The centre, in Laisterdyke, in an easily accessible hub providing a wealth of services for the poor of Bradford.

No less than five projects run from the centre, including The Curry Project on two nights of the week, The Immanuel Project on Monday and The Welcome on Friday, which both serve breakfast and lunch.

There are also two support groups for recovering addicts on Monday and Thursday evenings, while a Zimbabwean church worships in the hall on Sunday and the Bradford Metropolitan Foodbank uses the church building on the same site.

For the past three years it has also been a venue for Inn Church’s Winter Shelter for the Homeless.

Lashman Singh of Bradford Foodbank collected the award on the night.

He said: “It is absolutely great for us, it goes without saying. It just goes to show we have been recognised for the work that we do.”