LAUNCESTON FOODBANK LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 23 February 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07841161
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £134,810
Latest expenditure: £143,649
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit 13D, Newport Industrial Estate, LAUNCESTON, Cornwall, PL15 8EX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Collection of supplies of non-perishable food and provision of emergency supplies thereof to needy people in the Launceston area of Cornwall on production of a duly authorised voucher issued by an approved person/agency.

03 Official extract

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: 19 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 19 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £134,810
Total Gross Expenditure: £143,649

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: 28 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £136,632
Total Gross Expenditure: £140,757

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: 24 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £126,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £128,716

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: 7 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £117,774
Total Gross Expenditure: £104,777

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: 29 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £96,558
Total Gross Expenditure: £97,097

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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: 19 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £134,810
Total Gross Expenditure: £143,649
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: 34

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: 28 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £136,632
Total Gross Expenditure: £140,757
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: 21

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: 24 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £126,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £128,716
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: 29

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: 7 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £117,774
Total Gross Expenditure: £104,777
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Grants: £13,592
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 22

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: 29 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £96,558
Total Gross Expenditure: £97,097
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: £10
Income From Government Grants: £18,047
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LAUNCESTON FOODBANK LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-02-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09 NOV 2011
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY ARE:TO RELIEVE POVERTY THROUGH THE SUPPLY OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN THE LAUNCESTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF CORNWALL, ENSURING A BALANCED AND NUTRITIOUS DIET SUFFICIENT FOR THREE DAYS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION WITH REGARDS TO DISABILITY, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, RACE, SEX OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries