2023-12-31-accounts - The Biscuit Fund

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2023 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name THE BISCUIT FUND

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1154117

Charity's principal address

17 Elm Tree Avenue ABERYSTWYTH Dyfed

Postcode SY23 1LP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	KATHLEEN ANCHANT	CHAIR
	JENNIFER BICKERDYKE
	ANDREW CHARLTON

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted

TRUST DEED

TRUST

(eg. trust, association, company)

ELECTED BY MEMBERSHIP Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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The prevention or relief of poverty by the provision of financial and/or practical aid for people in genuine hardship, poverty, crisis or dire need situations as the trustees in their absolute discretion see fit. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Fund’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting out the grant making policy for the year.

The Fund carries out its objects by:

-making small cash gifts to aid members of the public in poverty or need -carrying out food shops where recipients are without food, and without access to a food bank -supplying goods that will make a direct positive impact on a person’s Summary of the main quality of life activities undertaken for the -providing on-the-spot or ongoing support and advice to assist people in public benefit in relation to improving their situation, or signposting to other organisations and these objects (include within charities who can help this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

2023 was a positive year of helping people and achieving our objectives. Summary of the main achievements of the charity Donations have seen a 165% increase (2022: 59% decrease) on 2022 to during the year a total of £164180 (2022: £61961), though it is worth noting the bulk of this was a one-off donation of £100,000, for which we are exceedingly grateful. With this removed, we have seen a material increase of 4% in donations. In accordance with our direct help model, we have paid out the majority of this year’s donations, £132109, directly to people in need. The members and trustees have dealt with over 2500 cases (2022: 700) for cash and practical help, and have been able to help the majority of these in a direct and positive manner. It is a testament to the dedication and strength of our members that we can engage with this many cases, and the trustees would like to acknowledge those members and employees in particular who help deal with referral emails, as this is a very time consuming and emotionally draining task. Feedback from clients and referrers is consistently positive and we include a sample: “ Just wanted to say a huge thank you for my Payment of 50.00 pounds today. It will go a long way. Thank you so much. I have been to Aldi and got almost a week’s shopping and essentials. Thanks to you I can now feed my children some nice meals and a couple of sweet treats and was able to top up my electric meter. Thank you so much for your grace and kindness. I will not forget the support I have received. “ “ Thank you so much – I feel like this support at a time of need really helps emphasise all the good in the world at a time when this lady is struggling. And it will make a difference to the kids too.” “I spoke to the client yesterday and he was extremely grateful for the financial support. When I told him about the £50 he sobbed. He told me £50 is like £50,000 to his family at the moment and called us all angels and said he was thankful there were still kind people in the world. I just wanted to feed this back to you as it really touched me yesterday. Would you please feed this back to the team & funder? The work you’re doing is really making a difference.”

Section E Financial review

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The charity retains a minimum bank balance of £5000 to cover 2 months Brief statement of the commitments, and actively tries to distribute any remaining reserves to charity’s policy on reserves genuine recipients as soon as is practicable.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported 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 the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) KATHLEEN ANCHANT Full name(s) JENNIFER BICKERDYKE Position (eg Secretary, TRUSTEE CHAIRMAN Chair, etc) Date 12/09/2024

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	THE BISCUIT FUND	THE BISCUIT FUND	THE BISCUIT FUND	THE BISCUIT FUND	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 01-Jan-23	To

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts DONATIONS 164,180 - - - - - - - 164,180 - - ~~*Sub total~~- Total receipts* 164,180 A3 Payments CLIENT GIFTS 131,489 BANK CHARGES 970 COURIER FOR DONATED CLOTHING SUBSCRIPTIONS 216 ACCOUNTANCY 1,693 SALARY AND PENSION COSTS 24,590 COMPUTER EXPENSES - - Sub total 158,958 - - Sub total - Total payments 158,958 Net of receipts/(payments) 5,222 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 41,626 Cash funds this year end 46,848 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)		to the nearest £ Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
		- - - - - - - -	-	164,180 - - - - - - - 164,180	61,961
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		-	-	164,180	61,961

		620 - - 620	-	132,109 970 - 216 1,693 24,590 - - - 159,578	43,635
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			-		2,422
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		620	-	159,578	58,165

		- 620 - 620 -	-	4,602 - 42,246 46,848	3,796
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			-		38,450
			-		42,246

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details LLOYDS ACCOUNT PAYPAL ACCOUNT Details Details Details Details Signature Jenni Bickerdyke KatyAnchant *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 40,634 - 6,214 - - - 46,848 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name JENNIFER BICKERDYKE KATHLEEN ANCHANT Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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		Date of approval
Jenni Bickerdyke	JENNIFER BICKERDYKE	12/09/2024
KatyAnchant	KATHLEEN ANCHANT	12/09/2024

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ The Biscuit Fund members of On accounts for the year 31/12/2023 Charity no 1154117 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 & 2

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2023.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm 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:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Date: 04/11/2024

Name: Sarah Hughes-Williams

Relevant professional FMAAT qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 1 Pennys Lane, Wilton, Salisbury Wiltshire SP2 0BE

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

October 2018

IER

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER