The Pantry - Big Bocs Bwyd
What it does
We run workshops and courses for adults/parents to learn new skills. The children have accessed healthy eating workshops with outside agencies. Children of the school access The Pantry to take part in weekly cooking sessions and have invited parents in to join them to eat the meals they have cooked. We hold weekly coffee and catch up for families and have recently started dad's pop in sessions.
Its charitable purposes
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:1.THE RELIEF FOR THOSE IN NEEDS, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN COURT AND CADOC WARDS IN BARRY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL FOOD, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND CLOTHING. 2.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THOSE LIVING IN COURT AND CADOC WARDS IN BARRY THROUGH TRAINING AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOCUSING ON LEARNING ABOUT GOOD FOOD, COOKING FOOD AND GROWING FOOD.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Vale of Glamorgan
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £4,577 and spent £9,882.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £4,577 | £9,882 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 March 2024 | £10,169 | £2,987 | Not reported | 3 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 55%, from £10,169 in the year to 31 March 2024 to £4,577 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 216% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 2 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- David ShireChair
- David Morris
- Ruth Morris
Filing record
Of the last 2 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 23 October 2025, 100 days early | Received 23 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 3 December 2024, 59 days early | Received 3 December 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1204670
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 September 2023
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Sep 2023
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.