Waterside Together with Tru88è11..,,,. Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1st April 2024 To 318t MarGh 2025 Charit name Re istered Ghari number Charity's principal address Waterside Foodbank 1136282 195 Hampton Lané Blackfield Southampton S045 1XA Names of the charlty tru8tee3 who manage the charlty Office (If any) Datss acted If not for whole year Tru•teo n•m• Name of pernon (or l)ody) ontitl•d to appolnt tru•to• (If an Stephen Gen Stephen Fordham Joanna Trosh Alan Glaze Deborah Burke Linda Matthews Gillian Pickering Rebecca Brown Chair Treasurer 1 Jan-31 Mar25 Chair 1 Apr-31 Dec24 Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's SORP trusts-. Type of governing document trLlSt deed ro.. al charter How is the charity 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 Para 1.25 Trust Para 1.25 Appointment by full board of Trustees WatersKle Foodbank.. Chaiity No 1136282
Objectives and Activities SORP ieference Para 1_17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document The supply of emergency food for people who live in the Waterside who because of crises have no financial régourcés to buy food. No one in the Waterside should have to Èndure 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 aré is$u8d by way of an on-line voucher system managéd by thè Trussell Trust. To increase tranaparency, the charity changed its name in Nov 24 from the Waterside Ecumenical Projects to Waterside Foodbank. The charity is part of the nationwide nehvork of food banks using the Trussell Trust managed E_voucher System. to combat food povorty and hunger throughout the UK. Tha Watarside Fo¢)dbank has some 40 linked agenciés issuing E_VouGhers through this system. Funded through donations received, Waterside provide fresh vegetablo, egg8 and bread with every EFP. Follow Up support.. Signposting clients to further help 18 extremely Important and the charity ha8 follow-up contact with recipients of EFP to assist with information on further support such as Fair8hare larders. Th6 New Forest CAB manage a Financial Inclusion Officer (funded by the Trussell Trust) 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 Wtth the Fuelbank Foundation for the provision of fuel VOUGhers. 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. Para 1.17ano 1.19 Statement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1.18 The Trustees have reviewed the charities activities to ensure that they have acted within and with regard to the Charity Commission guidelines on public benefit. Waterside Foodbank: Charfty No 1136282
Achievements and Perforniance SORP roferèn Waterside Foodbank (name ehangé from Waterside Ecumenical Projects Autumn 20241, supports the local community through its three arms: the Fuel Foundation, the Foodbank and a CA8 mana8ed Flo: Throu8h the Fuel Bank Foundation5 On- line facility, vouchers with the value of £30 {summer) and £49 {winter) have been issued to ¢lient5 With pre- payment meter5 at risk of dixonnection. In thc financial year 2024 25 204 Fuel Voucher5 were issued 194 were redeemed, the balance (10) was cancelled or expired (5%}. Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference tha charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any WKler benefits to society as a whole. Para 1.20 The Water51de Foodbank, successfullv completed its If year of partnerghlp with the Trussell Trust and through Its on-line referral servlce, provlded 1,504 emergency food parcels supporting 2,466 adults and 1,711 children. The foodbank has received 38,310kg of food from donations & purchases from support from local supermarkets, churches. schools. businesses and Individua15 and 40,660kg has been distributed, the equivalent of providlng around 97,177 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 Collettion 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. The Waterside Foodbank now host5 a part-time Financial Inclusion Office (managed by CAB & funded by the Trussell Trust). Clients are si8nposted to them for a voluntary VIeW of finances. and a budget has been provided to support clients at their discretion of which £1,912 was Spent in this financial year. Waterside Fo(*Jbank: Charlty No iu6282
Two HCC HSG / DWP Grant totalling £24,195 were successfijlly applied for to: 0 £21.tK)O to provide ener8y saving domestic devices, warm clothing (fleeces) and bedroom linen (sheets, pillows and Duvets} to qualifying households. £2,195 for the provision of water bottles to local school children, Both grants were fullv spent In thls flnantlal year. The Waterslde Foodbank has continued to be active with local community groups working to alleviate poverty and need in the New Forest. Thi5 has included the New Forest Cost of Livlng alleviation Steering group, New Forest Partnership Committee and Southampton Foodbank Network. Volunteers." Whilst there has been some churn, the total numbers of volunteers have remained consistent. Employee5.' The charlty continues to employ two part-time Staff. Trustees: the charity contlnues to operate wlth 8 Trustees. The only change bein8 the resignation of the Chair L Matthews (remaining as a Trustee) and the appointment of SR Green as Chair from the I. Jan 2025. Waterside Foodbank. Charlty No 1136282
Financial Review Review of the charty's financial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 In the financial year, the charity received donated & grant InGome of £94.339 against Expenditure of £95,233 leaving an excess of expenditure of £8g4. Total reserves for the ear are £231.610. The reserves are to be used for the Gontinued provision of food & fuel vouchers to support families in povety or Crises in the New Forest watersidé aréa. The charty has aspirations to expand its aGtivities and these reseNes will help wrth theso expansion plan8 and to help fund art-time staff. £231.610 as at 31 Mar25 Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Para 1.22 Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Watetside Foodbank: Charlty No 1136282
Declarations The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above. Signed on behalf of the Gharty's trustees Signature.. Full name: Stephen Fordham Position: Trustee & Treasurer Date: go, Io£L Waterskle Foodbanl. Charity No 1136282
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Examiner's unqualified r•port (for a non4ompany charity preparing receipts and payments accounts) with a gross income of £250,000 or less in the r•l•vant financlal year. Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Waterside Ecumenlcal Projects I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2025. Responsibilities and basls of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Charitie's accounts carried out under 8eGtion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement 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 concerns 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: Mark Price ACIB 8 Home Fann Close, Hythe Southampton, S045 6JN Date: Sts, SEPI fr8(2 ZuLr.