CHEPSTOW FOODBANK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 5 March 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £22,866
Latest expenditure: £33,073
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Bridge Church, Unit 1A Critchcraft Buildings, Bulwark Industrial Estate, Bulwark, CHEPSTOW, NP16 5QZ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity accepts donations of non-perishable food from members of the public directly or via supermarket collections. These donations are weighed and sorted into food-types then checked for end dates and stored.Referral Agencies make referral for those in urgent need of food-support to visit the foodbank distribution centrewhere they are given 3-days worth of emergency food.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 8 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £22,866
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,073

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: 28 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £46,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,512

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: 28 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £21,163
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,817

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: 27 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £24,013
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,070

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: 6 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,582
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,735

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 8 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £22,866
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,073
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £3,500
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: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 28 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £46,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,512
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
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 28 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £21,163
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,817
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
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 27 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £24,013
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,070
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
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 6 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,582
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,735
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: 15

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: South Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Monmouthshire
Welsh Ind: Yes

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Charity Classification

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHEPSTOW FOODBANK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-03-05T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 27 FEB 2013
Charitable Objects: 1. TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE TOWN OF CHEPSTOW AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (BENEFICIARIES) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH SHOWING HUMANITARIAN COMPASSION. 2. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO PROVIDE FREE OF CHARGE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, EMERGENCY FOOD PARCELS TO BENEFICIARIES REFERRED BY PARTNER CHARITIES OR HEALTH OR SOCIAL SERVICES OR SIMILAR PUBLIC BODIES.3. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO PROVIDE SUCH OTHER SUPPORT TO BENEFICIARIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVICE AND GUIDANCE, AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE AND CONSISTENT WITH SHOWING HUMANITARIAN COMPASSION.4. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT, TO PROMOTE THE NEEDS OF BENEFICIARIES AND TO SOLICIT FUNDS AND DONATIONS OR SUPPLIES OF APPROPRIATE ITEMS FOR FOOD PARCELS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management