BRENT FOODBANK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 5 December 2023
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 5 December 2023 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £656,147
Latest expenditure: £466,401
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: VESTRY HALL, NEASDEN LANE, LONDON, NW10 2TS

Website recorded by the regulator: https://brent.foodbank.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Brent Foodbank has the primary goal of preventing or relieving poverty in Brent and the surrounding area, by providing emergency food to people in crisis treating them with dignity and respect. We have the longer-term ambition of breaking the poverty cycle and alleviating social isolation. Our volunteering teams also help signpost people who use our services to helpful partner organisations.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 5 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 15 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £656,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £466,401

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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: 5 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £656,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £466,401
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: 107

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 5 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 336748
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 315202
Income Investments: 4172
Income Other: 25
Income Total Income And Endowments: 656147
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £466,401
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 466401
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 177508
Expenditure Depreciation: 78
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,303
Assets Total Fixed: 1864
Assets Own Use: 1864
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £212,036
Assets Total Liabilities: £24,154
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £189,746
Creditors One Year Total Current: 24154
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £158,095
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 130476
Funds Restricted: 59270
Funds Total: 189746
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Brent
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRENT FOODBANK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2023-12-05T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Dec 2023
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:? THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:? PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY? SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures