How we work
FoodBox is managed by a Board of Trustees which meet on a regular basis and provide support to the Volunteers
Hounslow Community Foodbox
Hounslow Community FoodBox (“FoodBox”) is a volunteer-led registered charity no 1170666. It was constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 9 December 2016, and is therefore governed by its Constitution which was last amended on 28 August 2019.
Charity trustees are appointed to manage the affairs of FoodBox and to do anything which is calculated to further its objects or is conducive or incidental to doing so.
The FoodBox constitution sets out its objects as the relief of financial hardship amongst people in the London Borough of Hounslow and the surrounding area or in other parts of the United Kingdom in such ways as the trustees from time-to-time think fit, in particular, but not exclusively by:
There should be a minimum of four trustees and a maximum of twelve. In selecting individuals for appointment the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity. Trustees are elected for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the trustees. A retiring trustee is eligible for reappointment. A charity trustee who has served three consecutive terms may not be reappointed for a fourth consecutive term but may be reappointed after an interval of at least one year.
FoodBox has the following officers who are appointed by decision of the trustees:
The current trustees and officers are:
The Trustees provide their services on a voluntary basis and are only reimbursed for relevant expenses that have been incurred.
FoodBox prepares an Annual Report and Accounts to 31 March each year. The latest report to 31 March 2023 has been filed with the Charity Commission.
Paul Ng is the FoodBox independent examiner of the FoodBox accounts.