# COLCHESTER FOODBANK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1204958
- **Other names:** BRIGHTLINGSEA FOODBANK, COLCHESTER CENTRAL FOODBANK, GREENSTEAD FOODBANK, HIGHWOODS FOODBANK, MONKWICK FOODBANK, MYLAND FOODBANK, NEW TOWN FOODBANK, ROWHEDGE FOODBANK, TIPTREE FOODBANK, WIVENHOE FOODBANK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 27, 2023
- **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=1204958


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 3, Tollgate West, Stanway, Colchester, Essex
- **Postcode:** CO3 8RG
- **Phone:** 01206621998
- **Email:** info@colchester.foodbank.org.uk
- **Website:** www.colchester.foodbank.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE (3.1):3.1 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN COLCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR 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:** Colchester Foodbank seeks to address food poverty in the local area by giving food parcels to clients who have been issued with a voucher from a professional agency. In addition, we seek to make available signposting from a range of professionals who can advise on debt, housing, benefits, health and wellbeing, budgeting and child welfare.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Essex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £391840 | £319710 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Peter Tibber** (Chair) — appointed April 5, 2022
- Derek Nicol Sutherland — appointed July 30, 2024
- Frederick Shane Aldons — appointed July 30, 2024
- Julie Rusiecki — appointed Jan. 26, 2016
- Lorna Marie Preece — appointed July 30, 2024
- Mark Norrington — appointed Jan. 17, 2019
- Sabina Hinchliffe — appointed July 30, 2024