# BRAINTREE AREA FOODBANK LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1148782
- **Other names:** BRAINTREE FOODBANK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 31, 2012
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1148782


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 6 Lakes Industrial Estate, Lower Chapel Hill, BRAINTREE
- **Postcode:** CM7 3RU
- **Phone:** 01376330694
- **Website:** www.braintree.foodbank.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTIVES ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BRAINTREE AREA IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

**Activities:** The alleviation or relief of poverty in the Braintree Area by the provision of emergency food supplies to individuals in need.  Food is provided from four distribution centres in the Braintree Area on production of a voucher.  Voucher holders are statutory agencies and charities in the area.   Clients receive food sufficient for 3/4 days.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Essex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £420972 | £423965 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £524409 | £406887 | £431485 | 3 |
| March 31, 2023 | £380124 | £310404 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £306291 | £248634 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £343283 | £230701 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Claire Yvonne Gibson — appointed June 7, 2025
- Dale West — appointed June 1, 2024
- John Hartwell — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- Lyndon John Hopkins — appointed Nov. 12, 2022
- Malcolm Seward — appointed Nov. 4, 2023
- Nicholas Clive Vosper — appointed Aug. 5, 2024
- Zelma Holt — appointed Nov. 4, 2023