REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1155197 Report of the Triistees and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st March 2024 for Chiehester District Foodbank Sheei) StiLkland Chartered Accountants 7 East Pallanl Chichester West Sussex P019 ITR Chichester Distriet Foodbank Contents of the Fiiianeial Stateinents for the Year Ended 31st March 2024 Page Report of the Trustees Indepcndent Examiner's Report io Statement of Financlal Actlvities Balance Sheet 12 Notes to the Flnanelal StAtemcnts 13 to 20 Cliich¢ster District Foodbank Report of the Triistees for the Year Ended 31st March 2024 The trustees present their report with ihe financial stateinents of the charity for Ilie year ended 3 Isl MarLh 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charitie8: Statement of Recominended l*ilLlice applicable to Lharilies preparing their ciLcoiinl8 in a¢¢ordance with the finaT]cial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) {effective l January 20 IC)). OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Vision To end poverty and hunger in Chichester District Mission Brin&Trin&F coinmunilies touiether to end hungyer and poverty in Chicheslei. Di8lrict by providing compassionate, practical help with digFnily, whilst challen&iing injustice. Impact statement W¢ support people experiencing hardship lo end hungi¢r and povety in Cl)ichester District. ACHIEvfi.MENT AND PFRFORMANCE OrganisAtionMI summury Cliichesler District f4oodbank supports poople experiencing hardsliip to eiid hlinger and poverty in our district. We do this by gliving people ¢mergency food and houscliold ess¢nlials. At the sam¢ Ilme, w¢ listen lo people and help Ihein improv¢ tlie situations that liave led them lo expericiice povety. We offer direct support, referrals to a widc range of services and SiEnposlingi lo r¢levant support. We challengie unfair systein8 that drive people into poverty tlirouLyh our Lampaibyns and Seek to give pe()ple who havc ¢xperienccd povcriy a voice. In the year startins I sl April 2023, Chiclicster District Foodbank 8aw a sniall d￿rease in the number of food parcels that were given out comparod to the previou.8 year. Our end of year slatistics showed that 6,258 emergency food parcels were providod to people f¢1cing? hardsliip by ihe fioodbank in the past 12 months. This showed a I l 0/0 deci'ease in Ihe nutnber ol. eniergency food parcel8 distributed compared to the same period last year. This decrease reflects our vision to Cnd the need loi. foodbaiiks and the impact of our intervention work on pttoplc acc¢ssing our service. Olir figiures for 23124 show that w¢ are slill seeiiigT an increci.se in the number of new Llienls Loine to the foodbank due to Ihe cost.ol'.living crisis, but we aic also sceing ihe avcragie number of vouchers per clicnl g?0 down becausc of the improved 8iginposiin&F lo oil)er ,Igrencies. Kldy Holidiiy Liiijch Pack Sclieme Since 2016, Cliicli¥slcr Disti'ict Foodbkink lic15 <1150 rcsi)oiide(I lo cliild liiingvei. iii Ilie scliool liolidi( ys by pi'ovidii) tortnig¥l)Ily liincli P<1ck8 to cliildi'un oli tree scliool IneLils dlie lo low iiicotne diiriii& Eastei., siii)iinei' liily period. "I'his year we gyave out 2,892 kids lunch packs worth 4roiind £25 eacli, siiiiiiiier 860, Cl)I'isliiias 1,027 1£ 1)d IA(IsILI' 1,005. Loelll mobili.salion and Cllm piiign Prograin me Iii colli< boi'i)lion witli Ai'iin Il1)d Cli ichestei- ci117.ens Advice, Ilie C<11)IPIqi&ili.S Ml¢ nc1&y¢r li debi advice. The Foodbaiik conlinue5 to work with Chirhester Disti'ict CounLil's "Supportingy Yoii" servicc, who provide financial iiicliision advice and (1tlend the Chirhester Ceiiti'e once a week. Tl)e other centres can refer direLtIy. The Foodbank Lonliniies lo work with thc Samaritans who allend Ihc Chichester Centre once a foitnight to give cmolional support to the clients. I'he Samaritans liave also provided trainingi in active listening to the signposters. The Foodbai)k continu¢8 to work with Carer.8 Siipport wlio allend the foodbaiik centre in Chichester onLe a monih to advise clients who are carers. 'I'he other centres cali refer directly. I"he fioodbank has started to work witli Fire and Rescue wlio coine oncc a month to Chichester and Selsey to offer advice on fwe prevenlion and atTanLFe lo install sinoke alarnis etc. The Foodbank has started to work witli tlie RSPCA who 1( ttend a session in Chichester once a month to offer free advice, chipping, neutering and training. The Foodbank lias started to work witli Hyde Hou.8ing who come once a rnonih to Chichester and Selsey to offci. advice on h0118ing related i55ues. Pagve 5 Chichester Disti'ict Foodbank Report of the Trustees for the Year Ei nded 31st March 2024 Public Support We rely heavily on the generosity of the public to donale food and this year we saw 105.016.09KbF of food, toiletries and household Lle¢ining products donatcd. I18,792.26Kg wa8 given out in Ihree-day food parcels lo individuals and families in crisis or children through Ihe lunch Piick scheme. food ilcms Iiave been purchas¢d io mee¢ di¢ shortfall in donation. Gifts in Kind We are girateful foT the on&FoingT SUPPOrt of l)anther HTre, who provide a van in kind, hvice a week, to pick up and drop off food donations and Wiley l)ublishers who provide cardboard boxes for our Kids Lunch Pack8 and Emergency food Parcels. A big iliank you lo all those who support the woi'k we do at Chiclie81er District Foodbank we Lould not do it without YOLI. Youi. lime, fiiiiince and food donations make a real difference to familieg fa¢ingTr food poverty in the di8lrict. Since wc opcned in September 2012, we have fed 42,397 peoplc, including 16,805 children, lill the end ofmaj'ch 2024. FiindrAising Donors to Cl)icl)c%tei' District Foodbank can be assui'ed that it Complies with the regulalory standards for fundraising. As a small charity it is not registered with the Fundraisin& Regulalor, but il is coinmilled to adhei'e lo the Code of bundrcll.sinL Practice. Fundi'ai8ingi activities tire ex¢¢iilcd l)y the Charity's ¢mploy¢¢s and volunteers. T])c cliarity uses the servi¢¢8 of. BankLiet, a proles.8ional fiindraiser, to wl)icli supporters C<11) donate and the proLeeds are us¢d lo bulk buy rood at discount¢d prices. F,very £ I donated biiys £1 of lood without any additional fees lo Bankliet, 'I'his report covers Ihe i'equiiements Cliarities mLlSt follow as set out in tlie Charities Act 2016. 11 cost £276,549 10 pi'ovide the b'oodbank's services duringy the year to 31 Mai'ch 2024. The runningi costs were covered by gNeneroiis doiiations from individuals and businc88e5. It is encouragying> to note the increartncrsliip £2,000 restriLled for food. TrLissell Trust - Pailifinder Granl £72,441 I'cslrict¢d for Citizens AdviLe Worker, Local Mobilisation and Campaig)ns Manilg?er, Communications Officer. WSCC £25,000 I'cslricted to food lor the Kids Lunch J)ack Scheme Sus8ex Masonic Granls £350 restricicd for food. Sainsbury Grant £500 Irslri¢ted for food. Sussex Coninilinily Foiindation £5,000 restricted to Kids Luncli l)ack Sclietne Unrc8lricled WSCC £7,375 l.idl Toy fund £1,055 Southcrn Co-operative £1,900 'lThe rest of thc fiindinby Cn on a voluiili1ry bilSIS, but on an averagye of 250 volunlccrs working7 an estimalcd avera&pe of tl)ree hoiirs p¢r w¢ek, Ihc valu¢ of their contribution, at 11)c level of the livin&? wn&Te, is a total of £406.380 per annliirft. Without this contribution Ilie Charity could not function. STRUCTURF., GOVERNANcf, AND MANACEMF.NT Cjoverniiig document The charity is coiilrolled by its gov¢riiins7 docuinenl, a dccd of tiiist und constilutes an unincorporated cliarily. R¢cruitment And appointment of new trustees Tl)¢ Charity's constilution specifies ihai there must bc at least three and not more than ten trustees who serve for a period of tlii'e¢ y¢urs. Thcy can be reappointed bul caniiol sei've for more than three consecutive lem)s. In selccting individuals for appointment re&7