# HELP IN THE COMMUNITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1166505
- **Other names:** MEDWAY FOODBANK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 13, 2016
- **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=1166505


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 26, Riverside 1, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Strood, Kent
- **Postcode:** ME2 4DP
- **Phone:** 01634757057
- **Email:** info@medway.foodbank.org.uk
- **Website:** www.medway.foodbank.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Kent
- Medway



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £352266 | £337497 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £449856 | £317713 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £354354 | £266864 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £252204 | £245975 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £316352 | £162608 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Linda Margaret Fiddyment** (Chair) — appointed May 12, 2022
- Alison Clare West — appointed March 20, 2017
- JAMES MCGLASHAN — appointed Feb. 24, 2022
- Peter Tottman — appointed March 27, 2025
- Susan Lynn Franks — appointed Feb. 5, 2020