CRESCENT FOOD BANK

Registered charity 1196612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Fulfill the need of a food bank that can cater to specific dietary requirements and needs of individuals and families more so with the dependency on food banks having increased since the start of Covid-19 pandemic. Although providing food support is our main focus, we also provide essential items such as hygiene and baby products on request.

Objects

TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IN BOLTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING FOOD AID AND RELIEF GOODS, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DONATIONS AND THE OPERATION OF A FOOD BANK.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £35,517 against a stated policy target of £20,000, indicating reserves are above the stated policy. The charity reported a net expenditure of £1,423 for the year, with total incoming resources of £59,336 and total expenditure of £60,759.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Farid Ahmed Patelchair
• Mohammed Ismail
• Yasin Mohamed Hanif Ibrahim
• Zakir Bux

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

Operates in: Bolton

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.