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National Grocers Benevolent Fund
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| Formation | 1857 | ||||
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| Type | Charitable organisation | ||||
| Registration no. | No 1095897 (England & Wales) & SC039255 (Scotland) | ||||
| Headquarters | Sandhurst, UK | ||||
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| Mission | Making life better for grocery people in need; from factory to store, we help everyone. | ||||
| Website | https://www.groceryaid.org.uk/ | ||||
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National Grocers Benevolent Fund
GroceryAid is a registered (1095897) benevolent society for people from all over the United Kingdom who have worked, or are working in the grocery industry, and who find they need extra support to get by. Founded in 1857 the National Grocers Benevolent Fund has been trading under the GroceryAid name since October 2012. In the financial year 2015/2016, GroceryAid raised £4,694,648 through its annual events and donations. Of this sum, £4,384,950 was spent on welfare support enabling GroceryAid to help more than 11,000 people in the grocery industry.The charity over the years has combined with numerous charities, including the London Grocers & Tea Dealers Federation, the Grocers Federation Benevolent Fund and the Grocers Employees National Benevolent Fund. More recently the charity merged with The Confectioners Benevolent Fund in 2012. At this time, the charity ceased to trade under the Caravan name and from autumn 2012 became known as GroceryAid. There are nine regional Branches which help to raise funds for the charity across the UK. There are also three Network Awareness Groups in which industry colleagues focus on raising awareness of the charity.
GroceryAid’s vision is: 'Everyone in need can turn to us.'
Their mission is: 'Making life better for grocery people in need. From factory to store, we help everyone.'
Their objectives are: 'Real lives. Real problems. Real help.'
People who work, or have worked, in the grocery industry use GroceryAid for financial support and practical assistance. This includes support and guidance on health and wellbeing, personal issues, benefits, career, housing and legal issues.
GroceryAid also has a 24/7 freephone, confidential Helpline.
The charity, in September 2015, partnered with Relate, which provides free relationship support.
In February 2016, Gillian M. Barker announced that she would retire from GroceryAid later in the year, after 14 years with the charity.
In May 2016, Steve Barnes was announced as Gillian's successor, he officially started as Chief Executive in September 2016.
Andrew Moore, Chief Merchandising Officer at Asda took over as President of the Fundraising Committee in April 2016. Moore replaced Jason Tarry, Chief Product Officer at Tesco who was President from April 2015 to March 2016.
At the beginning of 2017 GroceryAid unveiled two new Directorial appointments. Jane Hill will become Fundraising Director while Mandi Leonard will replace Cathy Mercer as Welfare Director in Spring 2017.
Life Patrons: Sir David Reid, Lord Mark Price and Mike Coupe.
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