REGIStERED CHARITY NUMBEIL, 1155197 REPORT OF THE TRLisfEES AND FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 FOR CHICHESTER DISIRrcf FOODBANK CHIITrIEsfER DIsfRicf FOODBANK cofr¥rETr¥fs OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 Page Chair and CEO Foreword Report ofthe Tr￿tee$ 2 to 10 IrKlependent Examinerfs Report li statsment of Financid Activitie5 12 Balan￿ Sl*et 13 Notes to the Finanual Statements 14 to 21 CHICHEsfER DISTRtcr FOODBANK CHAIR AND CEO FOREWORD FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 A Year of Transformation and LoThJ-Temi InveStn￿nt 2025-2026 has b￿n a y￿r of Strategic transformation for Chich&er Foodbank Aga¢nst a ixckdrop of Sthined ctsst-of-INlng pressures, rising ho￿ng insecurity and It￿rea&n9 complexty of need, we have C￿tr￿e(f tr) provide emeryency fthxl sUpp￿t whilst investing in lOr￿-terM ￿lutIonS that help peopk rrK) towards greater stabilty and reslie￿e. This year, we rekncated our operkn.ons into a new central gts, kunthed a new three-year 9trategy, strengthened our Beyo￿ Fcod- Stronger Futures progrdrnme, arjd ewanded patherships acro￿ the disrrirt. Whilè demand for fwd support remains signffi(anty above pre-pandemic lÈvels, we are encouraged by &gns that holistic supwrt is maknng a differen￿. Fewer households required repeat ernergerty fcod parcds this year, more peopje engag8J wth practiol supfxyt, fiTranaal gudance pe￿-led wellbeing attThittses. We rerrnain ctsllnwtted to working colLab)rafjvely with lool organisatior6, chutche5, scfKX)Is, bLsinew and stttutory partners tsj ath￿re￿ both the imrnediaté impatt and rcx)t cau￿ ￿ poverty across Chthester Distritt. This retKTrrt highlights not only the ￿le of need in our ccmmunitie5, but al* the impaLt that relationship-based supw, partnership and communtty investment can achfeve. Page I CHIC>IWER DisTrIcf FOODBANK REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR TrIE YEAR ENDED 3114ARCH 2026 The tnjstees we5ent their report with the f￿naTh￿l statem&ts cl the charty for the year ended 31 March 2026. The tru&ees have adopted the ￿0vI￿On$ of Accounting and Reporting by Chanties: Statement of ReComm￿ded Practi appliobte to charEties preparing their accounts in accordan￿ wf(h the finanaal Repcyting *dndard applioile in the UK and Republi of freland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2D19). OBjE￿IVEs AND ACTrrfrrIES About CPittEster Oistrirt Fovdbank Chid**er Distritt kndbank exists to prowde emergency food and practical suFyort to people facing hardship auo Chichety Eistritt. As K￿rt of the Trnssdj u)rnmunty, we WO￿ to ensure that no one in our district has to fa￿ hunger alone. Iher ￿[ent years, our work has evolved beyord emergency f￿d provison. Through our Beyond Food Stronger Future5 apr￿0aCh. mw combine fcN)d suprx)rt Mth prncbcJl advice, cornmuntiy C0nrÈLt￿n, financial resilien SUFV)rt and wdltking activties that help address the underfyiThJ Cau￿ of criss. Our worf( is gui(kd by thr* core prinaples: ReSpo￿ling Compa￿l0￿3t&￿ tL) immediate need Supporting people towards resllie￿e and independe￿e Worknng collaborativety to tadde the root cavses of food insecvrity ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Our Impact in 2025-2026 Headline Impact During 202&2026: 5,714 emergèncy f(KNJ par￿lS were provid 2,220 parcels supported children 690/(> of fcK)cJ par￿Lfj supported hOu*1￿ld5 with children 900 Kids Lunch Packs were distribLked before each Easter, summer and (hrisknas holidays d parcel demand remained over 700/0 hoher than pre-pandemic levels ApproxinN3tely 92 ton￿ of foc*J was tKXtght or donated, which is equivalent to aFouTh1900 full shopping trc41ie& 1,227 points of contsct We￿ deliver￿1 through (Mtreach, worfGhops and ￿ support ¢￿er 71MJ attenda￿e$ tox)k rAace through our Stand StrongerTtyher kEer ￿pp(rt group Early Srgns t)f Positive (harvJo ongsde continued ligh demand, several I￿112t0r$ suggest that our wider suptort model is helplng people redu reliance on crf*s 9JPPOrt'. The average numlEr of referrals per ￿use1￿&1 r￿Utsd from 2.68 in 2022123 to 226 in 2025126 Fewtr IK)useholds required more than three frx)d par￿1 vofftrs More peorAe affessed fironaal guIda￿e, wellbeing sUp￿rt and ￿rnUnty artiv￿eS Peer SUPFQrt partiopation ￿n￿eaSed signrfKanUy through)ut the year These outccrn ￿flert our growing focus on preventK)n, resilierre and early 1norven￿0n. Page 2 CHICHEsfER DISTRIcf FOODBANK REPORT OF 7HE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 The Need in Our Commuftlty Poverty and FinarKial Hardship Continue to Drive Oeman The mst-of-living Contin￿ to ja￿ signlfiont pressure on hou*hdds ￿ro$S thichester ￿$trICt ¢'trui￿"ture,lJltfr, r•sponses o. of Farc¢4' Qir:ttleiiduliwith Inr2-hildren10- IC!ffjsoldl Sino'lÈ 4fjAiil[ bi'jth 3 Di r.iore childrèn lu Sub-itsta:, gis 52 4ti. IfJO." CnÈ coknF'e hooi¢eir, J iirith l or ? cni!,Jreii lu li y:"$ Dldj Onc ¥?LfJY j.:IOL."S¥!io d with 3+ chililren jo - li't ￿n-&I.., hildien 10- 1o1,Isi,' cO￿pie R. al¢it';onal 8ouLijS'. h'.Idi'e.- i J- ltr.Jrs oldl ',ith 3 tsr mo,, >'rs ¢b.95 /0 luiti-8u'- 49S Totlr L 72.4 The wimary ￿asonS peop￿ requir￿ support this year w¥e'. Ri&ng living costs {￿0￿) Physical or mentsl heath conditions123%) Increased costs relating to dependants117¥D) Benefi't dday5 {12Vol Prionty debt issw {13%) Hougng aft)rda￿lIty rwrwins a major thallervje. In our dBtsitt, 93% of private rertsl propertieq exceed Lool Hou&ro lo￿a￿Tr rat&. We have alg) increasng number5 of people expErienLing'. OL6ing insecurity Domestic abuse mU￿pIe 2nd uverfapping complex rteetts Anatyls of 1,679 sgnptrsknng records furtfrEr ¢*monstr3tes the Sca￿ of hardship experie￿ by Iiul resdents: 46.6Vo related t¢> materFal support such as f(KKI, clothing and furnture 31% ￿lated to benefits, debt adMTr and budgeting support This dats ￿l￿f0￿ the lm[x>ts￿e of cornbin￿9 emergency Mth pratttal, person*ntred supwrt. Page 3 CTrIICHEsfER DEsfRIcf F(IODBANK REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCII 2026 Our Strategic Response Moving Beyond Emeryency Food This year, we developed a new three-year organisat"tsrral strategy through a collaLh)ratwe pr(Eess Invojvlng staff, volunteers and trustees. The Stratsgy refletts our cotnmtrment to.. flbving beyond ernergenLy fcKKI prowsion Supporting resi1￿n￿ and independen Deliveriro consistent relattonship-based sUPPCrt Addressng the root QUS¢5 of povety thiough partrErship working Investing In Infrastructure for Long-Term Impact A major milestone thrs year was the relocation of our warelKMJ5e and (h[he￿er fr￿ bank centre Into a shared srte at Chlche*er Trade Centre. The move rffjuired ￿gnificant investrnent but has already improved operatior￿1 effiaew, collat￿ration and accessibil for *rvice users and partners. The new sits prowdes: Improved logith and storage capa(ity GreaterflexI￿lty ts Supp￿ attivit.es and partnershit A rmre welc(Thing environment for tEople a￿s￿n9 SUPPOrt strorMJer coordijktichi he￿en otEraty"onal teams Oryanisational Restrirture To Strengtt￿n sustsin3bility and irwse fucus on impact dellveryi we restrwtured seveTrl stsff rcAes. This rnduded.. Trans￿OnI1Vj le￿ership folk)wng the deparbjre of our CEO of 12 years Creating a Projett sUpr￿rt Manager roje overseeing Off￿@ arK1 building operations ting a Fundraisng and C¢Jnrnunicatsons Manager rde Expanding the t4rtiapation Manager role to lead Beyond Fo￿1 - Strongtr Futures ddivery These changes have created a leaner SIr￿tu￿ align￿1 to our Strats9￿ priortty"e Beyorid Food. StrorwJer Futures Supporting People Holistically Our Beyond Food - StrorKJer Future% programrne promdes p￿Ctio1 and emot'onal suptort ak)ngsde emergency fooj. The prcmjramme is Informed by evIde￿e-ba$ed re￿rth, irrjuding evaluation Cond￿ by Trussell and the University of B¥isiol, demon*Trbng that c(Mnbining food support advi￿ arml ￿der interwentions leads to improvaj long-term outrome5. Jr supwrt induded- YinarKial RÉ%ilieno Support Money management *s9O￿ in Chichester Finanaal ouWch in Chicktster, Mldhurst, Petworth and Setrey Partnershlp delwery wth Bardays Bltes on a Budget Four-week c(N)kery courses helpyng people prepare affordable, healthy meals. Stsnd strOn￿r Together A peer-led supwrt group reduaThJ ig)kb"on and Strengthen1￿ COnfvYen￿ arKI communty COn￿￿tion. Impact highlights: 40 weeks of delwery 15-20 pattiopants weemy Approximately 700 attendances A Volunte￿ vthtt) INed eVerien￿ ry)w leads the group Pa9e 4 CHIC*IEsfER DIsTrI￿ FOODBANK REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 P4ARCH 2026 Tea, Toast & Talk wee￿ drop-ln *sions connettiThJ p￿pIe to local supkK)rt agenoes Incl￿1[¥J'. OtizensAdvl Supwting You Age UK Portynouth Water Rer￿1r Café Preventir*) As5esgnent Team Employability and Wellbeing Artiwties IncEL￿ang. CV and intsrww support GardeThng for Wdlbeing Singing for HeaF(h Piktes Food & r4)od ses%otLS Learning and Adaptation Throtyjhwt the year, pibted a range of our approach. This year we *rengthened cCAla￿rthn wth.. Lool aUthOr￿e5 Sctrw15 Churche5 Busine Univergties Communrty organI￿tIOnS Health and wellbeing providers Corporate and Community Engagement We launched a formal Corporate Partnership Programme, creatlng Opp)￿￿1￿$ for local businew to 5UPFX)rt Otr work through volunteering, fundraisng and financial contributions. We also Introduc￿ thurth ￿nbaS￿or$ to strengthen ￿agement w￿h tdlth tommunities across the district Infiuenang and Advocacy We continu& to ensure that lived experierte infomis deosion-making. Thls induded: Jpwrting servre users to partiapate in Trussdl focus groups Hosting l(Kal decision-makers and cour£illors atttE frKJd bank Wothng dosefy with Brown-Fuller MP Contributing to distrti-wide wvety famity Supp￿ partrErships Outreach Atr055 the Distrirt We incrÈased our preser￿ across rural and coathi communrfcies through outrreach events and collabJTrtive ￿mmun￿Y activities in.. 5outhbourne Petr￿rth Mldhurst Selsey Bracktésham Bay This work has strengthened local awarene* of avallatAe SUPF(Jrt and improved access for Isolat￿ res￿ents. FINANUAL REVIEW invesling in LoThJ-Term Sustalnability April 2025 strdrted with a ￿portelf deficit of £72,OC(I reffetts &trateg(c one-off inv2strnents. including: Five ye3rg rent paid upfront to secure redLwI costs Relccation and tnomng &Ypen tmprovemertto the new prem The* investments havè strengthened L)perational su*inabilty and positioned the organisation for future growth. Pa9È 6 CHICHE¥fER DIsllli￿ FOODBANK REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 FINANCtAL REVIEW DÈveYsifyiny Income Streams During 202>2026, we signlfi(3nUy strengt￿ned fijndtaising perfon￿an￿. Hlghlights ir￿Uc1ed.' £18,000 r0É5ed through our first Parcd of HoFe Chrisima5 campaign December irKome increagng from £12.000 tr> É40,(XIO year-on-year £18,000 oised throLbJh Iingsbridge E*ates Charty of the Year partnership £5,055 ￿e1Ved through Mayor¥ Charity of Year suptx)rt Approximately ￿3￿00 generated through cmnunity events Building Sustainable Funding Models New initiats"ve5 Introduced this year includ&t= Cor¥M)rate Partnership Programme Friends of the Foojbank open house events Parish-based grant applKation5 Expanded co)rn￿￿n￿￿1Dns and public a￿ren& acb.vrty We al￿ strengthened fvndralsing capabilty through pa￿tipatIOn in the Tru55dl Nettvork of fvndralsers and extemal fundraisng mèntoring. Grants Re￿1Ve￿ Restricted Grants £66,7SO WSCC £28,250 Trussell Tru* £30,000 NeighLYJurly Fund £3,CQO Frlawate Trust £5,500 - re￿*￿& for Kids Lu￿h Pack ~ restrictejl for office construction at the Foodbank ￿ntre - restricted for fcK)d - restricted for f(y)d Grants from Parish Counals £9A90 Chichester Area.. Bosham Parish Counol £560 >xgrove Parish Coun(il £150 Chidham & Ftsmbrook Parish cour￿11 £800 Donnington Parish cou￿[ £4(K) East Wittering & Br&￿eshaM Parith Courtil £550 Fishbourne Parish Cotsnil £600 North Mur¥Jham Parish Counal £210 Southbourne Parish COU￿11 £1,￿0 West w￿t￿1r￿j Parish Council £5N) Midhurst Area: Easeix)urne Parish Council £250 Fernhur* Parish Council £1,000 Gra￿aM Parish Cwnol £2(YJ Harting Parish Coth(il £500 Midhur*Town Counal £500 Trotton wrth Chithurst Parish COU￿1[ £500 Petworth Area: rdford Parith Council £420 Northchapel Parish Counal £lQO Petwrth Tovm CourKil £500 Rcgate Parish Counal £450 Tillington ParL%h cou￿11 £700 Unrestricted Grants £40,(KIO Ba91 Shippam and Alsford Trust £5,000 Garr￿Id We*on ￿0,000 Dèxam Tru* £5,000 Page 7 CHICHEsfER Disniicr FOODBANK REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 FINANCIAL REVIEW Reservts policy The Trustee5 re￿"n SLrffioent r&erves to meet all financfral otligatr.ons and ensure thè prudent managemènt of the acbvEtses of the charity. Tre nature of thè chartys activities can be volatile ￿1th the needs of d￿nts fl￿tUating seasonally* Wtth changes in pwsonal finan￿S and as è resu￿ of natitinal economic fattor& IncowE from donab.ons a grants also vary consderally. Conwuentty, the Tru￿￿ agree(J to estsblish a minimum level of £LIO,000 GeneTrl Re*Ne deemed to Sufficient to nEet the equwalent of 6 months of normal operdtyw costs of runrung the charity and #aff redundancy costs in the event the charty ceases to operate. In OctoiEr 2024, the ¢tharity took OLf( a 10-year ￿ase on new premises at Quarry Lane, ChickE5ter. The rert and asSr￿ated SEryice charges professional fees were met from the DeSgnOt￿ Fund. The rent dement is shown in the aCco￿t$ as a tYepaymenL The speaal Desgnated Fund balan￿ of £54,834 lexduding fwl assets) is ￿[d for specrfic financi41 c0mmth￿ts as the chèrity continuesto grow to meet ant￿pared ftjtwe demand for its services arising fr￿ the cost-of4iving crisls. Results Inc(wne: £344,547 (2025.. £299,869). E¥pendth￿'. a78,787120￿. £3ll,659). The ￿ deficit for the year of £34.240 ¢an mainly be attrityjted to equiF4)ing aJKJ operatiThJ the new Ry)dbank ￿ntre and ￿larieS Costs for sraff premously funded by the TrLssdl Trut Pathfinders grant. Whilst aCknow￿d91n9 a ￿)dest def￿￿ was likety duritvj the first fiAI y&ar tsf opernting the new F￿￿barnk ￿ntre, the Trust&s have approved a balhnced budget for 2026-27 an expectstion of rnakn.ng modest annual Surplu￿ in medium-tem). Going con￿rn The Trl￿t￿ l*ve a #rong expEctat"on that the Chanty has adequate r￿ur￿S to continue its operations for the fOre*eab￿ futur& Fcf this reawn, tly continue to adopt the gcNng correm basis in preparlng the financtal #atern￿. Risk management The Trn#ees ad(mvdedge they have a duty to Identify and review the risks to wtuch the O)arity ￿ wposed and to ensure appmpriate controls are in pla￿ to prowicle reasonable a￿Urarnce against fraud and error. They have put in plaee procedur* to identify, nK)nttor and ￿vIeW these risks. A Risk, MItiga￿n and EffeCtiVer￿ Assewnent is reviewed annually with peri(m1￿ U￿ateS in b&We￿. Health safety, ￿feg￿rdIng and fina￿la1 p￿￿dureS are standiryj items on the morthty Trustees, rneetlngs with major reviews orri&J out annually. PFUORMES FOR 2026-2027 er the cc*ning year, we will fttus on.. Eypandiro Beyond Fooj - Stronger Futures promson tncreagTrJ finartial reslie￿ and wellbei.ng supwrt EvaluatirKJ twgramme impact and outcom£ Expanding serVI￿S in the ncrth of the distritt Growing su*lnable income through grdnts and ￿rtnershIpS strengt￿rnIng collaboration acro￿ sectors to address food irEsecurty Plan￿1 developmerts irKlu(k.' Walking for W41L*ing groups in Petworth Family Matters sè$90ns in Midhurst with Home-start Weekty &'nging for Wellbang Devdopment ofa communty allthent srRucniR4 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Govtrniry document The charity is Contr￿[&1 by its govemlng document, a de&1 of trL& and mnstrtui* an unl￿[pOrated charty. Page 8 CHICHEsf£R DIsTrI￿ FOODBANK REPORT Cf THE TrusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 srRUCTURi GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEME Recruitsnent and appointment of new trustees The Charitys Constituti￿ SFeafEs that there must be at lea* three and not tTh)re than ten Trustees who serve for a rErvd of three years. They ¢An be reappointed W oannot serve for more than three cOn￿￿tive tem￿. tn 5d￿ng indniiduals for app￿Trtment regard is taken. of the *ill% knOW￿ge a￿ experience rne￿ed for the Charity's effettive adminithtk)n. Before aprbintment Trust￿ confimi that they are in sympathy v￿th the Charity's Chri5tran bays and are brSefed on the Charity¥ attivitses. All Trustee5 take serioU￿Y the otAi93tion to maintsin tfEir knOW￿dge. StreNJthen1￿j Leadership and C¥)er*ior This year ha5 involved signfficant organI￿10r￿l trBn%tion and development Alongsde leadership change5 and restr￿￿ring, trustees, staff and voluntetss collaLyxatnidy to *b1￿h a dear strategic direLtion for the next th￿ years. Vdunteer Contribution Our volurteers remain ￿ntral to every a¥ett of our worL From WdrehDuse operations fcod distribution to p*r support and communty engagement, ap￿￿Matety 220 volunteers o)ntribute thousands of hours annual￿ to ￿pr￿Irt people acr￿ thè distric We are deeply grateful for thar compasyon, commthEnt and eX￿rtise. Reportin9 S¢riou5 Inadents In line wrth the Charity Commisgon's guidaKe on ￿pOrting seri￿$ incidents, the Trustees ded3￿ that during the reporting WK)d there were no serious irKidents t￿t they have ftiled to bring to the Commission's attention. Safeguardi The Charity worts with aduts Tmth care and suppK)rt needs and has contatt with chlk1ren. It has ￿en safeguardirvj polioe5. Independert Examiner Sarah AeMar￿er c* Lewi5 Brownlee l(Jichesterl ￿Mita￿ is appointed as the Charitys In(Èpendent ExamirEr. REFERENCE AND ADMINIStRATIVE DEfAILS Registered Charlty numb 1155197 Principal ttddresg Unit io Chithe#er Trode Centre Quarry ￿ne Chiche# West Sussex P019 8Er Trustees R Meredith Chaimhan S Chadwid( D GFove E (reS￿ned 19103120261 J Tun*r (apwinted 24104120251 M Webb {OPPK)irt& 2410412025} Patron Imogen ￿bb$ Sarah Adams Page 9 CHICHEsfER DisfRECT FOODBANK REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS IndeperKlent Examiner Sarah FCCA FCA Lewis BrOwn￿e IChiche5ter) ￿rn(ted Chartered Accountants Appledram Bams ￿rd￿M Road Chich*ter West Sussex P020 7EQ Bankers CAF Banktim 25 ￿ngS Hill Avenue Ings Hill West MalllrwJ Kert ME19 4JQ Thank You We WOU￿ like to thank every volunteer, donor* partner Oryani￿tiOn, chur¢h, school, business and communty memb who has gJPWrted Chichester Di5tTitt thdbank tli5 year. We are especialW thankfijl for corp(xate partners wh) wntinue to supw)rt our Mi￿￿￿ In-kind donatKI￿. Panther Van Hire: Prowde a van t￿[￿ Wed(￿ for the Collec￿on ènd delivery of f(x)d donation5. viriley Publishers.. Suppty the cardt*)ard t￿X¢S used ft)r both ￿d$ Lunch Packs aryt Erneryency Food Parcels. Your generosity and commitryÉnt make tt pOsS￿le for LE tD reskKfftd to Crisis whilst wothrvJ towards a fubjre wh*e everyoTE can afftird the essentials they ne8J to thrNe. Ti4ethw, we are buiEding stronger fuiures acrn Chlchester Disthct. 3..a 201 Apwoved by order of the toard of trwtees on ............................................. aThfj signgj on its beha￿ ty: Meredith- Trustee Page 10 INDEPENDETr￿ EXAMINER S REPORTTO THE TRu5f￿S OF CHIC}IE￿ER DISTREcf FOODBANK Indepèndent examinerfs rep(rt to the trustees of ChKtiester District Foodl￿nk I report to the charty trustees ￿ my examination of the accounts of Chichester District Foodbank (the Trusi) for the year ended 31 March 2026. Respon5ibilitie5 arKI basi5 of rep(At the chartty tsustees of the Twst you are rewnSi￿e for the prepartion of the accounts in aCcOrda￿e with the reqiBrements of the Chariti££ Art 2011 (Ihe Act'i. I rewjrt in resp￿tt of my examlnation of the Trust's accounts carrted out Und￿ SeCt￿In 145 of the Att and in ￿rryll)g out my examination I hove follow￿ all applicable DIr￿lonS given by the Charity Comis&on under Se(tion 14515)Ibl of the Att. IrKlependent examinerf5 ststement SinTr your charty's gross i￿ome eX￿ed￿l £250,000 your eKaminer must be a mernber of a Ix>ty. I can confimi that I am quabfied to u￿ertake the ex￿in300n because l am a member of Insbtute of Chartered Accountants in England anij Wales which is one of the listed LX)d￿5. I have cc4npleted my examination. I confim that no material matter5 have come to my attertion in cOnn￿￿On with the examinatr.on giving me cau* to believe that In any rrwttso5 respett- accounting r￿rdS were not kert in respect of the Trust as requi￿ by Section 130 of the Att,. or the accourts (b mt accnrd wrth records; or the accounts do Tr)t comply with the appl￿ble requirements cOn￿rrI￿4 the fomi and cnntent tsf accounts *t out in the Charsties [￿￿Ounts and Reports) Regulats"ons 2008 other than any requiranent that the accounts give a true and tdir View which is r￿ a matter considered as an independent examination. I have no concerns aNE have ccffle across no other matss in connectton wtth the eXalTunat￿n to which attenuon 0￿d be drawn in this rep)rt in order to enable a proper UfKlerstsndiro of the accounts to be reach￿. Sarah ￿exander FCA Lewis Brownlee ((hiche*er} timited Chartered Accountsnts Appledram Barns Birdham Road Chiche*er We* Sus*x P020 7EQ Date: .... Page 11 CHJCHESTER DISTRIU FOODBANK STATEIIIENT OF FINANCIAL AC7Th￿E$ FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 2026 Totsl funds 2025 T¢)tsl fund5 Unre5trirted Restricted fund5 funds INCOME AND ENt)OWMENfs FROM Donations aThJ leg¥ies 325,185 16,548 341,733 286,276 Invesbnent income 13,593 Total 16 327 999 ￿48 299 869 EXPENDITURE ON aigng funds 2,693 898 3,591 2,874 Charitsble activitias Foodbank Orwation 283 201 375 196 369 785 Total 378 787 372 659 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDTfuRE) Transfe￿ betweon fund5 42,105 76 345) {76•5) {34,240) 172,790) 12 Net movement in fu)ds (34,240) (34,240) {72,79DI RECtINCIUaTION OF FUNDS Total funds brought fomrd 445,649 445.649 518,439 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 411.409 411.409 The mtes form part (>f these financial statements Page 12 CHICHEsfER Dirncf FOODBANK BALANCE SHEEr 31 MARCH 2026 2026 Totsi funds 2025 funds funds funds FZXED ASSErs TangitrAe assets 58,138 58,138 46,694 CURRENT ASSErs Debtors.. amounts falling due wthin one year Detths: amounts tdlliro due after mtsre than one Cash at bank io 57,625 57,625 73,958 io 135,850 169,578 135,850 169.578 188,437 139,722 363,053 363,OS3 402,117 CREDrroRS ArTX)unts falling due wTthin one year li (9,782) (9,782) (3,162) NEf CURRENT ASSErs 353.271 353.271 398 955 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT UABiunES 411A09 411A09 445.649 NFf ASSETS 411 FUNDS Unrestritted fiJn(ts 12 411 409 TOTAL FUNDS 411A09 445.649 The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for ssue on 13rJ . and were on Its beha￿ by: R Meredith - Trustse The notes form part of these ffnancial ststemerts Page 13 CHIQIEsfER DISTRI￿ FOODBANK NOTES TO THE FINANCtAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of preparing the finanoal statements The financial statemerts of the charty, which is a public benefft entty under FRS 102, have bèen preps3red in acccKdanTr wth the Charities SORP IFRS 102) Nttounfjng and RePo￿"ng by Chantr.￿.. Statement of ecornmended Prdctice applicable to c￿lrI[1es prepariTrJ trEir ￿countS in affordan￿ with the Financial Reporting Standard applrable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 (effective l january 2019),, Inancial Rewrting Stsndard 102 Tr ￿nanUal RepO￿￿j Standard apiltable in the UK ènd ReputAt of Ireland, and the Chanties Att 2011. The fina￿￿1 statements have been p￿Pared under h&orical co* conventi￿. The finandal *￿ents are prepared in sterfing, whith is the fijnctional currency of the charty. Monetsry amounts in these finanoal sta￿ents ¥e rO￿ded to the nea￿St wund. Financial reportiry standard 102- reduced disdosure exemptions The charty has tsken advèntsge of the fdk)wiwJ disdosure exemption in prekkring tIEse firfinoal ststemert* as pemitted by FRS 102 The FIna￿l31 Reporting ￿andard applicable in the UK and Repubjic of IrelarKI': the requirements of Sertlon 7 *tement of CAsh Ftows. Income All income is rttogniséd in the Statement of Finajrial Attmties On￿ the d)arity hhs entitlement to the funds. ￿ is probatle that the inCc￿e wll be r&8ved and the amount can be measjred reliably. Exper¥libxe Liats"lrties are recogni5ed ￿ expenditure as as there is a legal or con*ructlve obligation c(mmitts"ng the charity to that expen(litur4 ￿ is probable th3t a of econ(xllic trEnefts ￿711 be r￿Uired in settlement and amount of the obligation can LE measured reliably. Expendtiure is acroufjtaj for on an ￿tr￿alS basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all c05t oL3ted to the category. Ivhere costs cannot be direct attributed to parttcular headings triw have been allc(ateiJ to activities (M a basis consstert Wtth the use of rwurces. Tangible fixed assets TangiNe frxed assets transferred from the Chichester Family Church's FC￿d￿nk Pry)iect on l ADril 2014 ￿￿E Th)t valued have not been C43pitslised and ttrErÈfore no deprdriotion is prowded. Fixed assets costiThJ £1,000 or more are ¢aptslised and depreckted at 25% per annwn on a straight-11￿ basi& Assets cosb.ng less than £1,000 are written off in year Df purchase. Taxatton e d)arity Is exempt from tax on ts chartiatje athv1ts"￿. Fund ac£ounting Unresttrtted funds can be ￿ed in accordance wth the charEtsble ob]'eclives 3t the dimtkjn of the trustees. Restiirted fund5 can OAY useyl for partKul8r restricted purp)ses wMtINn the objetts of the dwrty. Restrictyons ar￿e when speofied by the dorK)r or when fuTrots are ￿lSed for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the natt}￿ afflj purpose of each fund is Incr￿ed in the ￿￿e$ to the finandal stateffltht& Pension costs and other W-retirement benefits The c￿rity operates a defined Contribution pen&on *heryE. Contributions payable to the charivs penson sckne are charged to) the Statefftnt of Firwncial Attrwities in the perk)d to whlch they relate. Financial instruments The Charity only has financial as*ts Ènd financial liabilities Of a ￿nd tt)at qualrfy as basc finanoal instruments Basic financial instrunknts are recognised at amorbsed co& the effectnie interest methcAI unless the eff&t of di￿UntIng would be inNnaterial, in which ca* they are *tsd at cost. The Charty has no advbnc£d fv)ancial instrument& Page 14 continued... CHICHESTER DIsfRIcf FOODBANK NOTES TO THE FINANCtAL sfATEMENTS - contin￿1 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 DONATIOPIS AND LEGACIES 2026 2025 Do￿ts'On$ Glft aid Legac Grants I9?￿27 22,806 14,350 106 750 148,248 19,881 118,147 Grants ￿￿1ve￿, I￿uded in the atove, are as follows.. 2026 2025 t)eyAm TnJ* Tru5sdl Twst West Sus*x County Courtl Sussex Corm)unity Foundation Neightourty Communty Fund Chiche*er Distritt Council Post¢ode Lottery John Lews Hyde Charitsble Trust Tesco The Ba￿11 Shippam A15ford Trust Garfield Weston Foundat￿0 Friar4ate Trust 5,000 30,000 28,250 42,268 27,750 3,000 2,050 18,000 20,0 2,667 I,01)o 1,412 3,000 5,000 30,000 5,500 106 750 118 147 TNVESTMEMf INCOME 2026 2025 DeFQSit accourt interest RAISING FUNDS Rasing donations and legacies 2026 2025 Fundrais￿ costs ge15 contiJNJed... CHI(HE￿ER DIstRI￿ FOODBANK NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STAIEMENTS- ¢ortiJMRd FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 Support costs (see note 6) Direct Totals F(K)d￿nk Operation 371 028 375 196 SUPPORT COSTS Q5ts F(KKJbank ope0t￿n 4,168 B(x)kkeepers' fees of £5,862 (20￿.. £S,4QKJI that might te ￿9)rded as support costs have been indud8J in dlrett chartsbk costs on the basls that they are of the expen* of the charttable artiV￿"e5 of the Cliarty. IK4uded in governance costs are irKlependent examiner f￿5 of £2,100 (2025: £1,750). TRusfEES' REMUNEFIATION AND BENEFIrs There Here no tru*ees' remuneratk)n or crther b￿errts for the year ended 31 March 2026 ￿)r for the year ended 31 Marth 2025. There were tK) trustees. 2Ypenses paid for the year endeij 31 March 2026 nor for the year ended 31 Mèrch 2025. STAFF cosrs 2026 2025 Wage5 and salaries Sc(ial security costs Other ￿nSIOn costs 162,772 8,805 167,042 8,878 176 198 The ￿erage monthly numI￿r of enpl¢iyees during tIE year was as folbws.. Administration 2026 2025 NcTr anplDyee5 re￿iVed emoluments In excess of £60,000. Page 16 continued... CHI(HEsfER DIS￿￿ FOODBANK NOTES TO THE FINANCtAL sfATEMENTS- eontinued FOR IHE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixture5 and frttin cosr At l April 2025 Additions 50,506 At 31 March 2026 81.722 DEPRECIATION At l April 2025 Charge for year 3.812 At 31 March 2026 BCX)K VALUE At 31 Marth 2026 At 31 Marth 2025 io. DEBTORS: Amoumfs FALUNG DUE virrHfN ONE YEAR 2026 2025 (kher debto Prepayynents and accr￿ Incorrt 1158 2,186 Debtors due after more than one year: Pretwments and Incnme 193 475 262 395 ii. CREDITORS: AMOUNT5 FALLING DUE WIThIN ONE YEAR 2026 2025 Trade treditors Taxation and sccial ￿lrity Other ￿ditorS 4,349 3.753 842 1.060 Page 17 contlnued... CHICHEsfER DISTrICT Fo￿BANK NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEJYTS- contlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 12. MOVEMEKf IN FUNDS Net movement in furKIs Transfe between funds At 3113126 At 114125 Unrestrirted funds Generdl fund Desgr*ted ftjnd opwab.ng LeaselPrerllises Fu iio,000 94,625 241 024 41105 (42,105) 18,347 iio,000 112,972 188 437 445,649 41105 (76,345) 411,409 Midhur* Centre Petworth Centre Selsey Centre (31,758) {13.137) 31,758 13,137 31 76.345 TofAL FUNDS Net ￿vement in induled in the atrove are as follows.. Incoming resources Resourc¢$ expended MovenEnt in funds Unrestrirted fund5 GeneTrl fu 327,999 (285￿94) 42,105 Restrictejj funds Midhur5t Centre Petworth Cèntre Selsey Centre 9,853 5,193 (41,611} {18,330) (31,758) (13,137) TOTAL FUNDS Page 18 continued... CHfCHEsreR DIsfRicf FOOD6ANK NI)TES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued C¢mparatives for movement in furK15 Net movement in funds Transfers between funds At 3113125 At 114124 Unréstritted funds General fund Desgnated fund Opwating LeaselPrerruses Fu 140,0 360.451 46,960 176,960) (265,826} 241024 110,1￿0 94,624 241,024 Restrict￿1 funds Midhur5t Centre Petworth Centre Selsey Céntre Holiday Lunch ￿Ck9 fuTrJ Salary fund 500,451 1101,762) 445,649 {50,4531 (26,8191 {42,478) 50,453 26,819 42,478 14,9L) 13 0651 4,9 119 750 101 762 TOTAL FUNDS 518,439 c￿paral￿ net movenwt in funds, incfuded in the ab)ve are as follows.. IncomirNJ Resour￿ Movement expended in funds Unrestrirted funds General fur 286,325 (239,3651 46,960 Restricted funds Nidhurst Centre Petworth Centre Selsey Centre 11,IS2 2,392 {61,6051 (29,211) 42 478) 150,4531 {26,819) 42 478) 119 7501 TOTAL FUNDS 3T2 6591 Page 19 continued... CHIC*IEsfER DIsTrIcr FOODBANK NOTES TO ThE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- corrtinued A current year 12 month5 and prior year 12 months Com￿tEd poSrf£￿n is as folbws: Net movement In funds Transfers between fwds At 3113126 At 114124 Unrestricted funds General furKt DeSig￿ted fund (*erèbng LeaselPremis& Fund 140,000 360,451 89,C65 1119,0651 {247,479) 188 437 IiO,LX)O 112,9T2 Re5tiicted fur*ts Midhurst Centre Petwrth Centre Selsey Centre Holiday Lujxh Pack% fuTr Salary fund 500,451 89.065 (178,1071 411,402 (82,2111 {39,956) (TS,928) 82,211 39,956 73,928 (4,9231 4,923 TOTAL FUNDS 518,439 411,407 A cuffent year 12 months 8nd prior year 12 w￿nthS comiined rt movement In funds, induded in the alJ)ve are as folknws.. IncomiNJ Rests￿￿ Movemert in funds Unrestricted funds GeneTrl fvThl 614,324 (52S,2591 89,065 Restritted fund5 Midhurst Centre Pet￿L)rth Centre Selsey Centre 21,CK15 7,585 1103.216) 147,541} (82,211) 139,956} 30,092 226 1871 I96.(￿5) TOTAL FUNDS 107 030 Transfe￿ between fund$ In accordawe with the Reserves Policy l*e Pa￿ 91 the General Reserve of £IIO,000 is deen*d to be suffKient to meet the equivalert of 6 months of norn￿1 oper3tiNJ costs. The excess funds are IEJd In the Designated Fund which will held for speu.fic financial cmmitrneTlts as the charity continues to grow to meet the antiopated future dvnand for fcs *rVI￿ acro￿ tre whole of the O)thester Distritt. A trat7sfer of £31,758 Wds rrwde from the General Fund b thè Midhurst Centre to de7* the fjJnd defictt. A transfer of £13,137 was Fnade from the General Fund tr) the Pthorth Centre to dear fund deficrt. A transfer of £31,450 was made from the &nwal Fund to th2 Sew cen￿ to clear fund defiiiL Pagè 20 ¢ortinued... CHI(>tesrER Dis[RI￿ FOODBANK NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - contin￿1 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARtst 2026 12. MOVEMENf IN FUNDS- continued Transfers bets¥een funds - conunued A transfer of £52,587 was made frcm the Operatiro Leaso Fund to the (kne￿1 Fund rekiting to rdease of lease payments in advance. 13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE5 There were no related party transactÈons for the year erKled 31 March 2026. Page 21