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a|~ ~|||||||| ||Description ofthe charity's trusts|||||||||| |||Type ot governing
document|Constitution
Adopted 1"May 2013|||||||| |||How the charity is constituted|AS|||||||| |||Trustee selection methods|Trustees are appointed||or reappointed||annually|||at the| ||||annual
general
meeting.||Trustees can be elected at any|||||| ||||time in the year by a majority vote oftrustees||||||during a|| ||||trustee meetin
.|||||||| ||Additional
governance
issues||(Optional
information)|||||||| ||You may choose to include||All trustees
give their time voluntarily||||and receive no|||| ||additional
information,
where||remuneration
or any other benefit.|||||||| ||relevant,
about:|||||||||| ||~|policies and procedures|All trustees have worked as volunteers||||in various|||posts to| |||adopted for the induction
and|get a true understanding||ofwhat is|required|||to deliver an|| |||training
oftrustees;|efficient service.|||||||| ||~|the charity's
organisational||||||||| |||structure
and any wider
network
with which the charity
works;|Toensure
all money is
objectives.|spent
in line||with charity's||||| ||~|relationship
with any related||||||||| |||parties;||||||||| ||~|trustees'
consideration
of||||||||| |||major risks and the system||||||||| |||and procedures
to manage||||||||| |||them.||||||||| ||||~ ~|||||||| ||||To provide free food aid to those identified|||||by front line||| ||Summary
ofthe objects ofthe
charity set out in its
governing
document||public service agencies,
(social services, community
welfare organisations,
housing
associations etc.),as
being
in need because offinancial
hardship.|||||||| |||||In planning
our activities for the year, we kept in mind the|In planning
our activities for the year, we kept in mind the| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Charity Commissions
guidance
on public benefit at our|| |||||trustee meetings.|| |||||Our main activities have been to maximise food and|| |||||monetary
donations
from the public by keeping the plight|| |||||ofthose in financial
hardship
high on the agenda. We|| |||||have continued
to optimise the opportunities
offered by
social media platforms to maintain
and promote our|| |||||profile in the community.|| |Summary
ofthe main
activities undertaken
for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within||||We have continued
to use social media to promote the
opportunities
offered by such sites as My Donate,
Amazon
Smile and Give As You Live to raise funding|| |this section||the statutory||through
our supporters
online shopping.|| |declaration||that trustees have|||| |had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public||||Tap into volunteer's
individual
skill sets to maximise the
effectiveness
and efficiency ofthe charity. An induction|is| |benefit)||||now given to all new volunteers
which is bespoke to their|| |||||role. They are offered training
opportunities
as required|| |||||such as food handling
and manual
handling
courses.|| |||||We have kept a positive relationship
with local|| |||||newspapers
and listings
publication
to regularly
run news|| |||||of our activities, thus keeping
interest
high.|| |||||During this reporting
period we had to contend
with the|| |||||issues caused by the Covid 19pandemic.
We were able|| |||||to continue
our usual
high level ofservice despite being|| |||||affected by supply ofstock issues and having to backfill|| |||||for volunteers
who were forced to isolate.|| ## ||||~
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~| |---|---|---|---| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|||The main achievement
this year is that we have
continued
to operate our three foodbanks
in a fair and
uniform
manner. We have also risen to the challenge
of
meeting the unprecedented
increased
demand
for our
services.| ||||Overall, we have achieved
our most simple objective,
which is to continue to provide food support to those
in
need
in our community.| ## ## ## ## ##