COBHAM AREA FOODBANK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 October 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £31,681
Latest expenditure: £32,228
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: C/o Parish Office, Church Gate House, Downside Bridge Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3EJ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE OBJECTS ARE: TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN COBHAM, OXSHOTT, STOKE D'ABERNON AND DOWNSIDE WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF ELMBRIDGE, SURREY AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, BY PROVIDING FREE FOOD.

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Charity Annual Return History

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: 7 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £31,681
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,228

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: 11 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £79,606
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,465

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: 1 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £79,606
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,465

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: 18 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £36,533
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,796

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £109,830
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,644

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £31,681
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,228
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: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 11 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £79,606
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,465
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £12,020
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: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £79,606
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,465
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: 80

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 18 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £36,533
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,796
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: 92

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £109,830
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,644
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: £2
Income From Government Grants: £7,600
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: COBHAM AREA FOODBANK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2013-10-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 16 Oct 2013
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN COBHAM, OXSHOTT, STOKE D'ABERNON AND DOWNSIDE WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF ELMBRIDGE, SURREY AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, AS 'NEED' IS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 30, (INTERPRETATION), BY PROVIDING FREE FOOD AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT,- THE RELIEF OF POVERTY:- THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.- THE BENEFIT PROVIDED BY THE CIO IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IRRESPECTIVE OF AGE, SEX, RACE OR NATIONALITY, PROVIDED THAT THEY HAVE NEED AND THAT THEY LIVE OR HAVE NEED IN THE VILLAGES OF COBHAM, OXSHOTT, STOKE D'ABERNON AND DOWNSIDE WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF ELMBRIDGE, SURREY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. NOTHING WHICH THE CIO DOES SHOULD CAUSE HARM OR OTHER DETRIMENT.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures