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BASICS food BANK (Lanarkshire)

A Registered Charity based in Scotland

Active Registered Charity (Scotland) Unincorporated association

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GB-SC-SC042625
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Description

TO PREVENT/RELIEVE POVERTY. THE BASICS food BANK AIMS TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A TIME OF CRISIS. WE ACCEPT THEM FORWHO THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY FIND THEMSELVES AS DICTATED BY THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH COULD BE DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAITS CAUSED BY BENEFIT RE-ASSESSMENT, REDUNDANCY OR UNEXPECTED EVENTS WHICH LEAVE THEM STRUGGLING TO COPE. ASSESSMENT IS DONE VIA EXTERNAL AGENCIES WHO ARE IN CONTACT AND WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES AND KNOW THEIR EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES. IN DOING SO WE WILL SEEK TO ASSIST INDIVDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY GIVING THEM THE MEANS TO FEED THEMSLEVES FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THIS ALLOWS THEM TO ASSESS THEIR SITUATION, SEEK HELP, AND TAKE MEASURES TO MOVE FORWARD. TO OFFER RELIGIOUS SUPPORT TO THOSE IN CRISIS. 1 WE SHOW THEM WE CARE FOR THEM THROUGH WHAT WE GIVE BUT ALSO BY LISTENING AND BEING THERE FOR THEM. AS A CHRISTIAN ORGANISATION WE ALSO SHARE WITH THOSE WHO ARE REFERRED THAT THEY HAVE A SPIRITUAL NATURE THROUGH THE GIFT OF A GOSPEL BOOKLET AND LITERATURE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO EXPLORE THIS ASPECT OF THEIR BEING FOR THEMSELVES AND MAKE A LIFE STYLE CHOICE. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE. THE PEOPLE WE HELP COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND HAVE DIFFERENT REASONS, SOMETIMES INTERLINKING, FOR THEIR PARTICULAR CRISIS. FOR EXAMPLE THEY MAY SUFFER FROM ILLHEALTH OR A DISABILITY, WHICH THEN MEANS THAT THEY HAVE GREATER LIVING COSTS AND, PARTICULARLY OVER THE WINTER CANNOT AFFORD TO HEAT THEIR HOME AND EAT. WE PROVIDE RELIEF DURING THIS PARTICULAR LY STRESSFUL TIME. THE SERVICE AIMS TO RELIEVE THE WORRIES OF BEING ABLE TO EAT AND/OR FEED A FAMILY DURING ANY PERIOD OF CRISIS, WHILE HELPING TO POINT PEOPLE IN THE DIRECTION OF FURTHER HELP.

Also known as

  • BASICS food BANK

OSCR Charity number

SC042625

Registered

Postcode

ML1 3BE

Latest income

£19,760 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Office of Scottish Charity Regulator Charity Register Download published by Office of Scottish Charity Regulator.

BASICS food BANK (Lanarkshire)

GB-SC-SC042625

Locations

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Registered Office in the UK

BASICS food BANK (Lanarkshire)

GB-SC-SC042625

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

Activities (OSCR)

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Beneficiaries (OSCR)

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Purposes (OSCR)

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of religion
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Grant-making foundations H10

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Literature AR202
  • Beneficiary group BE » Families BE103
  • Beneficiary group BE » People with disabilities BE200
  • Health HE
  • Housing HO » Accommodation HO101
  • Religion RL
  • Religion RL » Christianity RL200
  • Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105
  • Social welfare SW » Food SW300
  • Social welfare SW » Food SW300 » Food banks SW301

BASICS food BANK (Lanarkshire)

GB-SC-SC042625

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2011-10-04 Registered as a charity
2018-03-31 31,226 25,124
2019-03-31 62,863 31,728
2020-03-31 23,518 36,677
2021-03-31 87,432 65,274
2022-03-31 19,121 40,924
2023-03-31 19,760 28,452
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

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BASICS food BANK (Lanarkshire)

GB-SC-SC042625

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The National Lottery Community Fund
Investing in Communities 		£55,960
2 years 		Basics food Bank (Lanarkshire)
Aug 2013 to Aug 2015
Foundation Scotland
Comic Relief (CLOSED) 		£5,325 Basics Food Bank

Data source

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BASICS food BANK (Lanarkshire)

GB-SC-SC042625

Data sources

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Office of Scottish Charity Regulator

Office of Scottish Charity Regulator Charity Register Download

Last fetched from source: 2024-06-27

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