Foodshare — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 13 July 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £252,967
Latest expenditure: £1,078,386
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Chalkpit Nursery, Chalk Pit Lane, Burnham, Slough, SL1 8NH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.foodshare.charity (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We feed people in and around Maidenhead who are in such poverty that they are unable to feed themselves properly, along with other support where appropriate. We also provide volunteering opportunities for people in and around Maidenhead to provide help for people in poverty who may live outside the area.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 1 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £252,967
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,078,386

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £289,831
Total Gross Expenditure: £81,828

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £260,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,756

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 2 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £240,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £59,381

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 8 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £351,832
Total Gross Expenditure: £61,066

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 1 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £252,967
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,078,386
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £60,714
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 300

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £289,831
Total Gross Expenditure: £81,828
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £42,178
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £260,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,756
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £38,668
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 250

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £240,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £59,381
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £56,242
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 250

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £351,832
Total Gross Expenditure: £61,066
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Slough
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Windsor And Maidenhead
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Foodshare
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-07-13T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 12/07/2011 as amended on 26 Mar 2020
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, ELDERLY, LIVING IN POVERTY, WHO HAVE A DRUG OR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY OR WHO ARE IN SOME OTHER WAY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BY PROVIDING SUCH CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE AS THE TRUSTEES DEEMS FIT.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 568880
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: REFUGEE RELIEF, SLOUGH AND MAIDENHEAD

Charity Name Id: 684105
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Foodshare Maidenhead

Charity Name Id: 507206
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: OPEN CHARITY

Charity Name Id: 567782
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: REFUGEE SUPPORT, SLOUGH AND MAIDENHEAD

Charity Name Id: 507207
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: OPEN KITCHEN

Charity Name Id: 560977
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: OPEN KITCHEN, FOODSHARE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management