CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1st April 2023 To 31st March 2024 Charity name: Waterside Ecumenical Projects Charity registration number- 1136282 Objectives and Activities SORP rnferer Para 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. The supply of emergency food for people who live in thé Waterside who because of crises have no financial resources to buy food. No one in the Waterside should have to endure food or fuel poverty. The Charity collects and redistributes donated food by way of an Emergency Food Parcel (EFP) that provides three days of nutritionally balanced food. EFP'S are issued by way of an on-line voucher system managed by the Trussell Trust. Working through the Waterside Foodbank the charity is part of the nationwide network of food banks using the Trussell Trust managed E_voucher System, to combat food poverty and hunger throughout the UK. The Waterside Foodbank has some 40 linked agencies issuing E_vouchers through this system. Funded through donations received, Waterside provide fresh vegetable, eggs and bread with every EFP. Follow Up support: Signposting clients to fvrther help is extremely important and the charity has follow-up contact with recipients of EFP to assist with information on further support such as Fairshare larders. The New Forest CAB recruited a Financial Inclusion OffIr (funded by the Trussell Trust) in Mar 2023 to work with the foodbank's clients (based in the foodbank part-time) to ensure they are claiming their full benefits and to assist in Signposting to further support. The charity is also linked to with the Fuelbank Foundation for the provision of fuel vouchers. Para 1.17and 1.19
Statement confirning whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Pata 1.18 The Trustees have reviewed the charitie3 activities to ensure that they have acted within and with regard to, the Charity Commission guidelines on public benefit. Addltlonal inforniation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 138 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers In Oct 2023 the (Part-time) Warehouse Manager resigned. After a review of responsibilities, the Project Manager took over direct responsibility for the warehouse and part-time admin assistant was recruited in Mar 24. In Nov 2024 the Waterside Ecumenical Projects charity changed rts name to the Waterside Foodbank. Other
Achievements and Performance SORP ference Waterside Ecumenic31 Projects {WEP) now the Waterside Foodbank {name change Autumn 2024), 5UPPOrts the local community through its three arms: the Fuel Foundation, the Foodbank and a CAB managed Flo: Through the Fuel Bank Foundations on- line facility, vouchers with the value of £30 (summer) and £49 (winter) have been issued to clients with pre- payment meter5 at risk of disconnection. In the financial year 2023_24 205 Fuel Vouchers were issued 177 were redeemed, the balance {28) wa5 cancelled or expired (14%). The Waterside Foodbank, successfully Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstan$ of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as whole. Para 1.20 th completed its 16 year of partnership with the Trussell Trust and through its on-line referral seNice, provided 1,273 emergency food parcels supporting 3,615 adults and 2,591 children. The foodbank has received 32,028kg of food from donations & purchases from support from local supermarkets, churches, schools, businesses and individuals and 34,473kg has been distributed, the equivalent of providing around 106,522 meals. The shortfall between donated & distributed food has been made up with food purchases funded by cash donations. At Christmas, through the support of local a charity {Dibden Local Allotments} and a Winter Collection at a local supermarket, clients for Emergency Food Parcels have also received Christmas Parcels and Tesco Gift Vouchers for the purchase of Christmas meal ingredients. From Apr 2023 the Waterside Foodbank has hosted a part-time Financial Inclusion Office {managed by CAB & funded by the Trussell trust). Clients are signposted to them for a voluntary review of finances and a budget has been provided to support clients at their dsscretion of which £4,647 was spent in this financial year.
An HCC HSG / DWP Grant for £7,100 was successfully applied for to provide ener8y saving domestic devices to qualifying households. £2,731 was spent in Mar 24 and the balance will be spent in Apr 2024. The WEP has continued to be active with local community groups working to alleviate poverty and need in the New Forest. This has included the New Forest Cost of Living alleviation steering group, New Forest Partnership Committee and Southampton Foodbank Network. Volunteers: Whilst there has been some churn, the total number5 of volunteers have remained consistent. Employees." In Oct 23 the Warehouse Manager resigned and after some changes to Roles & Responsibilities, an Admin Assistant was recruited in Mar 2024. Trustees". During this financial year and to cope with the increased activities of the charity, an additional 5 trustees have been recrulted & appointed. Additional Infomiatlon loptlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against objectives set Para 141 Performan of fundraising activities against objectives set Par8 1.41 Investment perfonnance against objectives Par8 1.41 Other
Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Para 1_21 In the financial year, the charity reiVed donated & grant Income of £98.440 against Expenditure of £68,650 leaving a surplus of £29,790 and total reserves of £232,504. The reserves are to be used for the continued provision of food & fijel vouchérs to support families in poverty or crises in the New Forest waterside area. The charity has aspirations to expand its activities and these reserves will help with these expansion plans and to help fund art-time staff. £232,504 as at 31 Mar 24 Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Para 1.22 Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any UnrtaIntieS about the charity continuing as a going conrn Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Pard 124 NONE Para 1.23 Additional information (optlonal) You may Ghoose to include further ststements where relevant about.. The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising> Part 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other
Structure, Governance and Management Description of chanty's trusts.. Type of goveming document Itrust deed, roiial charter How is the chanty constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 Trust Deed Parn 1.25 Trust Para 1.25 Appointment by full board of Trustees Additional infonnation (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Parn 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Chari name Other name the chari uses Re istered charit number Charity's principal address Waterside Ecumenical Pro'ects Waterside Foodbank 1136282 195 Hampton Lane Blackfield Southampton S045 1XA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Offlce (rf any) Dates acted if notforwhole ear Name of person (or bodyl entilled oint trustee rfan Trustgè nam? Linda Matthews stephen Fordham Joanna Trosh Alan Glaze Deborah Burke Chainnan Treasurer 6th Mar 2024 6° Sept 2023 6th Sept 2023 27° July 2023 6th Mar 2024 Stephen Green Gillian Pickering Rebecca Brown 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cor orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Director name ortwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Trustee name Dates acted If not for whole ear
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the Gharity's own assets Additional infonnation {optional> Names and addresses of advlsers (Optlonal infomMtion) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional informatlon) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke ersonnel details Other o tional information
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Examiner's unqualified report (for a non•company charlty preparing receipts and payments accounts) with a gross income of £250,000 or less in the relevant financial year. Independent exam iner's report to the trustees of Waterside Ecumenical Projects I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responsibillties and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Charitie's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the appliGable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examinér's ststement I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no GonmS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Name.. Pri ACIB 8 Home Farm Close, Hythe Southampton, S045 6JN Date..