KNOWSLEY FOODBANK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Overdue
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 6 October 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 May 2023 – 30 April 2024
Latest income: £863,474
Latest expenditure: £890,407
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Unit E, Beckett Close, Knowsley Industrial Estate

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.knowsleyfoodbank.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Knowsley Foodbank works to prevent and relieve poverty in Knowsley by providing emergency food provision, toiletries, homewares, clothing, debt/welfare advice and other training to those in financial need with no distinction of age, race, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, political belief or other opinions/distinction.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £863,474
Total Gross Expenditure: £890,407

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £452,060
Total Gross Expenditure: £432,922

Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £103,106
Total Gross Expenditure: £89,318

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £863,474
Total Gross Expenditure: £890,407
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £300,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £452,060
Total Gross Expenditure: £432,922
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £103,106
Total Gross Expenditure: £89,318
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: 10

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 800499
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 62975
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 863474
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £546,299
Expenditure Other: 344108
Expenditure Total: 890407
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 4063
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,993
Assets Total Fixed: 12946
Assets Own Use: 12946
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £178,305
Assets Total Liabilities: £185,258
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,993
Creditors One Year Total Current: 185258
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £5,351
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5993
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 5993
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Knowsley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Liverpool City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KNOWSLEY FOODBANK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-10-06T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Oct 2021
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF POVERTY IN KNOWSLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A FOODBANK AND COMMUNITY STORE OFFERING FOOD, ESSENTIAL ITEMS AND LINKED SUPPORT, SERVICES AND ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN FINANCIAL NEED.
Area Of Benefit: LOCAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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Charity Published Report

Report Name: STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Date Published: 2025-09-03T00:00:00