York Foodbank (Registered Charity Number: 1154149) Trustees Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
York Foodbank (Reglster•d Charlty Number: 1154149) Contents Index Page Trustees Annual Report Independent Examlner's Report Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles Balance Sheet Notes to the Accounts
Trustees. Annual Report From: 01 April 2023 To: 31 March 2024 Charlty's full name Yort( Foodbank Reglstered Charlty numbor 1154149 Ob octIv•8 and adlvltl Summary of tho purposes of the charlty set out In Its governlng docum•nt To relieve povety. hardship or distress through the provision of food to people in need of emergency suppllas In York and the surroundlng are8 and by such 0th8r means as the trustees may deterrnlne. Summary of Ihe maln actlvltl•8 In rnlatlon to those purpo8•8 for tho publlc ben•fit. In partlcular. the actlvltl•s, proJ•cts or servlces Identlfled In the accounts The collecting of donated food by m8mb8rs of th8 public, the training of care professionals in giving out emergency food vouchers, the supportlng of Ioc81 churches (Gateway Church, Llving Word Church, York Communlty Church, York Clty Church, Vlneyard Church, Cllfton Parfsh Church, St Joseph's Church and St Mich881 Le Belfrey Church) who run Foodbank sessions where vouchers can be redeemed for three days, worth of food. We contlnued with an emergency delivery service to ensure food provision for those who could not access Foodbank sesslons, and the ongolng Flnancial InclusSon and Community Advice Services which were run in partnershlp with Peasholme charSty and c1zenS Advice York to support Foodbank clients. York Foodbank contlnues to depend predomlnantly upon the work of a dedlcated team of approxlmat8ly 150 volunteers who glve thelr tlme to help local people In need. The trustses conslder that they have complled wlth thelr dulles to have due regard to the publlc beneflt guldance published by th8 Charity Commission. Achlevements and orforniance Summary of the maln •chl•vemont• of th• charlty, Id•ntlfylng the dlffer•nco tho chartty'• work ha• made to the clrcumstances of Its beneflclarl•8 and any wldor beneflts to Soclety a8 a whole. AGross the '2>,24 financial year York Foodbank received and distributed 74,028kg of donated food %*lth estimated total value of £205,057 (based on a standard Trussell conversion value of £2.771kg). Almost all of thls was di8trlbuted to local people through the fulfilrnent of 3356 vouchers representing 5.151 adults and 3,695 children (8,846 indivldual 3-d8y food packages in total). This rapresented a sllght decrease of 2.10/0 in vouchers fulfilled in comparison wlth financial year'22-'23. In spite of this marginal decrease, local need and referra18 from Foodbank agencies remained dose to the highest levels Witnessed in York in ('22-'23>. York Foodbank contlnued to offer opanings 8t Distrlbutlon Polnts hosted by local churches coverlng Monday-saturday acro&8 six locations eath on a different day of the week. YO Foodbank further continued to offer a Volunteer Collection fDeliverf} option to those unable to access these sesslons for physical or mental heatth reasons. as recognised by our referr81 agency partners. delivering 76 packages in '23-'24.
During '2>.24 York City Church took the declsion to stand down from their Foodbank Distribution Point on Saturday momings after more than 10 years of partnering with York Foodbank. City Church distributed 6,646 34ay emergency food packages between 2013 and 2024, and we recognise wlth gratitude their considerable contribution to the work of York Foodbank. We were pleased to welcome St Michael Le Belfrey Church in establishing a new partnership with York Foodbank to continue our Saturday moming Distribution Point opening, initially on a trial basis (now successfully completed at time of writing this report). The Belfrey and York Cty Church oversaw 8 seamless transfer of this important city-centre opening on 3rd February 2024. York Vineyard Church continued to be strategically placed to asslst as5rtum seekers residing in a nearby hotel. and hosted Refugee Action York's drokFin, in conjunction with their Foodbank opening. Although numbers identified from th8 hotel as needing emergency food support have reduced In '23-'24. the accessibility of a nearby Foodbank openlng contlnued to provide an important safety net for 8 particularly vulnerable group. Trussell'8 Financlal Inclusion Grant provlded fundlng for a second year to continue contracted advice servlces delivered withln York Foodbank Dlstrlbutlon Points. Thls ensured that the Community Advice Sen41ce dellvered by Peasholme Charity continued thelr drop-ln generali8t advice Service covering 4 Foodbank Distribution Point locations, which together with follow-on support equated to 30 hours per week. Peasholme Charlty's annu81 report document8d supporting 282 new people with coincidentally 282 (comprising new and existing clients) receiving 'lntensive support,. The seNice record8d 25 dients a8 havlng elther secured accommodatlon or h8vlng b88n prevented from becomSng homeless, and also achiev8d 'exp8cted' flnanclal galns amountlng to £138,174 for Foodbank cllents. The same grant also covered 30 contracted hours per weak provlded by Citizens Advice York. including 8 hours of appoSntm8nt tlme per week located wlthln 4 Foodbank Dlstrfbutlon Polnt locatlons. CAY reported that 135 people b8nefitted from appointments, and thelr interrfentlons achieved a fvrther £154,318 In 'expected' financlal gains wlth £141.412 of client debt managed, includlng £67,221 In debt written off. Durlng the '2&,24 Flnanclal Year York Foodbank developed a deeper partnershlp wlth an experlenced York homelessness prevention charity and key Foodbank Agency called Restore. We awarded Restore a on&off grant of £111.780 whlch wlll provide capacity for t8n now fully support8d housing places In thre8 new houses. together with follow on support, covering 8 six-year period. This wlll bolster Restore's capacity from 41 to 51, and recognises also the overfap between Restore residents and York Foodbank clients and our ongoing work to help people to move towards a brlghter future. Restore offer 1-tO•18UPPOrt to nurture Independent Ilving skills during a period where safe, secure accommodation Is provlded for an appropriate duration, leading Into a &month supported period in independent accommod8tlon after leaving Restore accommodatlon. Within Restore, 80./0 of resldents successfully move on to new accommodation, with 680 of residents moving Into Independent, unsupported housing after a period of support from Restor8 (where Independent living is not approprlat8, we support residents in flnding altemative accommodation options). Our Taste and See Grft Card scheme provlded for 6580 £6 Gfft Cards which afforded dients the dlgnty of purchasing £39,480 of food items of their choice from participating local shops (all Coop stores). giving them access to fresh and frozen food Items whlch the Foodbank cannot provlde dlrectly. Sultable controls In place with the participating shops ensured that the provision was strlctly for food items only. York Foodbank also contributed £10,200 to facilitate services provided by Christians Against Poverty, £10,000 to provide emergency fuel for our cllenls through lh¥ Fuel Bank Foundatlon, an(J £30,000 io supporL Ihe purGha5e of food stock for our neighbouring Trussell Foodbank in East Yorkshire.
R•vlow of tho charlty's flnanclal posltlon at the ond of the p•rfod York Foodbank continues to benefit from generous public. corporate and church giving in 2023-24. Most areas of giving reduced signfficantly, as was anticipated, in comparison with the increase in giving witnessed in 2022-23. York Foodbank's income and expenditure aligned extremely dosely wlth our budget whlch, as 202&24 drew to a condusion would hav8 resulted in a £5,500 surplus. At the point of setting our 2024-25 budget, York Foodbank Trustees elected to make grant aVrdS £50,000 In excess of our 2023-24 budget. Thls resulted in 8 deficit of £36,760 for the financial year. In addition to our unrestricted dosing balance, York Foodbank held 15.796kg of food stocks of £43,755 estimated value (based on a standard Trussell conversion value of £2.771kg). If 202>24 financial giving r8malns at the same level thls Is projected to align dosely to present running costs. Statement explalnlng th• pollcy for holdlng r•s•rv•• Statlng why th•y ar• h•ld The trustees of York Foodbank had prevlously set an alm to have at least 3 months runnlng costs in reserve. However, due to the present hlght level of referrals and the unknown nature of future demand, the trustees desire to maintsin a reserve of the equivalent of around 12 months basic running costs. This total 18 currently 881imated to be £210,000 making allowance8 for: advice services.. inflation: incre888d energy costs and recent increases in Foodbank referrals,. An additional £60,940, estlmated to be sufficient to purchase 22,OOOkg of 8m8rg8ncy non-p8rlsh8bl8 food, may ba ret81ned and rlng-fenced to safeguard core food stockg In tha event of reduced food donatlons or a further unantlcipated Sncrea8e In need. York Foodbank'8 unr88trfct8d re8er488 contlnued to 8xce8d th18 £270,940 total at the 2023-24 Flnanc181 Year End, however, thls is by 8 signlficAntly reduced amount In cornparlson wlth 2022-23. Thls posltion still pemlts further ongoing conslderation of initiatives whlch will provide long term benefit to local people experiencing poverty, hardshlp or distress in and around York, andlor emergency provlslons which wlll offset the wlder Impact of the Increased c08t of Ilvlng for Foodbank clSents In 2024-25 and beyond. Amount of roserv•8 h•ld Unrestricted reserves amount to £433,953 Rea•on• for holdlng zero ro8ervos None Fund• materlally In daflclt None Explanatlon of any uncertalntles atut tho charlty contlnulng as a golng concern None
Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of thg charlty's trusts Type of governlng document le.g. trust deed, royal charter) Trust Deed How th• charlty18 constitut•d (•.g unlncorporated a•$oclatlon, CIO) Charitsble Trust Trustee 8electlon methods Includlng Current trustees vote on the election of trustees to th8 charity. detalls of any congtltutlonal We aim to have each of the six distributing churches represented provlslon8 on the b08rd of truste8s by at least one trustee. Refarenco and admlnlstratlon detalls Charlty'8 full nam• York Foodbank Oth•r nam08 tho charlty Is known by None Charlty's prfnclpal addr••8 Unit 5, Bleriot Way Clifton Moor York Postcodo Y030 4WU Namas of tho tru•to9• who mana o the charl Tru•l•• n•m• Offlc• Ilf •ny) Dat•• act•d11 not whol• y•ar Nam• of p•r¥on (or body) •ntltl•d to •ppolnt tru•t•• Ilf •nyl Gateway Church York City Church York Communlty Livlng Word Church Caleb Ellwood Peter Roderick Angela Moore Jam88 Top1188 Helen Dumville Adrian Fuller David Brown Ch81r Tr6asuror 114123 - 151112024 0114123- 2915123 0211012023 - 3113124 Cllfton Parish Church 171112024 - 3113124 Vinerd Church Treasurer Name of chlof exocutlva or nam0• of •onlor •taff m•mb•rn Adam Raffell (Foodbank Development Manager) D•cl•ratlon The tru•te•• doclare that Ihey hav• approv•d th• Trustse8 Annual Report and Accounts Slgned on b•half ol th• charlty'• tru•t•O• Slgnatur• Full Name Posltlon Dat• Caleb Ellwood Chalr 1310112025
Independent examlnerfs report to the trustees of York Foodbank I report on the accounts of: York Foodbank for the year ended: 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 6 to 15. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my examinatlon. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: l accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. IFII /"r Jeff Todd (FCA) Outsource independent examination services 24 First Avenue York Y0317YQ Date:
York Foodbank (Registered Charity Number: 1154149) Statement of Flnanclal Actlvities for the year 31 March 2024 Unrestrlrted funds Restrlcted funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Noto Income from: Grants and donations Interest 255,050 4.656 57,750 312.800 4,656 373.561 1,917 Total Income 259.706 57,750 317,456 375,478 Expendltur• on: Charltsble activitios 290,637 63,579 354,216 272.136 Total expondltur• 290,637 63,579 354,216 272,136 Not Incom• 30,931 5,829 36.760 103.342 Gross transfers botwoon funds Net movom•nt In funds 30,931 5,829 36,760 103,342 Total funds brought forward 464,884 8,751 473.635 370.293 Total funds carrlod forward 433,953 2,922 436,875 473,635
York Foodbank (Re9iStered Charity Number". 1154149) Balanc8 Sheet as at: 31 March 2024 Not• 2024 7,191 2023 Flx•d A8s•ts Currnnt A•sets Debtors & prepayments C98h at bank and in hand 6.246 430.819 5,048 473,753 Total Curr•nt A•••t• 437,085 478.801 Current Llabllltle•' Amount8 talllng du• wllhln on• yoar Creditors and accruals 10 (7.381 ) (15.3091 N•t Current A••ots 429,684 463,432 N•1 A•••l• 438,875 473,635 Fund• of the Charlty Unrestricted Funds (General) 11 433,953 464,884 Restricted Funds 11 2,922 8.751 Total Fund• 11 & 12 436,8TS 473 635 The flnanclal statements were approved by the trustees and $18ned on th•lr behalf bv: Tru•te• Dat• 1310112025
York Foodbank Notes to tho accounts for tho year ended: 31 March 2024 1 Basls of preparatlon 1.1 Ba818 of accountlng The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and the Accountlng and Reporting by Charfties: Statemenl of Recommended Practlce appllcable to charltles preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Stand8rd applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and with the Charities Act 2011. 1.2 Change to prevlou• accounts The prior year accounts have been reststed to tran8ition from receipts and payments to accruals accounts fomiat. Thls is due to the income of the charity breaching £250,000 in the current financi81 year such that accruals accounting became mandated for the charity. 2 Accountlng pollclos Incom• and ondowments Rocognltlon of In¢ome Income 18 recognised In the Statement of Financial Activltle8 (SOFA) when.. the charity becomes entitled to the r8sourc88; receipl is probable., and - the monetary valua can be measured with sufflclent reliabillty. Income wlth rnlat•d •xp•ndltur• Where Income has related expendlture, the Inwme and related expgndlture are reported gross In the SOFA. Grants and donatlon• Grants and donatlons are only Indudad In the SOFA when the charlty has evldence of entStlement to the resources and receipt is probablo. Volunto•r h•lp The value of any voluntary help received is not Included in th8 8ccounts but18 described In the trustees, annual report. Expondltur• and Llabllltlos Expendlture Charftabl• actlvltl•• Charltable activ188 expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity In the delivery of its activitie8 and services. It includes both costs that can be allocated dlrectly to such actlvlties and those costs of an Indlrect nature necessary to supwt them. Llablllty recognltlon Li8bilities are rècognised as soon as there is a legal or constructlve obllgatlon commlttlng the charity to pay out r8source8.
Assets Tanglblo flxed a88et8 for use by th? charlty These are capitslised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £100. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value to th6 charity on receipt. less depreciation. Depreciatlon Is provlded at rate8 to YKite off the costs less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful lif8 as follows.. Vehides IT & office equipment 5 years S yearJ straight line b8SiS Straight line b8818 Fund acGountlng Unrestricted funds are funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectlves of the charity. Restrfcted funds are funds whlch can only be used for partlcular restrlct8d purposes wlthln the objects of the charlty. Restrictions arlse vthen specrfied by th8 donor.
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York Foodbank Notes to the accounts for the year ended: 31 March 2024 5 Trustee expenses & examlnatlon fees 5.1 Trustee expenses No expenses were paid to trustees in the year. 2024 2023 5.2 Feos for examlnatlon of the accounts Independent Examinerfs fees for reporting on the accounts 600 600 Other fees paid to the Independent Examiner 6 Staff costs and emoluments 2024 2023 Gross wages, salarl88 and beneflts In kind Employers National Insurance Employ8r8 pension 44,782 38,579 389 1,282 46,064 40,164 Average number of employees 7 Tanglble flxed as80ts IT & Offlce Equlpm•nt Vahlcl•8 Total 2024 Total 2023 7.1 Cost or valuatlon Balance blhvd 15.865 2,549 18.414 18,414 Additions 839 839 Balanc• clfwd 15,865 3,388 19,253 18,414 7.2 Depreclatlon Balance blfwd 7,139 1,072 8,211 4,528 Charge for year 3.173 678 3,851 3,683 Balance clfwd 10,312 1,750 12,062 8,211 7.3 Net book value Brought forward 8,726 1,477 10.203 13,886 Carrled forward 12
8 Debtors and prepayments 2024 2023 Amounts falllng due wlthin one yoar Prepayments and accrued income 6.246 6,246 5,048 9 Cash at bank and In hand Unrestrlcted Funds Restrlcted Funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Current bank account Savlngs accounts Cash 255,415 172,397 85 427 897 2.922 258,337 172,397 85 430 819 303,703 169,860 190 473 753 10 Crodltorn and accruals Amount8 falllng duo wlthln ono year Financial inclusion Accruals and deferred income 2024 2023 6,397 14,412 957 15,369 7,381 11 Movement of funds 11.1 Detalls of Funds Held Unrestrlcted Funds (General) The General fund is unrestricted and available for general purposes. Restrlcted Funds The restrictad funds are only available for the purposes specified for each fund, which are: Trussell Trust Flnanclal Incluslon To provide advice services delivered within York F¢)odbank Distribution Points Tru88811 Trust Wlnter Expens•B To provide heating in the distribution polnts Rothwell Group Donations to b8 used for Taste and See fully utilised in the y88r Eat Well Spend Less To run a cookery and budgeting course 13
11.2 Movomont of major funds 2024 Balance blfwd Balance clfvid Fund Name Income Expendlturn Transfers Unrostrlctsd Funds (General) General funds 464,884 259,706 259 706 290 637 290 637 433,953 433 953 R8Strlctsd rr Financial Inclusion Rothwell Eat Well Spend Less 8,545 51,750 6,000 57,579 6,000 2,716 206 206 Total Funds 473,635 317,456 354,216 436,875 2023 8alance blfwd 8alanc8 fwd Fund Name Income Expendlturn Tran8fers Unre8trlctsd Funds (General) General fund5 370,087 370 087 312 728 312728 217,931 217931 464,884 Restrlctod Incluslon Eat Well Spend Less TT Winter Rothwell 51,750 43,205 8,545 206 206 5.000 5,000 206 Total Funds 370,293 375,478 272,136 473,635 14
12 Net assets botwoen funds 2024 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Funds Funds Total 2024 At 31st March 2024 Fixed assets Current assets Current liabllities 7,191 434,143 (7,381) 7,191 437,065 (7,381) 2,922 433,953 436 875 2023 Unr•8trlct•d R•8trlct•d Funds Funds Total 2023 At 31st March 2023 Fixed assets Current ass8ts Current liabilities 10.203 470,050 (15,369) 10,203 478,801 (15,369) 8,751 473 635 13 Related party transactlons There were no related party transactions which require disclosure during thls or the previous financlal year. 15