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Help In The Community

Medway Foodbank

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1166505
Status
Registered
Registered
April 13, 2016
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Unit 26
Riverside 1
Sir Thomas Longley Road
Strood
Kent
ME2 4DP

Activities

Help in the Community is the charity responsible for Medway Foodbank, which operates as part of the Trussell Trust, a national network whose aim is to end UK food poverty. Clients access the foodbank via a voucher system. Vouchers are issued in over 100 partner agencies across the Medway towns. These are redeemed in one of 9 centres, open over 6 days of the week.

Objects: The Relief And Prevention Of Poverty, For The Public Benefit, In Medway And North Kent Through: The Provision Of Free Emergency Food, And Partnership With Other Organisations Working To Prevent Or Relieve Poverty.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Kent, Medway

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £352,266 £337,497
March 31, 2024 £449,856 £317,713
March 31, 2023 £354,354 £266,864
March 31, 2022 £252,204 £245,975
March 31, 2021 £316,352 £162,608

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alison Clare West (Chair) March 20, 2017
James Mcglashan Feb. 24, 2022
Peter Tottman March 27, 2025
Simon Charles Hart July 24, 2025
Susan Lynn Franks Feb. 5, 2020