HORNSEY FOODBANK

Registered charity 1205581 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of poverty and financial hardship among people living or working in and around Hornsey (North London) by: providing food and household items which they would otherwise struggle to afford; providing advice and skills to improve their personal circumstances; raising awareness of the causes of foodbank use and promoting solutions toreduce their use.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN AND AROUND HORNSEY (NORTH LONDON) BY:(1) PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WHICH THEY WOULD OTHERWISE STRUGGLE TO AFFORD (2) PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH ADVICE AND SKILLS TO IMPROVE THEIR PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES (3) RAISING AWARENESS OF THE CAUSES OF FOODBANK USE AND PROMOTING SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE FOODBANK USE(4) SUPPORTING INITIATIVES, FINANCIALLY OR PRACTICALLY, THAT FULFIL THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Haringey, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a surplus of £42,097 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £96,356. The charity's reserves policy targets three months of running costs, and the current unrestricted balance significantly exceeds this threshold, indicating strong liquidity. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified by the independent examiner.

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 4 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 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARIA O'DALYchair
• Ailsa McWilliam
• Nasir Karim
• Rev Benjamin Kerridge · trustee of 2 other charities
• Samantha Haley Mercadante

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

Operates in: Haringey

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