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(Optional
information)|||||||| ||||~ ~|||||||| ||Description
ofthe charity's trusts|||||||||| |||Type of governing
document|Constitution
Adopted|1't May 2013||||||| |||How the charity is constituted||||||||| |||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
training
oftrustees;|get a true understanding
efficient service.||ofwhat is|required|||to deliver an|| ||~|the charity's
organisational
"ru '"' »»y
w~«To ensure
all money
network
with which the chadty
works;
objectives.||is|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.|| ||||||We have continued
to use social media to promote the|| ||||||opportunities
offered by such giving sites as Wonderful,|| ||||||Peoples Fundraising
and Give as You Live, to raise|| |Summary|ofthe main||||funding
through
our supporters.|| |activities undertaken|||for|the||| |public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have|||||Tap into volunteer's
individual
skill sets to maximise the
effectiveness
and efficiency ofthe charity. An induction
is
now given to all new volunteers
which is bespoke to their|| |had regard||to the guidance|||role. They are offered training
opportunities
as required|| |issued by the Charity
Commission
on public|||||such as food handling
and manual
handling
courses.|| |benefit)|||||We have kept a positive
relationship
with local|| ||||||newspapers
and listings
publication
to regularly
run news|| ||||||ofour activities, thus keeping
interest
high.|| ||||||This period reflects the changes that have occurred post|| ||||||the Covid 19pandemic. We have found that donations|| ||||||made to our Charity changed
from being a lot of|| ||||||foodstuffs
and related items, to financial
donations|| ||||||through
our fundraising
platforms
and the re-emergence|| ||||||offund-raising
events. The reduction
in food donations|| ||||||and the increase
in financial donations
has meant we use|| ||||||more supermarket
online deliveries to maintain
our stock|| ||||||levels at where they need to be. The advantage
ofthis is|| ||||||that we can order in exactly what we need and target any|| ||||||shortfalls.|| |||||||During the Covid 19pandemic
a number
of our| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||volunteers
were apprehensive
about coming to the| |||||||foodbank. As restrictions
lifted there were some that| |||||||chose not to return. As a consequence,
our working| |||||||practices were altered to accommodate
the shift in| |You may choose
further statements,
relevant,
about:||||to include
where||volunteer
numbers.
We now operate with more
streamlined
Teams and dedicated
volunteers,
with
occasional changes
in personnel
where necessary.| |~|policy|on grantmaking;||||Demand
for our services continues
to rise year on year.| |~|policy programme
investment;||||related|The cost-of-living
crisis has increased the numbers
using
the food bank for longer periods. The permitted
visits to| |~|contribution
volunteers.||made||by|the foodbank,
per referral was maintained
at four. This
reflected the continued
increase
in demand,
and| |||||||reduction
in administration
time.| |||||||Thanks to the stoic attitude
and unwavering
hard work of| |||||||our team ofvolunteers,
we were able to match
all the| |||||||challenges
put before us.| ||~|~||||~
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~| |Summary||ofthe||main||The main achievement
this year is that we have| |achievements|||of|the charity||continued
to operate our three foodbanks
in a fair and| |during the year||||||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.| |Briefstatement ofthe
charity's
policy on reserves|Briefstatement ofthe
charity's
policy on reserves|We have continued
to maintain
a high reserve as we are
now spending
large sums to keep our three foodbanks
stocked, despite the generous
support ofthe public. We| |---|---|---| |||also pay a rent at two of our three distribution
hubs, this| |||largely on a short-term
basis. There is always the| |||otential that relocation
ma
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