CCEW Charity Commission profile

RUNCORN AND DISTRICT FOODBANK

Registered charity 1169600 · organisation 5087590

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
11 October 2016
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£98,860
Latest expenditure
£157,146
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: 53a Russell Road, Runcorn, WA7 4BH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Runcorn and District Foodbank activities are the prevention or relief of poverty - by providing emergency food boxes containing a supply of balanced and nutritional foodstuffs to individuals in need and provides signposting to relevant information and other advisory services. Non-perishable food is donated by the community and is distributed to individuals via seven distribution centres.

03 Official extract

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
31 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£98,860
Total Gross Expenditure
£157,146
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
5 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
5 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£115,233
Total Gross Expenditure
£66,647
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
19 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
19 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£117,328
Total Gross Expenditure
£105,269
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 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
6 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£93,310
Total Gross Expenditure
£92,147
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
1 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
1 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£110,420
Total Gross Expenditure
£39,003

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
31 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£98,860
Total Gross Expenditure
£157,146
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£20,000
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
124
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
5 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£115,233
Total Gross Expenditure
£66,647
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£35,000
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
126
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
19 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£117,328
Total Gross Expenditure
£105,269
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£20,000
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
123
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
6 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£93,310
Total Gross Expenditure
£92,147
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
£23,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
130
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
1 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£110,420
Total Gross Expenditure
£39,003
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
£1
Income From Government Grants
£20,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
178

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Halton
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
RUNCORN AND DISTRICT FOODBANK
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2026-10-26T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
3939580
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1063330
Assoc Charity Name
HALTON CHILD CONTACT CENTRE
Charity Name
RUNCORN AND DISTRICT FOODBANK
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2016-10-11T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Oct 2016
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THAT PART OF THE BOROUGH OF HALTON IN THE COUNTY OF CHESHIRE, WHICH IS SOUTH OF THE RIVER MERSEY, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF NORTH CHESHIRE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:(A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES CONTAINING A SUPPLY OF BALANCED AND NUTRITIONAL FOODSTUFFS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;(B) THE PROVISION OF OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES;(C) SUPPORTING PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES THAT PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

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