# THE RAFT FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1191272
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 14, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1191272


## Contact

- **Address:** 195A Bury Road, Rawtenstall, ROSSENDALE, Lancashire
- **Postcode:** BB4 6DJ
- **Phone:** 07874 206854
- **Email:** info@raftfoundation.org
- **Website:** www.raftfoundation.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN ROSSENDALE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS:A)PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND OTHER ITEMS GIFTED TO THE ORGANISATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED B)SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO)THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.

**Activities:** The Raft Foundation is a crisis support foodbank providing individuals and families in Rossendale:- parcels of food for 3 meals a day x 7 days per person- essential household goods, e.g. nappies, toiletries- signposting to support with their causes of povertyWe deliver 3 days per week, every week, with the other days spent sourcing, collecting, sorting and packing donated food.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Lancashire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Janice Beverley Johnson** | Chair | Sept. 14, 2020 |
| David Paul Heaton |  | June 13, 2024 |
| Gerard Francis Greenhalgh |  | Sept. 14, 2020 |
| Gillian Heaton |  | June 13, 2024 |
| Mark John Stapleton |  | Sept. 14, 2020 |
| Nicholas Subasic |  | June 13, 2024 |
| Stephen Hall |  | June 13, 2024 |




