CAISTOR FOOD BANK

Registered charity 1200542 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAISTOR FOODBANK

Based in Caistor, Lincolnshire in the West Linsey area, Caistor Food Bank support Caistor and its' surrounding areas by providing free food parcels to people in hardship or distress, who are self-referred or referred by a network of agreed referrers. Caistor Food Bank provides signposting information to local advice and information services for those in crisis and/or in difficulty.

Objects

THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN CAISTOR AND SURROUNDING AREA, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED, AND SIGNPOSTING PEOPLE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES.

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 · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity does not have enough income to enable it to maintain its reserves policy. Per the trustees' report, the charity's principal activity is providing food parcels to those in food poverty, with total receipts of £49,970 and total payments of £56,186 for the period.

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 3 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

• Brian Milne
• Susan Milne
• Thirza Claire Dixon

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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