BOURNEMOUTH FOODBANK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 18 August 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £652,280
Latest expenditure: £639,371
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 118 Haviland Rd, Bournemouth, DORSET, BH7 6HW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bournemouth.foodbank.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The relief of financial hardship among people living or working in Bournemourth, Dorset and surrounding area by holding stocks of food and giving food to those who are seen as needy

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £652,280
Total Gross Expenditure: £639,371

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £580,258
Total Gross Expenditure: £439,820

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 15 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £363,802
Total Gross Expenditure: £323,984

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £266,269
Total Gross Expenditure: £382,730

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £203,141
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,852

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £652,280
Total Gross Expenditure: £639,371
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 180

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £580,258
Total Gross Expenditure: £439,820
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 180

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £363,802
Total Gross Expenditure: £323,984
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 160

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £266,269
Total Gross Expenditure: £382,730
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £203,141
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,852
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 130

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 587031
Income Other Trading Activities: 41148
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 7064
Income Other: 17037
Income Total Income And Endowments: 652280
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £639,371
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 639371
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 268247
Expenditure Depreciation: 8929
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £150,874
Assets Total Fixed: 29648
Assets Own Use: 29648
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £306,934
Assets Total Liabilities: £50,991
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £285,591
Creditors One Year Total Current: 50991
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £301,513
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 150874
Funds Restricted: 134717
Funds Total: 285591
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 129347
Income Other Trading Activities: 15777
Income Charitable Activities: 426559
Income Investments: 5765
Income Other: 2810
Income Total Income And Endowments: 580258
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £40,157
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £399,663
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 439820
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 191801
Expenditure Depreciation: 9177
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £90,048
Assets Total Fixed: 36955
Assets Own Use: 36955
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £273,192
Assets Total Liabilities: £37,465
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £272,682
Creditors One Year Total Current: 37465
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £269,382
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 126003
Funds Restricted: 146679
Funds Total: 272682
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BOURNEMOUTH FOODBANK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-08-18T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 12 NOV 2019
Charitable Objects: A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN BOURNEMOUTH ,DORSET,AND SURROUNDING AREA, BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FOOD AND OTHER RELIEF WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF RESOURCES.B) TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT POVERTY, THROUGH UNDERTAKING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO POVERTY AND THE MOST APPRPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures