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Sherborne Food Bank

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £81k (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Dorset, Somerset
Website
www.sherbornefoodbank.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2014

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£81k£100k
  • 2023£81k£100k
  • 2022£65k£64k
Earlier years
  • 2021£49k£29k
  • 2020£74k£13k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE SHERBORNE AND SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (BENEFICIARIES), IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN FAITH PRINCIPLES.IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT:A) SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPLY PARCELS OF FOOD TO BENEFICIARIES, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH AGENCY PARTNERS APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES,TO ENSURE A HEALTHY, BALANCED AND NUTRITIOUS DIET SUFFICIENT FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE NEED.B)TO DO ANY OTHER THING CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE SIGN-POSTING OF BENEFICIARIES TO ADVISORY AGENCIES AND OFFERING THE SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.

Grants received

2 grants · £2,750 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5 trustees on the board

2.8y median 3y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£81k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1156481
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Foundation Registered 01 Apr 2014
Contact on the register
07854163869 · help@sherbornefoodbank.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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