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2023-02-28-accounts

Names and addresses ofadvisers
(Optional
information)
Names and addresses ofadvisers
(Optional
information)
T e ofadviser
Name
Address
Name ofchief executive or names ofsenior staff members
(Optional
information)
Mark Reeves
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Description
ofthe charity's trusts
Type ofgoverning
document
t Memorandum
and Articles ofAssociation
dated 27/1/2012
How the charity
is constituted
ComPany
limited
by guarantee
Trustee selection methods Directors are selected on the basis oftheir experience
and commitment
to
the objects ofthe charity. They are appointed
by the Directors
by Ordinary
Resolution.
Additional
governance
issues
(Optional
information)
You may choose to include
additional
information,
where
relevant,
about:
The Foodbank
activities of Kingdom
Storehouse
(KS)are overseen
by
The Trussell Trust (TTT)as the charity runs a Trussell Trust Network
Foodbank.
Administration
ofthe Foodbank
is managed
through
TTT cloud
hosted computer systems.
~ policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and
Foodbank operations
are subject to Quality assurance
audits by TTT.
training
oftrustees;
~ the charity's
organisational
The Charity has a working
relationship
with TTT but has no legal
connection
to them.
structure
and any wider
network
with which the charity
works;
KS also runs a Christians
Against
Poverty (CAP) Job
Debt Centre. The Debt Centre Manager
is employed
Club and a CAP
by KSand trained
~ relationship
with any related
and overseen
by CAP
~ parties;
trustees'
consideration
of
major risks and the system
KS runs drop-in sessions for basic legal advice by an
University
House Legal Advice Centre.
advisor from
and procedures
to manage
The Charity operates
through
a Board of Directors and a full
time
them. employed
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who is responsible
for the day to
day running
ofoperations.
Financial
reporting
and oversight
(including
risk) is managed
at Director
level with input from the CEO.
The Trustee Board met regularly
in person throughout
the year
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A charity with a Christian
ethos acting for the relief of poverty or distress
for persons
in, but not limited to, the London
Borough Of Havering,
Summary
ofthe objects
charity set out in its
governing
document
ofthe United
Kingdom,
who are in conditions
of need, hardship
or distress
by
reason oftheir social and/or economic circumstances
by providing
emergency
food, debt advice, adult's
and children's
clothing
and other
household
items, interview
and employability
mentoring
and general
advice.
In planning
our activities for the year the Directors have had
in mind the
Charities
Commission
guidance
on public benefit.
During the year the Charity continued
to manage a Trussell Trust
Foodbank
which
is part ofthe Trussell Trust national
network of
Foodbanks. The amount offood distributed
has seen a 30%increase
to the previous
year, and as such has justified the continued
need for
this charitable
activity.
A team ofvolunteer
helpers has been successfully
maintained
to enable
Summary ofthe main successful
operation,
The charity encourages
former clients to become
activities undertaken for the volunteers.
public benefit
these objects
in relation to
(include within
A Job Club is run by The Charity
with the assistance
and guidance of
this section
declaration
the statutory
that trustees
have Christians
Against
Poverty (CAP). The club provides
mentoring
and
training
for job seekers as well as identifying
other needs, which resulted
had regard to the guidance in sign-posting
to other organisations
who were able to assist with debt
issued
by
the Charity counselling,
home budgeting
training
and personal
counselling.
Commission
benefit)
on public In addition to the above, the Charity has recruited a Debt Centre
Manager and launched
a new Christians
Against
Poverty (CAP) Debt
Centre
in partnership
with other local stakeholders.