TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDING 31/03/2021
Atherton & Leigh Foodbank Charity Registration 1153333 c/o St John the Baptist Parish Church Market Place ATHERTON M46 0DD
TRUSTEES Reginald William Sinclair David William Hughes Ian james Gardiner Karen Elizabeth Slayen Gail Slater
The Charity is run by the Board of Trustees which meets monthly. It employs 1 Full time Project Manager who oversees the day to day activities of the Charity and a part time driver. The charity works with the Trussell Trust a national charity in the alleviation of food poverty primarily in the UK and accordingly we work according to the Trussell Trust principles and practices.
Trustees are recruited by word of mouth and are interviewed by the board of Trustees to identify specific skills to add to the knowledge and running of the Charity. Its activities are as stated in its charity objectives and are as follows:- TO ASSIST PERSONS PRIMARILY IN ATHERTON, TYLDESLEY, LEIGH AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UK WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD TO ENSURE A HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS DIET DURING A PERIOD OF CRISIS WHERE THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN FOOD TO EAT.
In terms of achievements sufficient funds have been maintained to cover the running of the charity for at least another 3 years. Secondly sufficient food has been available throughout the whole of the year to enable us to give out a minimum of 3 days worth of meals for each and every family member who have been in food crisis. We currently still have a large stock of in date food to supply to our clients. In the twelve months we gave out a minimum of 3 days food to 4,275 Adults and 2,469 Children 16 years and under. Also various items of personal, hygiene, baby products and clothing plus occasional tents and clothing were also provided. A significant further improvement in the services offered is the change to a Financial Inclusion Hub financed by Trussell Trust where services from Citizens Advice and CAP (Debt and other welfare assistance) are now available . This is backed up by GMPA and the introduction of the MART form to aid signposting into the relevant areas of assistance for clients. Finally rounding off these new Services UNIFY Credit Union is also working in the Hub. As stated we are in a healthy financial situation with sufficient reserves to cover all current potential liabilities such as rent, gas and electricity and all other contracts.
D W HUGHES TRUSTEE
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period To 0IIIM12022 3110312023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment fundy Tolal funds Last year ttsthg nearpst £ totho rn•wslt toth• w05t£ tothp nearesi £ tothe n•8r8st £ A1 Recei NATIONS COLLECTIONS GRANTS RECEWED SPONSORSHIP SUNDRY INCObrtE 89,413 5,160 89.413 5,160 2£742 43,513 8.244 21.165 ross income AR) 119.315 51.757 table). A3Pa EMPLOYEE COSTS TRUST ADMINISTRATION PRINTING AND STATIONARY EQUIPMEMf CLOTHING eIzENs AB I CHRISTWNS AGAINST POVERTY DISTRI8LtrioN CENTRE COSTS WAREHOUSE COSTS TRANSPORT COSFS SUNDRY EXPENSES 35,916 ioso 651 39,9f$ 33,031 1,677 651 1,756 19,fyJ1 1.756 19,001 6,B08 1,754 1,693 12,9D5 5,707 f,T54 71166 Sub total 55A54 see table PURCHASE OF FIXED ASSErs Sub total 71166 80.390 55.454 Net Ofrnc.(PayMWltsj A5 Transfers between funds A8 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this yearend 25. 11241 3.697 103241 13.241 116,482 CCXX Rl a)Unts ISSI 20107r2023
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest£ Endowment fund5 to nearest £ Categorles Details nrest£ B1 Cash funds 103341 13,241 Total cash fvnds 103.241 13.241 XI$)} Unrestricttd funts Restricted funds to npare#£ Endowment funds to wrostt Detai15 Fund to vrtNch c05t{OWi() Curront value onal Details Detai s IJOTORVEHICLES 0121 Cast lopbwaD Cuty*nivalue onal B4 Assets r•tsined for thg charity's own use UNRESThCTED UP$TRJcTEO IrnLE PRCklECTOR.11M4 -rNI- FuThJ totththkh Amwntdue Whon due onal Details 85 Liabilitie8 Z41a SpJned by one ortw Ire$ lyi behaff of all Ihe trustees Prirrt Name Date of roval Reverend Reginald Sinelalr David W Nugh&s 0110812023 ri 0110W2023 CCKX F2 aCcnts ISSI 20107r2ry23
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinef s Report Report to the trusteesl members of ATHERTON AND LEIGH FOODBANK On accounts for the year ended 31St MARCH 2023 Charity no lif any) 1153333 Set out on pages One I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan wtih the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Acr). I report in respeGt of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have compleled my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect. acGounting records Yre not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no cOnmS and have come across no olher matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the b¥0 in the brdckets rf they do not appty. Date: 1st August.2023 Signed: Name: lan Thomas Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (rfany): ACMA:GCMA Address: Firs End, 4Firs Road Bof(on BL5 1EZ IER October 2018