# SOUTH COTSWOLDS FOODBANK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159810
- **Other names:** CIRENCESTER FOODBANK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 6, 2015
- **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=1159810


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 15, Inner Courtyard, Whiteway Court, Whiteway, CIRENCESTER
- **Postcode:** Gloucest
- **Phone:** 0300 1027970
- **Email:** info@southcotswolds.foodbank.org.uk
- **Website:** www.southcotswolds.foodbank.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN CIRENCESTER AND THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (BENEFICIARIES) IN SUCH WAYS AS FROM TIME TO TIMETHE TRUSTEES SEE FIT2) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FIRST OBJECT TO SUPPLY GOODS TO BENEFICIARIES, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH AGENCY PARTNERS APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES. GOODS TO INCLUDE (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) FOOD, INCLUDING TINNED AND DRIED FOODS TO ENSURE A HEALTHY BALANCED AND NUTRITIONAL DIET SUFFICIENT FOR THREE DAYS AT A TIME, CLOTHES, FURNITURE, TOYS, HEATING SUPPORT.3) TO DO ANY OTHER THING CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.

**Activities:** We are part of the Trussell Trust network of Foodbanks and offer nutritionally balanced food parcels (sufficient for 3 days)  to folk in our local community who are in need and who come to us with a voucher from one of our referral partners, such as doctors, CAB, housing officers etc. The food we offer is generously donated to us by our local community.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Gloucestershire
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £390595 | £340017 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £260022 | £220533 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £219753 | £145838 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £143987 | £98648 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £187050 | £73867 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Paul Cooper** (Chair) — appointed April 30, 2018
- ANNE PATRICIA CURRIE — appointed June 11, 2018
- Annelie Green — appointed Sept. 7, 2023
- Elizabeth Ansell — appointed March 23, 2026
- Imogen Smith — appointed March 5, 2026
- Kevin Jenner — appointed April 9, 2026
- Kieran Archer — appointed Jan. 29, 2019
- Stephanie Knowles — appointed Jan. 24, 2025