWSLEY FOODBANK

Registered charity 1196064 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

Knowsley Foodbank works to prevent and relieve poverty in Knowsley by providing emergency food provision, toiletries, homewares, clothing, debt/welfare advice and other training to those in financial need with no distinction of age, race, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, political belief or other opinions/distinction.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF POVERTY IN KNOWSLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A FOODBANK AND COMMUNITY STORE OFFERING FOOD, ESSENTIAL ITEMS AND LINKED SUPPORT, SERVICES AND ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN FINANCIAL NEED.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

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Charity Commission inquiry

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
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• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

1 annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANTONIA BELL
• Kay Davies

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City

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