Registered charity (CIO) · Gloucestershire
The Forest Foodbank
The Forest Foodbank is a registered charity (number 1183196) based in Gloucestershire, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £116k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £116k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
- Gloucestershire
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£116k£131k
- 2024£138k£144k
- 2023£134k£120k
Earlier years
- 2022£139k£47k
- 2021£27k£7k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 15%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN FOREST OF DEAN IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) 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 POVERTYB) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES
Grants received
7 grants · £192,145 total360Giving 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
- Trussell · £192,145 (7 grants)
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Deborah Jane Beard since 2019
- Denis Wise since 2024
- Jennette Anderson since 2023
- Martin Williams since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Deborah Jane Beard since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Deborah Jane Beard since 2019
- Denis Wise since 2024
- Jennette Anderson since 2023
- Martin Williams since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1183196
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Apr 2019 as amended on 12 Oct 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07151718647 · debbie@theforest.foodbank.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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