GREENWICH FOODBANK LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 13 May 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08257431
Financial period: 1 October 2023 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £957,002
Latest expenditure: £1,150,298
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Greenwich Foodbank Ltd, Unit 1, 180 Shooters Hill, LONDON, SE18 3HY

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's objects are specifically restricted to the following:The relief of poverty in The Royal Borough of Greenwich in particular but not exclusively by the operation of a foodbank within a Christian ethos.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £957,002
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,150,298
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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: 6 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £949,079
Total Gross Expenditure: £753,714

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: 30 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £591,611
Total Gross Expenditure: £473,096

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: 9 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 10 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £451,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £431,873

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2019
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2021
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2021
Total Gross Income: £495,533
Total Gross Expenditure: £230,999

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 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £957,002
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,150,298
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 175

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 6 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £949,079
Total Gross Expenditure: £753,714
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: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £591,611
Total Gross Expenditure: £473,096
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: 180

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 9 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £451,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £431,873
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: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2019
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2020
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2021
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2021
Total Gross Income: £495,533
Total Gross Expenditure: £230,999
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: 135

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 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 March 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 363381
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 583539
Income Investments: 10082
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 957002
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,150,298
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1150298
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1200
Expenditure Support Costs: 454792
Expenditure Depreciation: 7191
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £516,623
Assets Total Fixed: 11633
Assets Own Use: 11633
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £587,034
Assets Total Liabilities: £80,521
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £518,146
Creditors One Year Total Current: 80521
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £460,205
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 516623
Funds Restricted: 1523
Funds Total: 518146
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 6 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 837498
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 108364
Income Investments: 3217
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 949079
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £753,714
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 753714
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3372
Expenditure Support Costs: 171607
Expenditure Depreciation: 4409
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £474,957
Assets Total Fixed: 17276
Assets Own Use: 17276
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £699,722
Assets Total Liabilities: £5,557
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £711,441
Creditors One Year Total Current: 5557
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £574,522
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 687463
Funds Restricted: 23978
Funds Total: 711441
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 30 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 591442
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 169
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 591611
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £473,096
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 473096
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 3374
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 704
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £474,957
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £516,076
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £516,076
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £516,076
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 473197
Funds Restricted: 42879
Funds Total: 516076
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Greenwich
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GREENWICH FOODBANK LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-05-13T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 OCT 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29/04/2013
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE OPERATION OF A FOODBANK WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 531837
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GFL

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures