TODMORDEN FOOD DROP IN

Registered charity 1201934 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Todmorden Food Drop In is a foodbank, which runs weekly sessions for the prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship within Todmorden and surrounding areas. This is carried out primarily through the provision of food, essential items and signposting to other support agencies and charities.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WITHIN TODMORDEN AND SURROUNDING AREAS, PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FOOD, ESSENTIAL ITEMS, AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SIGNPOSTING TO SUPPORT AGENCIES AND CHARITIES.

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had no paid staff and relied entirely on volunteers during the financial year. Per the trustees' report, the charity ended the year with £82,345.19 in reserves, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months of expenditure. The trustees noted that for the first time, expenditure exceeded income due to the cost-of-living crisis, but reserves were rebuilt through fundraising and grants.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Hebden Royd Town Council — “We are supported by Todmorden Town Council, Hebden Royd Town Council, Calderdale Council and the Community Foundation for Calderdale” (source page)
• Calderdale Council — “We are supported by Todmorden Town Council, Hebden Royd Town Council, Calderdale Council and the Community Foundation for Calderdale” (source page)
• Community Foundation for Calderdale — “We are supported by Todmorden Town Council, Hebden Royd Town Council, Calderdale Council and the Community Foundation for Calderdale” (source page)
• Todmorden Town Council — “We are supported by Todmorden Town Council, Hebden Royd Town Council, Calderdale Council and the Community Foundation for Calderdale” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Neil Howarthchair
• Elsa Fairbanks · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Christopher Scott
• John Mark Hymas
• June Turner
• Margareta Holmstedt · trustee of 3 other charities
• Paige Latham
• Paul Stanley Johnson
• Peter Henry Dougherty
• Rev CATHERINE SHELLEY · trustee of 5 other charities
• Susan Jane Patricia Knowles

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).