TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPO1￿ YEAR ENDING 31103r2025
Atherton & Leigh Foodbth Charity Registration 1153333
clo St John the Baptist Parish Church
Market Place
M46 ODD
TRUSTEES
David William Hughes
lan James Gardiner
Richard Drabble
Elizabeth Anne Devonport
Richard Thom&s Phelan
John Robert Matthias
Thomas Eric Firth
Paul James Walker Blinkhorn
Beverley Robinson (Appointed 2310612024)
The Charity is nm by the Board of Th￿teeS which meets monthly. It employs 4 people
Full time Project Manager who oversees the day to day activities of the Charity
Full time contracted CAB worker
Part Time Strategic Officer working with Agencies and doing training
a part time Driver.
The charity works with the Th￿ll Thtst a national charity in the alleviation of food poverty
primarily in the UK and accordingly we work according to the Thissell Thist principles and
practices.
The new Trustees were ￿cruited last year and have settled down well in their roles. The Thistees
have integrated well adding their speciflc skill sets to the knowledge and running of the Charity. its
activities are as slated in its charity objectives and are as follows:_ TO ASSIST PERSONS
PRIMARILY IN ATHERTON, TYLDESLEY, LEIGH AND rrs SURROUNDING AREAS OR IN
OTHER PARTS OF THE UK WHO ARE IN CONDrrioNS OF HARDSHIPAND DISTRESS IN
SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK F￿, IN PARTICULAR Birr
NOT EXCLUSIVELY. BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD ID ENSURE A HEALTHY AND
NUTRITIOUS DIET DURING A PERIOD OF CRISIS WHERE THEY COULD NOT
OTHERWISE OBTAIN FOOD TO EAT.
In tenns of achievements sufficient funds have been maintained to cover the running of the charity
for at least another 3 yea￿. Secondly sufficient forxl 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 rninimum of 3 days food to 2531Adults and 1493
Children 16 years and under. This related to collections and donations totslling 52 tonnes whilsi
th"stributing 47 tonnes of food leaving a warehouse stock balance of 22 tonnes ai 31103125
Also various iiems of personal. hygiene. baby products and dothing plus OCG￿lonaI tents and
dothing were also provided. A signifiGint further improvement in the services offered has been the
change to a Financial Inclusion Hub financed by Th￿Sell Thist where services from Citizens Advice
and CAP (Debi and other welfare ￿ls￿nce) have been available. During this plst twelve months
the National Government has continued to hand out signifiGint amounts of money to local

government to assist with I￿1 welfare initiatives. In our area, as last year, food vouchers have been
provided in order to visit local social fo(MJ mad(et enterprises and this n￿Y have caused the drop in
the requirement of our Foodbank Services. This resulted in a decr&ise of approximately 17% but
signifiGantly almost a 23% fall with regard to children. This may be as a result of panty vouchers
and school breakfast clubs.
With regard to the Financial Inclusion Hub the Fo(MJbank has been successful in bein8 awarded a
further grant in order to offer Citizens Advice availability at every Distribution Centre location over
a S day week. Furthernkore another grant has been awarded ￿ the Focthth to employ a Strategic
Support Officer sometimes known as Relationship Manager in olller to promote the ethos of the
FOod￿k with all our Agencies and working pa￿e￿.
Many visits were made io local schools, youth organisations and faith groups explaining why the
need for a Foodbth, what the Foodbank does and how these groups can help the Foodbank.
During the past twelve months 203 Foodbth clients sought in house advice for 651 independent
issues. The Financial gains for these clients is over £268,OlJ).
As stated we are in a healthy financial situation with sufficient reserves to cover all current potenual
liabilities such as renL gas and electriciry and all other contracts. This indudes a new 3 year lease
for warehouse prernises signed in December 2024 starting on January 1" 2025.
In tern￿ of impact for the 2025r2026 year we expect to see a continued lower take-up of Foodbank
Food crisis situations bui an increase in Financial Hub activities. Our costs will also be increasing
next year with new warehouse lease costs and the driver now going full time. However new funding
frotn local companies will cover these increases for this coming financial year.
D W HUGHES
TRUSTEE

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Atherton and Le￿h ForAlbank
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
from
To
0110412024
3110112025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
EndoT*mient
funds
Totsl funds
Last year
to thè near•st £ to thè nèarnst £
to thè rwarnst £
to th• n•artst £
to thp neerest
A1 Receipts
DONATIONS
COLLECTrONS
GRANTS RECEIVED
SPONSORSHIP
HMRC . GIFT AID REPAYMENT
SUNDRY INCOME
INTEREST RECEIVED
61.929
3,379
61.929
3.379
44,165
76,
52.3
2,979
2.979
3.091
3.091
ross income
or
AR)
75.703
39.YXI
115.603
141.0
A2 Asset and Inveslment sales.
(see table).
115,603
A3Pa
EMPLOYEE COSTS
TRUST AOMINISTFIATION
PRINTING & STATIONARY
EQUIPMENT CLOThING
CITIZENS A.BJCHRJSTIANS AGAINST
POVERTY
DISTRIBUTION CEKfRE COSTS
WAREHOUSE COSTS
TRANSPORT COSTS
SUNDRY EXPENSES
49,146
8,185
57.331
41,6
172
911
172
911
36,702
36.702
5.983
22.932
5.970
782
17,5
22,932
5.970
782
19,
Sub total
86.381
131,268
A4 Asset and Investment
urchases
see table
Sub total
86.381
131.268
89,5
Net of receiptsl(payments)
AS Trdnsfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
10.678
15,665
51,5
119.7
32,621
152,367
168.0
CCXX R1 accounts ISS)
0110612025

Section 8 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to rwrest £
Restricted
funds
Endowmen
funds
to ngarest £
Categories
Details
to n￿rest £
B1 Cash funds
14.879
31621
35 DAY SAVINGS ACC(KIKr
103,244
CASH & PAYPAL
1.622
Total cash funds
119.746
32,621
¥XKrtsll
Unrestricted
funds
to wrest £
Restricted
funds
Endowmen
funds
to nearest £
Oetails
to nearest£
B2 Other monetary assets
Fund to which
Curr•nt val
ono1
Detalls
C￿t loptionall
B3 Investment assets
Fund to which
asset belon
UNRESTRICTED
Currnnt valu
onal
Detalls
IAOTOR VEHICLES 0121
CrAt {optional)
B4 Assets retained for the
charity's own use
COlAPu￿R. 0113
UNRESTRICTED
IKJBILE PROJECTOR- 11114
UNRESTRICTED
Fund to which
Amount duo
¥h•n
tional
Details
B5 Liabilities
SwJned by one or two trustees on
behaw of all the Irustees
Print Name
Dale of
roval
Signature
David W Hughes
0710612025
Richard Drabble
0710612025
CCXX F12 accounts ISS)
0110612025

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
ATHERTON AND LEIGH FOODBANK
On accounts for the year
ended
31st MARCH 2025
Charity no
lif any
1153333
Set out on pages
1and2
l ￿port to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended
Responsibilities and As the tharity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparatio
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (￿he Act").
I report in respect 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 completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters hav
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection wit
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 0
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's ststement
I have no cOn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enabl
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply.
Signed:
6WJ/
Date:
7th June 2025
Name:
lan Thomas
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
ACMA:GCMA
Address:
Firs End, 4 Firs Road
Bolton
BL5 1EZ
IER
October 201