2022-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date 01 09 2021 31 08 2022 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name House of Bread (HoB) Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1155425 Charity's principal address Unit 124 Staffordshire Technology Park Stafford Postcode ST18 0GB

Section A Reference and administration details

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
		Chris Knight	Chair
		Peter Barrow
		TraceyCook
		Ron Davis
		Franziska Herring
		Jane Whitney- Cooper
		Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
		Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Will Morris - Director

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

• Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Constitution

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by trustee body Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

• You may choose to include • Policies – we continued to make use of Trustee expertise for policy development. We have a rolling programme to ensure all our policies

• additional information, where are up to date and fit for purpose

• relevant, about: • policies and procedures • Organisational Structure – we regularly review our structure and adopted for the induction and during the period have benefited from the new appointment of 2 training of trustees; excellent volunteers in the roles of senior manager and senior

• • the charity’s organisational the charity’s organisational caseworker. They both have great experience and skills and make a significant contribution to the successful functioning of the House of

• structure and any wider Bread.

• the charity’s organisational the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• Major risks are considered at the Trustees’ meeting and we agree

• • relationship with any related action to mitigate the risks. The biggest risk in 2020/21 was financial

• parties; with a possible decrease in personal and business giving due to the

• • trustees’ consideration of pandemic, and increasing delivery costs particularly through rising energy prices. We have monitored this on a monthly basis and at the

• major risks and the system end of the year had only a small deficit which was comfortably

• and procedures to manage covered from our reserves.

• them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The charity’s objectives shall be to relieve financial hardship, sickness and need for persons in Stafford and the surrounding area, in particular, but not exclusively by the provision of food and advice.

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The main access points to HoB services are through regular meals and other ad-hoc events. We also run a food bank and clothes bank. The Trustees understand and accept the responsibility to ensure the charity operates for public benefit.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

We are grateful to all our volunteers who give up so much time and energy to support the friends who use our services.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The HoB continues to successfully help support the homeless and vulnerable in Stafford and surrounding areas, making a real difference to people’s lives. We not only provide practical support in terms of food and clothing but build trust with our friends and are able to journey with them in getting the support from the statutory agencies they need to give them opportunity to get back on their feet.

This year has seen a significant building of partnerships post COViD. This has included our local statutory providers and related charity partners.

This increase in relationships has allowed us to deliver more help at the point of crisis and develop casework support.

It is worth noting that while our support delivery has increased the number of friends who we support has also increased.

Another aspect of this year has been the increase in volunteers and staff and the need for training and upskilling to ensure we deliver the best we can.

The UK has in general seen the same challenges as us in the Midlands and the UK-wide networking is another aspect of our growth that has helped underpin the support we offer.

The building of resilience within the organisation has been a major focus providing greater assurance to the trustee body and building on the lived experience of our 13 years.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

The charity reserves policy is to have sufficient funds in hand to wind down the activities of the charity should this be necessary. This means keeping sufficient funds to cover the minimum notice period of any contractual obligation.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Our main sources of income were :

You may choose to include Donations – 78% additional information, where Grants – 9% relevant about: Fundraising activities – 10% the charity’s principal Gift Aid – 3%

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

Our main expenditure was : Staff – 60% Rent and occupation costs - 21%

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

House of Bread is a charity which relies on the amazing generosity and commitment of the community to meet our aims.

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Christopher Knight Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)

Date 26/06/2023

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 1155425 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe period OIA1¥20201 31KJ8f2022 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted fLtnds Restrieted funds Endowment fund$ Total funds Last ￿aT A1 Re¢eipts Donat￿n$ Grant5 Fundrais￿ ¢a8h foT 8ank Int8r8st Gift d Tec￿pts 74.213 74213 •.740 9.185 73.1 23.743 3.$13 9,185 50$ 37 1516 J7 1516 Sub total (Gross MKome for ARJ 98567 95.657 1M960 A2 Asset and in¥Bstment sJl8S, (set tab￿1. Sub tot41 9567 657 11M.961 A3 Payments Eq￿1pfflent Repaira andMamt8￿a￿e F(th and ÈevÈta9e. A SL3tfomunerÈts Mthilo and TÈhong Inteffletand rr Ext￿nseS athetity Insurance Equipnnt Fu 4rn 1.97J 2.91• S1256 456 FQ.129 4S6 61.359 816 168 169 1.069 51• 5.2Q• 4.555 3.060 21.260 Rent and QNXwal￿ 20.512 09.562 21. IM.697 Sub total A4 Assèi and investmènt urchas•s. l$M table Sub total 89.562 1110.897 97,gB8 Net of ￿CeIptS/(paymQn1s) A5 Transfors bthvè•n fvnds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash fvnds this year •nd 6.980 48.905 4910 11.576 3.531 63,48t 58A41 56,501 63.481

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Restricted fund5 Endowment lunds B1 Cash funds &531 Total eash luftds 54.910 3.531 Jl(sll Umostrlcted funds Restdcted fun¢ts Endowment funds toil￿rI1 E Detai15 F￿￿t0h￿h Curr•nt v4lu• on Details ¢wtlapWI FwKltowhkh Curr•nt ¥au• onal Dètails 84 Assets retaln•d for th• harity's own usg Unresincbj Details B5 Llablllil•s SKJned by ￿ ortsw t￿￿t￿@s f half of 811 the trustee5 Date of roval SvJnaturÈ Pnnl Name Ll.L.iJ C k￿l&frki

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES, Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of House of Bread On accounts for the year endgd 3110812022 Charity no {if any) 1155425 Set out on pages I re￿rt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Tnjst") for the year ended 31108 120 Responsibilities and As the ehanty tTUStees of the Trust. Y(￿ are responsible for the preparation basis of report af the account5 in accordance ￿￿th the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I-the Acr). I reFMJrt in respect of my examination of the Trust's aecounls carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5}Ib) of the Act. I have completed rny exafflination. I confimi that no material matters have come lo my attenlion in connection the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in. any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance section 130 of the Acl or the accounts do not accord y￿th the ac¢ounting records Independenl examinerfs statement I have rK) con￿M5 and have cc¥ne across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 2910112023 Name: Mr Christopher Dryer Relevant professional qualificationls} or body lif any}: ICAEW Address: 16 Dewsbury Crescent Stafford ST18 OYW IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if Ihe examiner needs lo highlight mallers of concern Isee CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts- directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018