GATESHEAD FOODBANK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 23 April 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £439,339
Latest expenditure: £527,463
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Gateshead Food Bank, The Davidson Building, Swan Street, GATESHEAD, Tyne And Wear, NE8 1BG

Website recorded by the regulator: http://gateshead.foodbank.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Gateshead Foodbank is here to help individuals and families in crisis, through the provision of emergency food supplies.

03 Official extract

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: 16 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £439,339
Total Gross Expenditure: £527,463

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: 11 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £475,293
Total Gross Expenditure: £515,044

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: 15 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £464,742
Total Gross Expenditure: £448,780

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: 23 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £624,418
Total Gross Expenditure: £584,574

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: 8 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £407,355
Total Gross Expenditure: £313,032

04 Official extract

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: 16 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £439,339
Total Gross Expenditure: £527,463
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £94,500
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 109

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: 11 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £475,293
Total Gross Expenditure: £515,044
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £113,000
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: 122

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: 15 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £464,742
Total Gross Expenditure: £448,780
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £20,500
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

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: 23 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £624,418
Total Gross Expenditure: £584,574
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £29,350
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: 148

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: 8 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £407,355
Total Gross Expenditure: £313,032
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £52,900
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 23 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 620622
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 326
Income Other: 3470
Income Total Income And Endowments: 624418
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £584,574
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 584574
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 564
Expenditure Support Costs: 116882
Expenditure Depreciation: 5985
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £505,061
Assets Total Fixed: 19599
Assets Own Use: 19599
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £487,275
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,813
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £505,061
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1813
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £462,105
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 505061
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 505061
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Gateshead
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GATESHEAD FOODBANK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-04-23T00:00:00

Charity Name: GATESHEAD FOODBANK
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-11-25T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 509219
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 509219
Assoc Charity Name: THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF FREEMAN HOSPITAL

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 23 Apr 2015
Charitable Objects: WITH A STRONG CHRISTIAN ETHOS, TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IN GATESHEAD BY PROVIDING FOOD AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management