NORWICH FOOD BANK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 August 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07051996
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £577,319
Latest expenditure: £644,308
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Norwich foodbank, Henderson Trust, 51 Ivy Road, NORWICH, NR5 8BF

Website recorded by the regulator: https://norwich.foodbank.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The principle activity will be the collection of non perishable food by public donation at supermarkets, from churches and elsewhere eg. schools and harvest festivals. the produce will be distributed as emergency parcels sufficient for an individual or family to cover a period of three days. Nobody in need will be turned away. We plan to imitate the model created by the Trussell Trust.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 25 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 25 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £577,319
Total Gross Expenditure: £644,308

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £771,638
Total Gross Expenditure: £669,648

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £589,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £653,248

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £600,958
Total Gross Expenditure: £427,264

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 19 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £200,440
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,415

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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 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 25 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £577,319
Total Gross Expenditure: £644,308
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 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £771,638
Total Gross Expenditure: £669,648
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 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £589,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £653,248
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £600,958
Total Gross Expenditure: £427,264
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £26,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 180

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £200,440
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,415
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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 Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 25 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 555442
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 21877
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 577319
Income Legacies: 752
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £644,308
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 644308
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 166305
Expenditure Governance: 8190
Expenditure Support Costs: 158225
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £521,124
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £562,726
Assets Total Liabilities: £33,388
Assets Current Investment: 350000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £529,338
Creditors One Year Total Current: 33388
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £106,189
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 521124
Funds Restricted: 8214
Funds Total: 529338
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 747774
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 23864
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 771638
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £669,648
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 669648
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £195,157
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £647,846
Assets Total Liabilities: £51,519
Assets Current Investment: 450000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £596,327
Creditors One Year Total Current: 51519
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £90,144
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 559157
Funds Restricted: 37170
Funds Total: 596327
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 584483
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5389
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 589872
Income Legacies: 405
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £653,248
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 653248
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £435,152
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £501,951
Assets Total Liabilities: £7,614
Assets Current Investment: 200000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £494,337
Creditors One Year Total Current: 7614
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £272,567
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 435152
Funds Restricted: 59185
Funds Total: 494337
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 600694
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 264
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 600958
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £427,264
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 427264
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6537
Expenditure Support Costs: 100350
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £363,072
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £562,199
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,486
Assets Current Investment: 100000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £557,713
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4486
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £396,890
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 436128
Funds Restricted: 121585
Funds Total: 557713
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NORWICH FOOD BANK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-08-24T00:00:00

Charity Name: NORWICH FOOD BANK
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-09-23T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5201968
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1200742
Assoc Charity Name: AUTHENTIC CHURCH

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/10/2009
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (BENEFICIARIES) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 511748
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: NORWICH FOODBANK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management