CAISTOR FOOD BANK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 30 September 2022
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £49,970
Latest expenditure: £56,186
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: CAISTOR FOOD BANK, CAISTOR METHODIST CHURCH HALL, CAISTOR METHODIST CHURCH HALL, CAISTOR, MARKET RASEN, LN7 6UF

02 Activities

What the charity does

Based in Caistor, Lincolnshire in the West Linsey area, Caistor Food Bank support Caistor and its' surrounding areas by providing free food parcels to people in hardship or distress, who are self-referred or referred by a network of agreed referrers. Caistor Food Bank provides signposting information to local advice and information services for those in crisis and/or in difficulty.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £49,970
Total Gross Expenditure: £56,186

Fin Period Start Date: 30 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £64,834
Total Gross Expenditure: £58,578

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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 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £49,970
Total Gross Expenditure: £56,186
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £39,350
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
Count Volunteers: 24

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 30 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £64,834
Total Gross Expenditure: £58,578
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £17,730
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: 27

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lincolnshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CAISTOR FOOD BANK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2022-09-30T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Sep 2022
Charitable Objects: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN CAISTOR AND SURROUNDING AREA, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED, AND SIGNPOSTING PEOPLE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 659660
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CAISTOR FOODBANK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management