3FOOD4U — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 12 November 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 7 April 2024 – 6 April 2025
Latest income: £221,216
Latest expenditure: £243,847
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 13 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1ER

Website recorded by the regulator: www.3food4u.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Daily foodbank with heath and wellbeing support services and social nemory cafes.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 6 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £221,216
Total Gross Expenditure: £243,847

Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 6 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £223,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £202,854

Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 6 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £225,023
Total Gross Expenditure: £192,908

Fin Period Start Date: 12 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 6 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £226,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £203,733

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: 7 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 6 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £221,216
Total Gross Expenditure: £243,847
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: 400

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 6 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £223,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £202,854
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: 340

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 7 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 6 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £225,023
Total Gross Expenditure: £192,908
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: 280

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 12 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 6 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 6 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £226,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £203,733
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: 220

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: 3FOOD4U
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-11-12T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Nov 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN LIVING IN SOUTH EAST ENGLAND IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY OTHER CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.B) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests