BOURNEMOUTH FOODBANK Reports & Accounts Financial Year Ending 3010912025 Contents Legal & Admln15tr&tlve DetJlls Trustees Report Independent Examlners Report StètemÈnt of Flnancial Activities statemeDt of Flnancl31 Posltlon Notes. Atcountlng Pollcles Noles- An&lysSs pr Income & Expenditure Notes- Analysis of Net Assels Betr4een Funds Note5- Other Created usirnp Exp2DsePIu5
Legal & Administrative Detai15 Charity Name.. BOURNEMOUTH FOODBANK Charity Number.. 1143446 Charity Address.. 118 Haviland Rd Bournemouth DORSET BH7 6HW Trustees., Ruth MattlThgley Rhea Plnfleld Emma lane Kelly Andrew john Maln (Appolnted 02110120241 lulla Shaw (Appolnted 12102120251 Mlchael Mccllntock (Appolnted 30104120251 Key Management Personnèl.. Chief Executive Officer Martln Hancock Name & Address of Primary Banker.. CAF Bank Llmlted Registered office Is 25 Klngs Hlll Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4IQ Independent Examlner.. Sue Wlntle 27 Bascott Roèd Wallisdown Bournemouth Dorset BHII 8RI
Trustees Report Objects of the chadty The objecis ol thè Charily are to prèvent or relieve poverty within Bournemouth. Chrlsichurch and Poole IBCPI 8id surroundlng areas by providin9 emeryenry food 5upplie5. practical SUPPOrt, and guidance to individuak and families In crlsls, The Charity also alms to address the underl In9 Causes of food poverty Ihfough hnancial inclusion, tommunlty erngagement, and partnership working, promoting dignily, wel eing, and Ion9-terffl rlIlence, Summary of the ch8rlty's m8in actlvltles and achlevements To fvrtherthe 9bove oble¢ts Ond VISn. thè ¢harity4 main actlvities and achievements were as foliow5'. Bournemouth Foodb?nk continued to rovide vitèl ernpr enty fuod supptsrt 8cross BoumeMoth. Chrisichurch and PoDle thrwgh ils central warehouse at St George's Met odlst Church andÈommunSty Cenire and a network of 5 d1str1lIOn hubs delivpred In partnershlp wlth local churche5 and commuolty orgonlsatloDS. 101.754 meai%were prolded Includln 25.281 for chlkdren and across 3,lQ4 household% 1,787 households had just on¢ voucher in the year presentin 58.8% and o total 275% no morè thin IWI. lust 5.5% had 10 or more vouchers. Total vher5 fulNlled duriw tho year were 6,57017.618 pfftvlous year) Durifig the year, the rh4rity reroived Signiffcal don8iloDs ID kind, wSth an e5tlmaled value of £150,988.96. While these bmounts are Included wlthln Income In the accounts to reflect the full scale of the chanty's acbvitiÈs, thÈy do not rtpresent cash avallable to the chèrity, The food 15 distribvted dlrEclly lo benellciarles as pjrt of the ch4rfty'5 lore 4ctlvlts. The Charlly malntalned o eralions acr05S its esiablished hubs and continued to stren Ihen It5 Ivcal we5ence Ihrouyh pbrtner5hlp worklng. en5urlDg a<cessFble and responsive 5UPPOrt lor those experiencinq financial Rardship. Demand tor 5eNices remoined high olthough mueh duced from the previ4usye&r, reflecting tho bentrtr of addrcssin nd support. HDwovor. the ongolng cost-of-llvlno pressures affecllng the communi y are 5tlll around. In addition to ludd privlsion, IhÈ Charlty contlnuod to expand115 focus on addressln the root cau5e5 of Dverty. Th1$ Intluded dellvery of hnaniial incluslon suppurt, Income maxlmisatlon. budgeiln9 9uldonce, and effect vt slgnpD$tlng to exP&rnal agencles, helplno The Garden Rooms Café socla1 eThterpr15e remoined on Important p)rt of the Ch8rlty'S communlty enga ement. proyldlng • wel¢omino 8nd Inclusive space. Initiative5 such a5 the Social Cjoteen, REcovery Calé and New Roots Refugee andkylum seeker Cantoen mmunily pmlect Cartd to support wellbelng. reduce Isolation. and strengthen communlty connections. The Charity further devclop¢d Its pjrtnorships ¥¥lth local organisatlons, relerral enclo5, and nation81 Deiworks, ¢nabling a coordlnated èpptoath to crlsls support and lonDer-torm InterveDtlon. Through these cornblne ctiv1t5. Bwrnemouth Foodbank hè5 CODtlnued t provlde boLh immediate ller and prevenijtlve 5UPPOrt, contrlbutlng tOWBrd5 a more sustalnèble ènd hun4èr-free commnIty. In plèmino activltles, the trustels hiw èptyled the guldance on publlc beneNt Issued by the Chariiy Commls$10n. structure. Governance and Mènagement 8ournemouth Foodbink Is a Charitable Incorporated Organ15atlon ICIOI, goveinid by Its con$tltutlon and overseen by o &o4rd of Trustr8s. The iru5tees are responslble forthe overall governaDce, strategic dlrection, and Nnjnclal monegemenl of the ClItY. Diy-itrdjy ¢peraiions ère delegated to the 50nior monagenent le4m. $upptsrtéd by paid staff a larye nelwotk of volunteprs. The Charliy ¢p¢r41Ès throu vrgènisations. Re9ular tru5 h a central warehouse and multiple distr{butn hubs in 92rtnership wlth local chvrchq5 ond community ec meetings 4re he to rÉvlew performance. risk. flnancial posltion. 3nd strategic prforitie5, FIDanclal Revlew The Chanty contlrrt5 to operate h a chJllenyin9 finaniial enyironment. wlth demand for servlces remèlning hh due to On9ving ecwomlc pressures. Income ha5 beeri sUPPOrted through i combin4tlon of grJDts. donatlon5, and CmnItY fundr•tslng. Investment In lundr8i5ing ond partnership development has strengthened Income stream5, enabling the Charity to continue dellvering both Èmergency food prov155on and prevpnlativp services. Expendilure refletts the tost ofdeliverlng seTrices ècross muluple slte5. includin Stsffin9. premises. and operational iosts. Additional 5nve5ttnent has been made in communlty prograrnme5 ond finantial inclusion Iniaatives almed at addressing tht root cause5 of poverty. The Irvstees rernain 56ti5figd that the Ch3rSiy Is fiTr3nclally viable and to e1nne dellverlng Its service5. while recognlslng lae need for ongolng locus on Sncome diversifltatlon cost managemeni. Investments Pollcy The Charity does not currertly ho 5ionificant inve5tment5. Any surplus funds are held In bank accounts to ensure suffident liquidity foroperational needs. The twstÈÈs take a cautlous approac pnont151ng capital preseNation and accessibility of funds over InvestrfEnt return5,
AerVeS Policy The Charity aims to malntaln unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover at least three month5 of cofft operating costs. This policy is in place 10 ¢nsure flnanclal siabllSty, manage cash fjow, 4nd provide re5i11enie agalnst flucLuations in Income or unexpected increases in demand, The trustees review Lhe reserves posluon regularly and cor151der It approprlate 9lvFn the and natt*re of the Charity's Ktivities. Respon51bilitie5 01TnJ5tees undereharity law The trustees are responsible for preparirn the tNstees' annu)I rèw>rt anrl the financial statements In accordance with appllcable la nd United Kingdom Aetountlng standar s iunireo Klngthm Generally Accepted Accountlng Prncticol, Charit law require5 the tru5tee5 to prepare fr'naneial st?tements for oach flnanclal yoar which give a true and fair view of the $ts of the airs of the charlty as at the balance Sheet date and of Its Incomlng resource5 and Jpplicjtion ol iÈsour(es, Iricludlng Income an expendlture, for the Nnanclal year. In preparlng these financlol 5tatEmenis, the trustees are reuulred lo.. 2. observe the rnelhods and princlplos In tho Charltios SORP.. make judgements and estlmate5 that are rea50nable and preThI., 4. staro whether the applicable accountlng stondaFds have been follpwed, subject to any material departures dlselosèd explained in the financial statemÈnis'. and 5. prepare the nancI•l slaternent5 on J goln9 concern basls unle55 It is Inèppropriaté th presume that the charfty wlll contlnue In The tru5tee5 Ire fftsponslblÈ for keeplng proper èccountlng rec¢rds that diselose v411h reasonèble èccuracy at an tlme the finJn¢lal nd enable them to ensure Ih8t the linanclal staremenis comply with the Chorilies Act 2011 and the Charily Accounts and Re Li Regul8lloD5 2008. ThEy are èlso responslble for sofegujrding the hssets of rhe ch)rlty hence for taklnp reo50niblg $i¢ps or the preventlon and detection of fraud and other IrQUIrItIes. gnoture TNS report Was approved by the trustees, and Is slgned on thelr behalf by.. Dale
Independent Examiners Report l port to the trustees on my examlnation of the acctsjnts of BOLIRNEMOUTH FOODBANK I'the charity'l forthe year ended 3010912025. Responslbi15tle5 and Basis of Report As the trustees of the chèrtty you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts in accordance with the requirèrnents of the Charities Act 20111.the 2011 Act'i. I report in respert of my exarninatlon of the charity's aCcot$ carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carryin examlnatlon I have followed all the applkable Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commlsslon undersectlon 14515llbl of the 2 out my 811 Act. Independent Examlners QuJllfication I conflrm that l am quallfled to undertake the oxamlnatlon because l am a member of the As50Ciation ol Actounting Technician5, whlch Is one of the listed boOie5. Independent Examlnevs Statemeftt I have compleied r 8xamSnation. I conllrm that no material matters have come to my attentlon In conne£tlon with the exarnlnatlon gSvlng me cause to lelleve thar in any materlal respect.. l. accountlnp records were not kept In accordance wlth 52Ctlon 130 of the 2011 Ac¢. or 2. the accounts do Dot accord with the accounting records. I h8ve no concems and have come across no other matters In connection with the examlnation to whlch attenUon should be drawn In order to enable a proper understand5ng of the accounts to be aChed. Independent Examlnerfs Oetalls Name.. Sue Wlntle AddS$-. 27 Bascott Road Wallisdown Bournemouth Dorset BHII 8A1 N8me fu6 UJIJTL6 Dète
Statement of Financial Activities Iwomlry RÈsourrE5 Donatlon5 & Le94C 184.735 7.064 196.697 Gwerneco$ts .11.9d2" 12.999 140.131, li, 271.6b21 2.194 38.177 10.082 NthIM41L¢IIty NtYtRQOISIAèsulCL•ttTr 13.388 13.3
statement of Financial Position A[cnt5Pe[el¥0b PTep)ymenf5 TèlalCufiiiAssÈts 2.6 )06.gM iab.15) 1uprfvtntAS5¢I5 Fix•d 36.935 Tol N<tAsets 29.64> ceIrt 1leS Deferroa I0 50.gIL 0.00 0.00 I.&74 150,874 S6,46* 51gnature These accounts have been approved by the tru51ees, and ao $1gned on Ihelr behalf by,. Sh3natre IL ¥o-",l 2ozp
Notes- Accounting Pollcles Bè515 of Preparatitsn These financiol statements hove been prepared In èccordance wllh the"51ètementol Aecommended Pr)ctice.' Accovnting and RÈ Ortin hariLiÈs SORP'I, with the Financial RÈporting standard applica Standard appllcablÈ In the UK and RÈpublit le In ttte Un51ed Kingdom and Republic ol Irelano I'FRS 10? l and with the CharitiesAcl 2011. The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as set out in FRS 102. The prlnclyes adopted in the preparotlon of thefinanclèl statements ère setout in the accounting policies below. Going Concern At the tlme of approving the flnanclal st?tements, the Tru51Ee5 hlve a r£asonable e¥pE(latbn that the Chirty h05 adgquate re50urce5 to continue In operatlonal existence for the foreseeable futur&. Thus the Trustees contlnue to adopt the golng concern basss of accouniinq In preparlng Ihefinanclal statemonts, Key Rlsk8 & UncertalntlÈs The ch?rity is ex osed tro various ri$k*, Intlu6ing operitional, financSèl and re regularfy to IdonPIfy slgnlficanl rlsks and. v4hore possible, they take approprfa utauonèl dsks. The trustees revlew the charlty's xtlvltles e mea5ure5 to mltlgaie those r15ks, Fund Accountlng Llnreslrlcted Income lunds comprI5e those funds whlch the trustees ore free to Use for4ny pvrp05e in further)nce Df the thèrlt&blè object5. Unrestricted funds Include designèted funds where the trustees, ar their dbcr¢tlan, have sot aslde resources for a speclflc purpo50. Aestrlcted funds are funds which a Lo be used In accordance wlth specllc restrlcllons Imposed by the donor orthe rrn of spe£lfic appeil. Further cxplanarion of thc nature and purpose of each fund 15 Included In Ihe Doles io IhE accuunts. Incorning Resources JI Incomlng re50urce5 are recoyn15ed once th£ chjrlty has entitlemènt to thè fesources. It ks probaèle that the resources wlll be ceived, and the monatary value of Incomlng resources can bo measured wlth 5ulf1cienl rellabillty, All voluntary Incorne from m8mbers of the ¢haii¢y Jre r¢c¢gnlsed ès d¢n¥tlons and ar• lrtcludid ln full, wlih assoclaied GlftAk1 Gronls where entitlement Is not condlllonal on ihe d£livery of specihc performancé by thé ¢harfty ore recognlsed wfven the Income resources fmm charitoble trading a¢tlvlb£s such as letllng of rhe bulldlng are accounted for when Involce5 are drawn plos at the polnl ot enlltlementl. Donated services and facilities are in¢luded at ihÈ vèlue to the charlty where thls t)n be qu4ntll¢d. Gilts In Klnd are ècctsunied for atr a rtasonable esllmate ol thclr valve t¢ the chirily or the amount aciually reallsed, Volunteer time. the value of voluntary sUPPOrt lor the work ol the <harily, is not IlUded in the uccounls bul is descrlbed In the Trustee5 Annual Report, Investment Income is included in the accounts when recelvab5e Resouicqs ExpEnded al or construcllve obli9obon commlttlng the charity to pay out the SOurceS ènd the amonI olthe obligalitsn can be th reascnable certointy. me8sured w Govemarbce Costs Govemance cost5 include cost5 JSSOCilted with ihe indepÈndènt examlnatlon of the flnancial statement5, COM constitutitsnal and s18tutory requlrements and any other expenditure Incurred on the strategic mènagement o costs are sho%¥D wlthln'Analysls ol Expendlture. note. the charlty. GOvernae ablllty Recognltkin liobilitie$ •re recognlsed as 500n as there is a lepèl or constru¢tlvt ¢blloèty¢A cwmittlng the charily to poy out resourrts. Tangible Flxed set5 AssÈis over the value 01 £500 are capltallsEd. DEpreclabDTr is provided on tangIb fixed a55et5 at rates talcularÈd to write of% the cost of an asset, le55 115 estimated residual value, over the expccted useful economic life of Ihat a55el as follows.. filchen Equipment 10% straight line Furniiure 3nd Fittlngs 25% siralght line IT Equiptnent 33.33% Straight line MotorVehicle5 25% straight line PEnSipn5 The Iharity operates a defined contrlbuknon pension schemè. Contribullcn5 are charyed to the staternent of Financial Actlvlllesas they
become payablÈ in atrordance with ihe wk5 r>f the scheme. Oper6ting Leases Rental chèrges payable under operaung leases are charged on a stralpht line baS over thE terrn5 of tr* lease. T8Xation The charity 15 Exempt fr¢JTr tax on it5 chjlllable activikn'E5. ludgoments and Koy Sor(s of Estlmèiion The trustees do not ctsnslderthot there Jre any material SDurce5 of estiatIOn or uncertainty at the balan sheet date that could result in a mèterièl adluslment to the carryifig values af assÈts and litsbilltl in thÈ next reporting pèriod.
Notes- Analysis of Income & Expenditure Anèlysls of Income Currenfyear fftAid DllIOnS en5e& JtyLelln¢Oipt IzerVIII Oonatlons In klnd- food Food donations received during the year totalled 54.508.65 k9. wlth én estimated value of £150,988.96. These have been included within income and expenditure èt a conslstent average value per kilogram.
Analysis of Expenditure unre51(P 22.099 Jo.06q rt151 &929 Evwtcosts L*h6Y EYpindiWre Prem15¢5 1.104 S1?NCo5% .31n yDrYoir Attlirfle¥ •thtrti$1rt9 eènkChJry 9.902 9.9)2 Gthw ÈxpiMllur• mlsi%
Note5 Analysis of Net Asset5 Between Funds Cuirentyebr (uriEnlA55E If.181 Nort.CuNÈrtAssèt5 .717,, 126,003 146.$7•l'. P72.681
Notes . Other Volunteers The ch3rity benefits greatly from the voluntary conlributiOn5 of tiTne and money. Please refer to the tru5tee5' report fur further detall abour volunteer coniributlons In the organisaiion. Independent Examination Fee5 Fees payable to the independent examiner for Independent examlnation were,, £310 (fee payable In the prior year.. £3001. sratr Costs The total staff costs and employee benefits for the port1 Emplo er5 Nl c05t5 £20,739. Em period a analysÈd as follows.. GrDS5 wa es and 5alaries'. £222.235 £11.412, Employers Pension tos ers Pension c05tsE2,75t Iprior year Gross wages salaries.. £130,065. Employer5 Nl costs 1,5091 The avèrage number of emplo ee5 during the year wa5 12 Ithe average numt)Èr of employees durlDg the prlor year was 81 No employees received salaries a rare ol more Ihan £60.000 per onnum. Key Management Personnel The charity consider5 ils key rnJnogement personnel to be Mortin HJncock. The totJl employee benefit5 received by the key mana9Èment personnel Iintludlng èmployer natlonal insurance and pension contrlbutlonsl was E41.828.46 Itotal employee beneflts for the prior year were.. £41.351.521. Twstee Fiemuneratlon No trustee5 nor any persons connected with Ihern. have recelved any remuneration from the charity during the year. No trustees have received any orher benents Irom Ihe charlly durlng the year. Trustee Expenses eJr O tru5tee5 lrtcurred out.of.pocket Trusi&È Oonations Durin the Èar the total aggregated donatlons made to the charily by the trustees was £95. There were no condlllon5 attached lo the donail Itoial aqgregale ons. onatlons from prior year were £0> pl111& Frtllno V•hlc TOt41 L.62) OM5 Debtors Pyepèymerts
DÈscrtptlon Prepaympntf stock 2.406 290 2.196 Creditors AmtsuTh-. ADaly515 of Charltable Fund5 4.080 8.480 56.4£9 S¢uL•MurDeFo0ttnk 5,73 308 14.ll 13.3B8 IR*srrttÈdl TDTAL 9,312 Fuodbonk {$tr1¢tEdj 8.480
Fund N4Me IRe5Nlcledl 702fj2 SouihMurntFrbdMnk IRe51rK¢edl TDfAL 51sJilkn___ 371.68Zj Fund Transfers There 4ere no Fund Transfers In this Ananclal year. Equ¥menl 514thry. & trhèrESsénNals CWèSIIMng. Iluipmonl.tomMunrty Mo41s, soc1 CiThtMn, Rttwery Cl1* CiftCv¢nts, CummuTrityMEits IsDciaciOrt •tt.I Fom1lyondTodthEIEqpthtrttbSt&m? Hubs E4uipm¢ni. 5M& Tronsacllons to Reljted Parties There were no transaction5 related partie5 durlng the ai¢¢uniing pertod. PdDr Period Adlu51merit There were no prior year adjustments. Pensions The chadty operate5 a delned contributlon an auto-enrolment penslon schemÈ which is a Nest penslon rund does not hold suflcieni 3ssets to ay all employ&es the benefltg relatlng to emp!D e sÈrvlce In t ans are rec payments Èxteed the contribution due lor service, t e exce55 15 recognlsed as a prepayment. lon under which fixed e curreni and prior perlods. Donations in klnd- food donations the year ended 30 September 2025. the charity received food donèlion5 With a total Estimated weight of 54.508.65 kg, valued at £150 These donation5 have been recognlsed as Incorne 3nd expendlture In the Statement of Flnanclal Actlvllies. reflecting the estlmated falr v4lue ol goods received and disrribured dunng the year. The v31uation is based on an averège cost per kilogram, applied consistently atross all donated items. rioryear (ended 30 SÈpiember 20241. the charit received food donatS¢ns loralllng 64.237.35 kg. with an estimated value of £17 .937.46. These omounts were not r@cogniseO In t e prior year financial statements. As such. the current year figures are not directly CDmparable to the prior year linancial statements.