BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN FOOD ALLIANCE CIO — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 12 December 2022
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £131,804
Latest expenditure: £56,520
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance, c/o Blackburn Food Bank, Oakenhurst Road, Blackburn, BB2 1SN

Website recorded by the regulator: HTTPS://BWDFOODALLIANCE.ORG.UK (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The preservation, protection & promotion of good health & the environment for the public benefit in Blackburn with Darwen & the surrounding area by increasing public understanding, education, involvement & knowledge of the way in which food is produced, distributed, consumed & disposed of & the effects this can have on human health & the health of the environment on which humans depend

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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: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £131,804
Total Gross Expenditure: £56,520

Fin Period Start Date: 12 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £39,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,379

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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: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £131,804
Total Gross Expenditure: £56,520
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 122666
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 12 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £39,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,379
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £28,000
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Blackburn With Darwen
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN FOOD ALLIANCE CIO
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2022-12-12T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Dec 2022
Charitable Objects: 1. TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF RESIDENTS OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT IN THE WAY FOOD IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED, CONSUMED AND DISPOSED OF; AND2. TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF THE RESOURCES APPLIED TO FOOD PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, CONSUMPTION AND DISPOSAL THROUGH ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT AND BY SEEKING TO REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF FOOD GOING TO LANDFILL.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 658293
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN FOOD ALLIANCE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures