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Registered charity (CIO) · Melksham

Melksham Foodbank and Lifeline CIO

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £49k (2026)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

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
Wiltshire
Website
melkshamfoodbank.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2025

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£49k£37k

Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PEOPLE LIVING IN MELKSHAM AND THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION): 3.1 BY PROVIDING FOOD AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED;3.2 BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.

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.

8 trustees on the board

1y median 1y
average tenure
1y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

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 7Disability 3General Charitable Purposes 3Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1Religious Activities 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on 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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Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1212842
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Apr 2025
Contact on the register
07493738894 · melkshamfoodbank@gmail.com
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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