HARROW FOODBANK
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1154292
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
HARROW FOODBANK
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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| Report of the Independent Examiner | 10 |
| Income and Expenditure | 11 |
| Balance Sheet | 12 |
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HARROW FOODBANK
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The Trustees present their report with the financial statements of the Harrow Foodbank for the year ended 31 March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' issued in March 2005.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Charity Name
Harrow Foodbank
Registered Charity number
1154292 (England and Wales)
Registered office
Harrow Foodbank Centre Unit H2, Phoenix Business Centre Rosslyn Crescent Harrow HA1 2SP
Charity Trustees
Brendan Timlin Rob Ogundere Nahid Boethe Lara Waywell Rachelle Goldberg
Joint Chair From 03 Jun 23 Joint Chair From 15 Jun 23 From 16 Jun 23 From 03 Nov 21 From 08 Dec 21
Independent Examiner
Mr. Stuart Cawthorne 12 Montgomery Road Edgware Middlesex HA8 6NT
Bank
Lloyds Bank Plc 286-288 Station Road Harrow HA1 2EB
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1. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
1.1 Governing document
Harrow Foodbank is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its charity trustees. The trustees adopted a constitution on 9 September 2013 in accordance with the “foundation model” published by the Charity Commission. The Harrow Foodbank achieved registered charitable status on 21 October 2013 and its registered charity number is 1154292.
1.2 Trustee selection and management
The charity is managed by a board of trustees selected because they strongly endorse the charitable objectives of the organisation and support its Christian ethos. When selecting trustees, the charity aims to ensure there is a broad range of relevant skills, while also aiming to reflect a geographical spread across Harrow, particularly the areas of deprivation in Harrow.
Trustees are appointed after interviews with existing trustees and formal visits to the organisation, to ensure they understand its vision and values. The Trustees meet half termly (every 6 weeks) to review performance and monitor the achievement of objectives.
1.3 Related Organisations
The Harrow Foodbank is affiliated to the Trussell Trust - we are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.
The Trussell Trust support a UK-wide network of more than 1,300 food bank centres and together we provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty in the UK, providing a minimum of three days’ emergency food and support to people in crisis.
1.4 Management of risk
The Trustees have adopted a range of policy documents that are intended to manage and minimise risk. These include policies covering Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Lone Workers and Data Protection.
The Trussell Trust carries out a annual / biannual Governance Health Check to ensure that everything meets its recommended standards.
2. OBJECTIVES, AIMS AND ACTIVITIES
2.1 Charitable Objectives
The Harrow Foodbank has as its objective the prevention or relief of poverty in Harrow and surrounding areas in particular, but not exclusively, by providing emergency food supplies to individuals in need and to charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
2.2 Aims
Our aims are to alleviate poverty through the provision of food parcels to those in crisis, in partnership with local care agencies who refer clients in crisis to us. By signposting people to care agencies, advice services and other support agencies we aim to seek
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resolutions to their immediate crisis, which is causing their need to use the Foodbank. Anyone in need can be referred to the Foodbank, regardless of race or creed.
2.3 Objectives for the year
This was our 10[th ] year of operation. Our key objectives remain to always be in a position to be able to provide emergency food and support for people in crisis in Harrow and surrounding areas.
In order to continue our operation our key objectives include ensuring that we have sufficient funds for the running costs of the charity, including: rent, salaries, insurance, van running costs, utility bills and other operating costs. Moreover, ensuring that we have sufficient resources and volunteers to help run the charity.
Further objectives alongside the above include: continuously developing and implementing robust processes for food distribution and redistribution and increasing organisational sustainability.
2.4 Strategies for achieving the objectives.
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Distribute food to meet increasing demand Our aim is to distribute food to people facing hardship throughout the cost-of-living crisis and alleviate food poverty. We work with over 200 referral agencies, including: charities, churches, and community groups, statutory and voluntary agencies. Our Voucher Partners identify people in crisis and issue them with a foodbank voucher.
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Developing our signposting service - Advice First Aid (AFA) training Citizens Advice Harrow is delivering Advice First Aid (AFA) training to our distribution centre volunteers to help them to identify the root cause of the crisis bringing our clients to the foodbank. They will be trained to identify the problem, provide initial, basic help and also know when, and how, to signpost them.
Further, the training delivered by Citizens Advice to foodbank volunteers cover an overview of benefits, introduction to Debt, Housing, Immigration and Cost Of Living support. It will equip volunteers to pinpoint issues, provide accurate signposting and know when to refer to specialist advisors. In this way the foodbank will hear and represent the views and needs of people who are not usually represented.
- The Harrow Foodbank would like to help its local community further by setting up a Community Fridge.
We currently collect surplus perishable food from various supermarkets, including Waitrose and a local bakery. Our borough is in a region which has very few community fridges. Our community fridge will make freely available to the Harrow community the surplus food we collect from our supermarket doners that would otherwise be wasted. Community fridges are a tried and tested way of reducing the environmental impact of food waste.
- Recruit more Trustees.
2.5 How the Foodbank works.
- The Foodbank works with frontline professionals to identify people who need
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support and give them a food bank voucher. These professionals include local agencies like citizens advice and other advice centres, schools and children’s centres, GP surgeries, housing associations, and mental health teams, who are best placed to assess need.
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Food donations of non-perishable food are donated at local supermarkets, in our permanent collection points. Donations are also dropped off by doners at our warehouse.
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These donations are checked for “use by” dates, weighed and sorted by food type and stored in the warehouse.
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Clients in food crisis are issued with a Harrow Foodbank voucher by a recognised Voucher Partner.
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Our clients (Harrow residents who have found themselves, through no fault of their own, on hard times) bring their voucher to one of our distribution centres, where it is redeemed for an emergency food parcel.
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The contents of emergency food parcels are selected using guidelines that aim to give clients a nutritionally balanced diet, providing sufficient food for 3 days.
2.6 Public Benefit
The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charities Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities.
3. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
3.1 Summary of the year’s activities to 31[st ] March 2023
The cost-of-living crisis has affected Harrow foodbank, with need for emergency food parcels ever-increasing. Need has increased to a record level up to 65% from Apr 2022 to Mar 2023. The cost-of-living crisis is hitting everyone’s income, with around a third of adults finding it difficult to afford paying their rent or mortgage.
In 2022-23 we received 95.40 tonnes of food compared to in 2021-22 when we received 88.85 tonnes of food, an increase of 6.5 tonnes on the previous year; we distributed 78.34 tonnes of food and 86.41 tonnes of food respectively, a decrease of 8 tonnes. We distributed 5863 emergency food parcels to people locally (3839 parcels in 2021-22), of which 2469 were to local children (1514 to local children). Additionally, we redistributed over 20 tonnes of surplus food to other Foodbanks in the Trussell Trust network in London (over 46 tonnes in the previous year).
Our partnerships with other charities mean that if we have a surplus, it is put to good use rather than going out of date and / or going to waste. It means that we have been able to help communities in surrounding areas too, by redistributing surplus food that cannot be distributed at our distribution centres to other foodbanks experiencing shortages in the Trussell Trust network in London and /or to other charities.
Financially, through working with our partner churches, faith groups and schools, corporate and individual donors, and with a number of successful grant applications, we have improved the levels of funding and support year on year and built on a longer-term financial security.
Since 2020 we’ve had a reduced pool of volunteers, with just over 25 volunteers. Our local relationships remain strong; we work with a number of partner organisations
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including the Citizens Advice Bureau, GP surgeries, various Harrow Council departments, schools and diverse faith organisations.
All these activities were possible because of the generosity and continued support from individuals and groups giving food and monetary donations, and our volunteers’ hard work. The support from donors and volunteers has been incredible and admirable. We are fortunate to have a warehouse with a large storage capacity, and with office space. We renewed the lease in May 2023 for a further three years at an increased rent (11.11%).
3.2 Voucher Partners
At the end of March 2023, we had 247 active Voucher Partners and between them they issued 2271 (1628 at y/e March 2022) vouchers which were fulfilled, that were exchanged for food at one of the four Harrow Foodbank Distribution Centres.
Voucher Partners / Referral Agencies
The Voucher Partners identify people in crisis and issue them with a foodbank voucher in order to provide them with emergency food. People bring their vouchers to redeem them for food at one of our distribution centres.
3.3 Recipients of food
For the financial year ending on 31 March 2023, we provided 5863 parcels of emergency food. Figure 1 provides an analysis of the crises that prompted their use of the Harrow Foodbank, as extracted from information completed on redeemed vouchers.
Reason for issuing vouchers.
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3.4 Food donated.
The non-perishable food donated to Harrow Foodbank comes predominately from individuals, local businesses and corporate companies, other local organisations, schools and churches, directly to our warehouse, and from shoppers donating in our local supermarkets’ permanent collection points at:
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Tesco Superstore Station Road
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Tesco Superstore Pinner
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Waitrose Harrow Weald
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Waitrose South Harrow
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Asda South Ruislip
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Sainsbury’s Stanmore
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Aldi South Harrow
and from food collection drives held periodically throughout the year at supermarkets: Tesco, and occasionally Asda.
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We are grateful for continued support from all our donors.
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3.5 Communication and promotion
PR activity and events
We continue to operate a full programme of awareness raising with our referral agencies and other groups.
Website and newsletters
The website covers general information and details on how the foodbank works, including the locations of our distribution centres and sessions, as well as any agreed closure periods over Easter, Christmas & New Year.
Additionally we benefit from some of Trussell Trust’s national PR activity and generation of news.
3.6 Fundraising activity
In 2022/23 we continued to benefit from our grant applications, and from financial donations received from donors, and from money collected at our Tesco food
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Collections.
3.7 Service offering
In 2022/23 we continued our policy of ensuring that volunteers were signposting other local services (e.g., Citizens Advice, debt management coaching) as appropriate.
3.10. Volunteers
We are fortunate to have a dedicated team of volunteers - from Trustees to warehouse teams; foodbank centres teams, supermarket collections teams, delivery teams, and admin assisting in the office. Without their effort and hard work, we would not be able to function and deliver the project as successfully. Our volunteers are the driving force behind our activities at the Harrow Foodbank.
The Trustees are enormously grateful for the commitment of the volunteers and the expertise that they have brought to the organisation.
4. FINANCIAL REVIEW
4.1 Principal funding sources
Funding for the Harrow Foodbank has come from voluntary financial donations and successful grant applications.
‘Give as you Live’ has proved to be a great platform for our donors to donate money more easily and efficiently. Harrow Foodbank is very grateful for the incredibly generous, continued, and vital financial support received from the many organisations and individuals donors during the year.
In addition, Tesco generously tops up customer food donations, by making a financial contribution equivalent to 20%, of the value of the food donated by their customers in their stores. Waitrose and Asda also provide periodic top up grants relating to weights of food reported. Harrow Foodbank greatly appreciates this extra financial support.
4.2 How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity.
The expenditure incurred by the Harrow Foodbank has been necessary to operate the Foodbank.
4.3 Investment policy and objectives
Reserves are placed with the Charities’ Official Investment Fund (COIF) deposit fund, where they earn interest whilst not required immediately to cover expenditure.
5. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
5.1 Communications
In 2022/23 we continued to focus on targeting schools, churches and interest groups. We will continue to raise awareness of the importance of foodbanks for people experiencing a food crisis. We will continue to encourage donations from the local community as well as continue to work with voucher partners to ensure that clients in need of our service have access to it.
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5.2. Fundraising
For 2022/23 we continue to focus on fundraising, in particular to bidding for corporate or charitable grants for new projects. The Foodbank aspires towards building up reserves that equate to up to three years of projected expenditure, and major operating costs, to ensure the continuous running of the Foodbank for the medium term.
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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6.1. A large partnership of churches and other groups worked together to develop Harrow Foodbank and with their ongoing support we have continued to deliver the project successfully.
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6.2. This report has detailed the successful running of the Harrow Foodbank during its tenth financial reporting year. The Harrow Foodbank has become a mature and stable charity. We are indebted to our volunteers’, past and present, for the day-to-day running of the Foodbank, thank you. We are also indebted to the many individual donors, faith groups and other organisations that have organised events and appeals which have generated much of the income recorded in these pages. The Trustees are extremely grateful to everyone in the local community who has provided support and encouragement to this project.
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HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292)
Annual Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Statement of Financial Activities
| HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) |
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| Annual Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 | ||||||||
| Statement of Financial Activities | ||||||||
| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total 2023 | Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total 2022 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Incoming resources | ||||||||
| Voluntary income | ||||||||
| Donations and any related gift aid claimed | Note 2 | 116,275 | 116,275 | 85,074 | 85,074 | |||
| Grants | Note 3 | 4,225 | 4,225 | - | 16,250 | 16,250 | ||
| Activities for generating funds | ||||||||
| Fundraising events | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Investment income | 2,010 | 2,010 | 36 | 36 | ||||
| Incoming resources before donated goods | 122,510 | - | 122,510 | 85,110 | 16,250 | 101,360 | ||
| Donated goods | Note 4 | - | - | 204,796 | 204,796 | |||
| Total incoming resources | 122,510 | - | 122,510 | 289,906 | 16,250 | 306,156 | ||
| Resources expended | ||||||||
| Salaries and National Insurance | 36,855 | 36,855 | 23,941 | 13,000 | 36,941 | |||
| Warehouse rent & service charges | 25,498 | 25,498 | 23,844 | 23,844 | ||||
| Waste collection | 1,148 | 1,148 | 1,257 | 1,257 | ||||
| Rates | 4,288 - |
4,288 - |
4,288 | 4,288 | ||||
| Sundries | 521 | - | 521 | 843 | - | 843 | ||
| Publicity and signage | - | - | 152 | 152 | ||||
| Printing and stationery | 1,627 | - | 1,627 | 597 | - | 597 | ||
| Telephones | 1,697 | 1,697 | 1,518 | 1,518 | ||||
| Transport | 570 | - | 570 | 551 | - | 551 | ||
| Insurance | 3,392 | 3,392 | 4,425 | 4,425 | ||||
| Pest control charges | 216 | 216 | - | - | ||||
| Small equipment & consumables | 1,376 | 1,376 | 1,210 | 1,210 | ||||
| Bank charges | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Other expenditure | 5 | 5 | 74 | 74 | ||||
| Depreciation | Note 5 | 2,484 | 2,484 | 3,105 | 3,105 | |||
| Resources expended before cost of distributed food | 71,101 | - | 71,101 | 65,805 | 13,000 | 78,805 | ||
| Food distributed | - | - | 204,796 | - | 204,796 | |||
| Total resources expended | 71,101 | - | 71,101 | 270,601 | 13,000 | 283,601 | ||
| Net incoming resources before other recognised gains/(losses) |
51,409 | - | 51,409 | 19,305 | 3,250 | 22,555 | ||
| Transfer between funds | - | - | ||||||
| Net movement in funds | 51,409 | - | 51,409 | 19,305 | 3,250 | 22,555 | ||
| Reconciliation of Funds | ||||||||
| Total funds brought forward | 174,953 | 4,665 | 179,618 | 155,648 | 1,415 | 157,063 | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 226,362 | 4,665 | 231,027 | 174,953 | 4,665 | 179,618 | ||
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HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292)
Annual Accounts for the Year ended 31 March 2023
Balance Sheet as at
| HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) |
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| Annual Accounts for the Year ended 31 March 2023 | ||||||
| Balance Sheet as at | ||||||
| 31.3.2023 | 31.03.2022 | |||||
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| Fixed assets | ||||||
| Tangible assets | Note 5 | 9,934 | 12,418 | |||
| Current assets | ||||||
| Stock and work in progress | ||||||
| Debtors | Note 6 | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||
| (Short term) investments | 135,000 | 85,000 | ||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 83,093 | 79,200 | ||||
| Total current assets | 221,093 | 167,200 | ||||
| Liabilities | ||||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | Note 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Net current assets | 221,093 |
167,200 | ||||
| Net assets | 231,027 | 179,618 | ||||
| Funds of the charity | ||||||
| Unrestricted funds | Note 8 | 226,362 |
174,953 | |||
| Restricted income funds | Note 8 | 4,665 | 4,665 | |||
| Total funds | 231,027 | 179,618 | ||||
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HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) Annual Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 Notes to the Accounts
1 Accounting Policies
Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, in accordance with the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
Incoming resources
Voluntary income including donations, gifts and grants that provide core funding or are of general nature are recognised where there is entitlement, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. Such income is only deferred when
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the donor specifies that the grant or donation must only be used in future accounting periods; or
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the donor has imposed conditions which must be met before the charity has unconditional
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entitlement;
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Gift Aid tax recovery is recognised when received.
Volunteers and donated goods and services
The value of services provided by volunteers is not incorporated into these financial statements.
Where goods or services are provided to the charity as a donation that would normally be purchased from suppliers, these contributions are included in the financial statements as an estimate based on the value of the contribution.
Goods donated and held as stock for distribution by the foodbank are recognised as incoming resources within voluntary income only when distributed, with an equivalent amount being included as resources expended.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised when a liability is incurred.
Charitable activities include expenditure associated with providing services to the charity's beneficiaries and include both the direct costs and support costs relating to those activities.
Harrow Foodbank is not VAT registered and any VAT incurred on its expenditure is included in the resources expended.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation has been provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. Capital expenditure less than £2000.00 is written off in the year of acquisition.
Fixtures and Fittings & Equipment 20% on a straight line basis
Motor Vehicles 20% Reducing balance Basis
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity.
Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for 13 particular restricted purposes.
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| 2 | VOLUNTARY INCOME- DONATIONS | |||||
| Total 2023 | Total 2022 | |||||
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| Donations from individuals | 12,293 | 21,427 | ||||
| Donations from churches and other faith groups | 9,314 | 4,482 | ||||
| Donations from schools | 1,057 | 616 | ||||
| Donations at supermarket collections | - | - | ||||
| Donations Via give as you live | 64,027 | 36,094 | ||||
| Corporate donations | 29,585 | 22,454 | ||||
| 116,275 | 85,074 | |||||
| 3 | VOLUNTARY INCOME- GRANTS | |||||
| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total 2023 | Total 2022 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| City Bridge Trust | - | 16,250.00 | ||||
| Waste & Reso wrap | - | |||||
| 6 Crowne | - | |||||
| Trussell trust | - | |||||
| Harrow Giving Covid Grant | - | |||||
| - | - | - | 16,250.00 | |||
| 4 | DONATED GOODS | |||||
| Total 2022/23 |
Total 2021/22 |
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| £ | £ | |||||
| Value of donated food distributed | 204,796 | |||||
| Donated Furniture and Equipment | ||||||
| - | 204,796 | |||||
| 5 | FIXED ASSETS | |||||
| Fixtures, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicle |
Total 2022/23 |
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| £ | £ | |||||
| Cost at 1/4/2022 | 6,067 | 19,404 | 25,471 | |||
| Additions during the year | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cost at 31 March 2023 | £6,067 | £19,404 | £25,471 | |||
| Depreciation | ||||||
| Accumulated Depreciation 1/4/2022 | 6,067 | 6,986 | 13,053 | |||
| Charge for year | 2,484 | 2,484 | ||||
| Accumulated Depreciation 31/3/2022 | £6,067 | £9,470 | £15,537 | |||
| Net Book value 31/3/2022 | £0 | £12,418 | £12,418 | |||
| Net Book value 31/3/2023 | £0 | £9,934 | £9,934 | |||
| 6 | DEBTORS | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | |||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Rent Deposit | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||
| Rent in advance | - | |||||
| Total | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||
| 7 | CREDITORS | Creditors | Creditors | |||
| 2022/23 | 2021/22 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Total | - | - | ||||
| 8 | RESERVES | |||||
| Balances brought forward |
Transfers | Incoming resources |
Resources expended |
Balances carried forward |
||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted Funds | ||||||
| Designated for warehouse works | 0 | |||||
| Unrestricted | 174,953 | 122,510 | -71,101 | 226,362 | ||
| 174,953 | 0 | 122,510 | -71,101 | 226,362 | ||
| Restricted Funds | ||||||
| Grants for specified purposes | 4,665 | ~~14~~ | 0 | 0 | 4,665 | |
| Total | 179,618 | 0 | 122,510 | -71,101 | 231,027 | |
| HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | HARROW FOODBANK (Charity Number 1154292) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March | 2023 | |||||
| Notes to the Accounts | ||||||
| 2 | VOLUNTARY INCOME- DONATIONS | |||||
| Total 2023 | Total 2022 | |||||
| £ | ||||||
| Donations from individuals | 12,293 | 21,427 | ||||
| Donations from churches and other faith groups | 9,314 | 4,482 | ||||
| Donations from schools | 1,057 | 616 | ||||
| Donations at supermarket collections | - | - | ||||
| Donations Via give as you live | 64,027 | 36,094 | ||||
| Corporate donations | 29,585 | 22,454 | ||||
| 116,275 | 85,074 | |||||
| 3 | VOLUNTARY INCOME- GRANTS | |||||
| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total 2023 | Total 2022 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| City Bridge Trust | - | 16,250.00 | ||||
| Waste & Reso wrap | - | |||||
| 6 Crowne | - | |||||
| Trussell trust | - | |||||
| Harrow Giving Covid Grant | - | |||||
| - | - | - | 16,250.00 | |||
| 4 | DONATED GOODS | |||||
| Total 2022/23 |
Total 2021/22 |
|||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Value of donated food distributed | 204,796 | |||||
| Donated Furniture and Equipment | ||||||
| - | 204,796 | |||||
| 5 | FIXED ASSETS | |||||
| Fixtures, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicle |
Total 2022/23 |
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| £ | £ | |||||
| Cost at 1/4/2022 | 6,067 | 19,404 | 25,471 | |||
| Additions during the year | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cost at 31 March 2023 | £6,067 | £19,404 | £25,471 | |||
| Depreciation | ||||||
| Accumulated Depreciation 1/4/2022 | 6,067 | 6,986 | 13,053 | |||
| Charge for year | 2,484 | 2,484 | ||||
| Accumulated Depreciation 31/3/2022 | £6,067 | £9,470 | £15,537 | |||
| Net Book value 31/3/2022 | £0 | £12,418 | £12,418 | |||
| Net Book value 31/3/2023 | £0 | £9,934 | £9,934 | |||
| 6 | DEBTORS | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | |||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Rent Deposit | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||
| Rent in advance | - | |||||
| Total | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||
| 7 | CREDITORS | Creditors | Creditors | |||
| 2022/23 | 2021/22 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Total | - | - | ||||
| 8 | RESERVES | |||||
| Balances brought forward |
Transfers | Incoming resources |
Resources expended |
Balances carried forward |
||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted Funds | ||||||
| Designated for warehouse works | 0 | |||||
| Unrestricted | 174,953 | 122,510 | -71,101 | 226,362 | ||
| 174,953 | 0 | 122,510 | -71,101 | 226,362 | ||
| Restricted Funds | ||||||
| Grants for specified purposes | 4,665 | ~~14~~ | 0 | 0 | 4,665 | |
| Total | 179,618 | 0 | 122,510 | -71,101 | 231,027 | |