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Caithness Foodbank SCIO

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC050903
Status
Active
Registered
April 15, 2021
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
Broughty
12 Moray View Avenue
Staxigoe
Wick
KW1 4SB

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

We provide food for people in Caithness who are struggling to make ends meet and feed their families. We also try to ensure these people and pointed in the direction of other services which may be able help. We receive food donations from major supermarkets in the area and have regular and non regular supporters who provide cash which we use to keep the foodbanks running and purchase additional food when donations are not enough to meet demand.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: 4 The organisation's purposes are: The relief of financial hardship amongst people in Caithness and Sutherland and the surrounding area, in particular, but not exclusively by: 4.1 providing emergency food, essential toiletries, and household items to individuals and families in need and/or for distribution by charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. 4.2 such other means, including (but not limited to) the provision of support or signposting to relevant information and other advisory services.

Geography

Main operating location
Highland
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 £69,688 £66,561
Dec. 31, 2024 £27,396 £18,114
Dec. 31, 2023 £24,641 £26,469
Dec. 31, 2022 £41,964 £27,450
Dec. 31, 2021 £21,192 £5,619