WEST SOMERSET FOOD CUPBOARD

Registered charity 1198591 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

West Somerset Food Cupboard is committed to providing emergency food for those in need without prejudice, and to developing and promoting projects and activities that promote food resilience with kindness and compassion. We operate from premises belonging to St Michael the Archangel Church in Alcombe, Minehead, where we also operate a Local Food Pantry.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN WEST SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 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 CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTYB) PROVIDING GRANTS, INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE FOOD POVERTY, AND ADDRESSING SURPLUS FOOD WASTE;C) UNDERTAKING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO FOOD POVERTY AND THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE; AND D) 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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £4,569 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total expenditure of £39,180 against income of £34,611. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £35,281, which is above the stated policy target of £32k (+/- £2k). The trustees are satisfied that current financial plans are sufficient to meet the reserves policy over the coming 12 months.

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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — West Somerset Food Cupboard (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• KATRINA ANN MIDGLEYchair
• Barbara Ann O'Keefe
• Christopher John Nurden
• JANE ELIZABETH JONES · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jonathan Sealby
• Rev Nicola Jane Butcher
• Susan Eley

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

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Known funders

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