Trustees. Annual Report for the period Pefiod start date Penc#J end date 01 July 2023 30 June 2024 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity nam• Mid Norfolk FLxxlbank Other names charlty is known by R•gi•tered cl￿rIty number Irf any 1151547 Charlty• prfncipal address Wellspring Family Centre 35 Neatherd Road Dereham Post¢od• NR19 2AE Namm of the charlty trusteos who nmnago th• Charlty Tru•ts• n•m• Offl¢• Illany) N•m• of pornon lor body) •ntltl•d Inttru8ts0 David Pearson Chairnian Candida Jill Rogers Tr8vor Chades Theobald SafeguardirvJ Officer 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trust08s for the charity. if any. Ifor example, any custodian trustees) Name Datss acted rf not for whole TAR March 2012 Names and addrosses of advlsorn (Optlonal Infornmtion) of advlser Namè Address Independent Examlner Mr Toby Rouse 3 st￿ands Gate. Dereham, NR19 2HF Name of chlef executive or namas of senior staff mombers (Optsonal Informallon) Section B Structure, overnance and management Descrfptlon of the charltys trusts Type of goveming document CIO Foundation Constrtution adopted 01 March 2019 How the Charity is con8ttiuted CIO Foundation approved by the Charrty Commission on 22 March 2019 Trustee selection methods In accordance With Constttution Section 10. By recommendation from the existing trustees. Additional gov•rnanco IssuM {Optlonal Infornmtlon) You may choose to indude Mid Norfolk Foodbank is constttuted as a 8tand-alone Charitable additional information, where Incorporated Organisakn'on and operates as a memter of the Trussell Trust relevant, about.. Netsvotk of f0th￿banks Our policies and procedures are guided by the Franchise Agreement and Operats'ng Manual of the Trussell Trust and all 8tstutory legislation. policies and procedur88 adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charty's organisattonal structure and any wider network with vthich the charity Th8 Foodbank is regtstered with the Infonnation Commissioner and Food Standards Agency. The Trustees meet quarterly and are responsible for the strategic direction and policies of the CIO. The Trustees are also responsible for the financial and18gal administration of the CIO. The Trustees are supported by a small management team of volunteers led by David Pearson. Suzanne Bushby is retained on a self-emFloyed basis as Operations Manager The Foodbank is deemed to te a low risk project which can be teminated at short notice wrth no detriment to the chanty or trustees. The accounts show that the annual operating costs of the Foodbank a￿ covered by reserves to sustain the KKoje(* for at least 3 years for the benefft of local o le in need. • relationship with any related parties., Trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Objectives and activities TAR March 2012 The object of the CIO is: (1)To relieve persons in the Unit&1 Kingdom and elsewhere in the wortd who are in conditions of need. hardship or distress (beneficiaries) in such ways as the trustees shall from time to b'me think fft. Summary of the objects of the charity Set out in its governing doGument (2) Nothing in the Artides shall authorise an application of the property of the charty for purposes which are not charitable in accordan￿ with section 7 of the Chanties and Trustee investrnent (Scotland) Act 2005 andlor section 2 of the Charities Act (Northem Ireland) 2008 The principal purkw of Mid Norfolk Foodbank is to prowde emergency food bJxes to lo¢al people who have found themselv88 in financial crisis and unable to afford to buy food for themsefves arKI their family. After several years of signfficant increase in numbers helped due to the ongoing cost of living crisis. our 3 centres in Dereham. Fakenham and Swafftiam have seen a steady increase in the use of the service this year We have a team of over 70 volunteers across the netbvork without whom we would not be able to maintain our service to many more people in need. Many, though not all, of these volunteers have links wrth local churches and all 3 ￿ntre8 run out of church buildings. DuTirvJ the year we ￿Ere supported by several supermarkets and were blessed with many donats'ons of money, much of it from individuals who vKre unable to donate food. Summary of the maln actlvltle8 undertaken for the publlc benellt In relatlon to these objects {Include wlthln this sectlon the statutory declaratlon that tru8teè3 hav• had regard to the guidance Is8ued by the Charity Commission on publlc bonofft) Over the year we have given out food to around 5600 people 40% of who *ere children. We have been supported throughoui the year by a steady infiow of food donated by indNiduals, schools, church8s and other organisaknons. We have also been supported by Tesco, Wartrose. Morrisons and the East of England Cooperative Society supennarkets, vtho have allowed us to collect food at the stores on a regular basis wrth pemianent collection points in store We continue to operate our warehouse on Rashes Green in Dereham. A signffi¢ant change to the way ￿ collect and di8triLxrte food this year has been the purthase of an electn'c van. made possible through a grant from ￿ Communty Organisations Cost of Living Fund delivered by the National Lottery Community Fund We coniinue to be grateful to the Wellsprtng Family Centre in Dereham. the Bapts'st Church in Swaffnam and the Salvation Army in Fakenham who continue to provide room for the Distribution Centres operated during the week, free of tharge. The Focrfjbank operates on a voucher scheme and the number of local care agenaes issuing vouchers, such as the Breckland Council, has steadily increased as we have become better known. We now have over ￿ *Jencies. v4ho deal with those in crisis in the local communty, who can now issue a voucher that will feed those in need. Most encies now use electroni¢ vouchers vthen referrin March 2012 clierts to us. During the year we were sU￿esSful in receiving other grants to be able to help people wrth er￿rgY costs. These grants amounted to £6CQO and we y￿re able to help roughly 136 households V￿th their domeslic fuel bills. The Tnth believe that Fo(NJbank continues to be a r8al SUc￿$S. not only in serving k)cal people, but also in bringing local churthes knJether to serve their communty in a simple and practical way. The support to the communty has been rewgnise by th8 award of platinurn julylee citizen by the Dereham Town Council to two of our founder members. The charty continues to raise the funds it needs to carry out it$ objects fr(xn a variety of sources indudirvJ grants and donations. The financial resutt8 for the year are set out in the accounts that accompany this report. The Trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefrt. They recognisé that rt is th8ir responsibility to ensur8 that thè benefts ar8 offered in De￿harn. Fakenham and Swafftiam and the surroundirwj ar8a$. Addith?nal detalls ol obJectfve• and actlvlts• {Opfjonal Infommtlon) The Foodbank would not have been successful rf it ￿ren't for the continued support we have had from many of the local churches (but not exclusively) in providing volunteers who man the distribution centres and come to help in the warehouse. The Trustees exwess their sincere appreciation to everyone. You may cho￿• to indude further statements, where relevant, aboLrt'. policy on grantmaking: policy programme related investment. ¢ontribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance 1 Although extra pressure has been placed on th8 running of the Foodbank because of th8 cost of living crisis, the financial security of the proieL# has been maintairEd through careful managemerrt of funds. i DiStri￿tiOn Centres in Dereham, Swa)Tham and Fakenham have been provKled rent free by Wellspring Family Centre, Swaflham Baptist Churth and Fakenham SalVat￿1n Army. Summary of the maln achlevements of the charity during the y￿r 2. Mid Norfolk Foodbank's sole purpose is to collect food from local people and distribuie it to other local people in n88d through emergency food boxes. i)¥er the accounting period we have collected 49500 kg of ncTrperishable food and given oui 49300 3. Over the year ￿ have had a volunt88r base of approximatély 70 and a management t8am of 6. All volunteers and management give their time free of charge. There are no paid employees attached to the Foodbank although one volunteer is paid on a self*mployed basis to ca￿Y out administrats've duties and manage the warehouse on a part time basis. TAR Marth 2012 Section E Financial review We hold cash at bank of £94071. Of this £5000 is carried forward as restricted funds for fuel and food. These funds are held in order to meet any change in Circumstan￿S. for example the need to employ staff or rent extra space. We currently pay one volunteer on a self-employed basis to carry out administrats.ve duties and this wll have an impact on our reseNes. However we intend to keep at least 2 years of funding in reserve. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Detsi15 of any funds materially In defl¢lt Further finanelal review detsils (Optional Inlomiation) YOLA may choose to include additional information, Vrt￿re relevant about.. the chanty's principal sources of funds (induding any fundraising)., how expenditure has support8d the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved tha trustees, ro1)ort al)ove. Slgned on ￿half of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Positlon log Secretsry? Chair. etc) David Pearson Chaimian Date 202 TAR March 2012 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 1151547 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe perlod from Peric4J start dale Penr¥J end dale 3￿lIn-24 To 01-JU￿r8 Section A Receipts and payments U￿￿trIcted Restrlcted fund• Endowment Total fvnds A1 R•c•l tJC*W￿n & Leg8rie¥ 49.067 319 Ccéi FUTr1 GrarIt￿ 14879 Sub totel(GADSS income for AR) 18.7S8 A2 And Sn¥Mtm•nt Ml••. Sub total 67.285 A3P 140 11.091 629 189 1,690 382 8SS 6.231 Packaging Tr8velliry exponwi $49 2.127 2.127 Irt￿r 732 7.147 1.880 4496 Food Purch88e Gr8ni ment PFtmi8es FL￿1 Vour*ws 1.110 8M96 8.32S 0,879 Sunthlas 1.330 Sub total 10OWJ A4 A￿¥t and Inv•$trn¢nt rcha8es, Motor Vehlclo 32,$10 31610 Sub total 31510 31510 42.012 Net of rvcelpts/(payn￿j A5 Transfws between funds AS Cash fund$ last year ond Cash funds thls y•trend 9.694 25.2Z3 84,377 89.071 84.377 94,071 59.154 84.377 CCKX R1 aecounL8 ISS) 16ffj7r2024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unwtricted fund¥ Restricted funds to Y￿reStE Endowment funds to nbartjt £ CategorleB Details 81 C•8h fvnd¥ 071 Tot•1 cash funds 071 nd• Detalls to rnar•st£ ¢un•ntv•tu• OMI DatsllJ FI￿0t0 wfvl¢h ¢o•t(opt￿l￿ J2.$10 Cumtvalu• 08tall8 B4 A••ots r•talnod for th• charlty'8 own u Fund to whlch Amount d Delalls 86 Llabllftle• Sfgned by one or trusts86 on behaw ofal the trustees S¥wthTe Pmt Nam• D*e of roval ]g CCXX R2 aLDJunts {SSI 1Pm12024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs port on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustee•l members of Mid Norfolk Foodbank On accounts for the year ondod 30 June 2024 Charity no (rf any) 1151547 Set out on pagos I report to the trustees on my 8xamination of th8 accounts of the above charity {Ihe Trusf) for the year erKled 30 0 6 201*. RMponsiblllll•• and AS the eharty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for ttrk8 preparation bas1$ of roport of the accounts in ac(xrdance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 fthew. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's acc