BLACKPOOL FOOD BANK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 27 August 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £290,182
Latest expenditure: £486,182
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Unit 2, Holly Close, Whitehills Business Park, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5QP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.blackpoolfoodbank.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To relieve financial hardship and to promote and preserve goodhealth amongst the general public in the Blackpool area by theprovision of funds, food, goods and services of any kind as deemedappropriate by the trustees

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £290,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £486,182

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 6 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 6 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £230,356
Total Gross Expenditure: £656,359

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £935,789
Total Gross Expenditure: £967,160

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £875,775
Total Gross Expenditure: £674,659

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £863,163
Total Gross Expenditure: £676,173

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £290,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £486,182
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £36,900
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: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £230,356
Total Gross Expenditure: £656,359
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £50,400
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: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £935,789
Total Gross Expenditure: £967,160
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 36000
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £875,775
Total Gross Expenditure: £674,659
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 28000
Income From Government Grants: £206,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £863,163
Total Gross Expenditure: £676,173
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 28000
Income From Government Grants: £45,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 891277
Income Other Trading Activities: 39243
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5269
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 935789
Income Legacies: 22463
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £360,491
Expenditure Other: 606669
Expenditure Total: 967160
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 7108
Expenditure Depreciation: 32135
Gain Loss Investment: 5269
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -22300
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £761,108
Assets Total Fixed: 113343
Assets Own Use: 113343
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £755,466
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £868,809
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £661,315
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 868809
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 868809
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 519775
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 356000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 875775
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £674,659
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 674659
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: £632,832
Assets Total Fixed: 144224
Assets Own Use: 144224
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £755,956
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £900,180
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £632,832
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 694180
Funds Restricted: 206000
Funds Total: 900180
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 813363
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 28000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 21800
Income Total Income And Endowments: 863163
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £676,173
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 676173
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: £250,000
Assets Total Fixed: 138180
Assets Own Use: 138180
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £417,662
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £555,842
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £411,222
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 508759
Funds Restricted: 47083
Funds Total: 555842
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BLACKPOOL FOOD BANK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2013-08-27T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 27 Aug 2013
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE BLACKPOOL AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, FOOD, GOODS AND SERVICES OF ANY KIND AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures