2023-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date 01 09 2022 31 08 2023 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		Stepped down 14/11/22
		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

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)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by trustee body

• (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. We adopted for the induction and have employed a cafe manager, a collections and deliveries training of trustees; manager and a catering manager to release the burden on the

• • the charity’s organisational Director of House of Bread. We also have had the advantage of excellent volunteer case workers and senior manager operating to

• structure and any wider network with which the high standards in an unpaid capacity. charity works; • We have developed really good relationships with other

• • relationship with any related relationship with any related organisations in both the public sector and other charities serving the

• parties; needs of our friends and they often hold drop-in clinics on our

• • trustees’ consideration of trustees’ consideration of premises.

• relationship with any related relationship with any related parties;

• • trustees’ consideration of trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

• Major risks are considered at the Trustees’ meeting, and we agree action to mitigate the risks. Each month we also review any incidents that have occurred and discuss any follow up action necessary.

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 our open access cafe which provides regular meals for our friends. We run activities, by invitation only, for those that are vulnerable e.g. Bread Church where participants meet and share together while making two loaves of bread - one for themselves and one to give away. We also provide 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 continued to see the development of partnerships. 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. However, the number of friends who we support has also increased, stretching our services. We are also aware of the heavy demands placed on statutory providers’ already pressurised provision, which then impacts on the charity.

The building of resilience within the organisation has continued to be a major focus providing greater assurance to the trustee body and building on the lived experience of our 14 years.

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Section E Financial review

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

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Our main sources of income were :

You may choose to include Donations – 71% additional information, where Grants – 19% relevant about: Fundraising activities – 7% the charity’s principal Gift Aid – 2%

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

Our main expenditure was : Staff – 54% • how expenditure has Rent and occupation costs - 25% supported the key objectives of the charity;

• House of Bread is a charity which relies on the amazing generosity and

• • investment policy and commitment of the community to meet our aims. 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 27/06/2024

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! CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES House o18read 1155425 Receipts and pa ments accounts CC16a For tht perfod from 0110912022 3110812D23 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricte4 funds toth• ThDir•Bt Restric￿￿ fund5 En4owm6nt funds Total funds Last y•ar 1011 nMr•6t£ ioth n••r•6t£ 10 Iho noo$t£ A1 Recelpts Djnalians Grants FundraI￿ng C35h loi Bank in￿resI Gift recglPI$ 108.439 22,075 74213 8,740 7,QDO 29,075 11.382 1,423 392 1,423 392 2.746 96$ 37 Sub total{Gross incorne for ARI 141497 151457 8657 A2 A888t and Investment sales, ($00 table). Sub tot81 Totsl re¢eipts 146AS7 7,000 153A 95.057 A3Pa rnents Equipment RepBI(s and MBirtÈMr FoDd and 8ev8iag8-Actsvity Casis Slaff r8mtsngraiiO oble and T$igphone Int8m¢i8nd ITexpgnseg atkeiLng Ètsd PuLli¢ily lTrsur&n Eqvipmenl Hire and Fuel Admin and Kliscdlanéous Eyp8Nya5 RMI Oc¢upatsonCosis 4.778 3,008 60,129 456 887 5.203 58.207 474 1.037 4892 63.100 474 1,970 933 1.420 1,420 7,615 6.235 28,658 t,089 5,209 2,996 21,646 111Q697 6.201 2.61S B.474 Sub total 108.446 A4 Asstrt tnd Invéstme*t y￿h950$. 88e tablo Sub total Tolalpayments 108,d46 ,474 116,921 100,697 Net of re¢elpts/(p8yments) A5 Tran$fer5 between funds A6 C88h fund$ last end Cash ffUn￿ Ihis ye•r end 38,010 1,474 36,536 54,910 ¥2,921 3,531 1,056 58.441 94.977 63,481 5B.441

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UnrestTl£ted funds t¢ ng•i¢•t£ Restricted fund$ io n•orèsi¢ Endowment lund8 B1 cash funds Cashal bank 92.921 Total c8sh funds 92,921 2,D56 acc￿￿51) Unrostrlcted funds ton•arqst£ Re5trtcted funds Endowrnefit lund8 Dta115 to noar•st£ to n•4r•st£ Fund wwhlch b8lon Detalls cost10p￿OnalI ¢DI 83 Investment assets Fun6tLs¥¥hlG asot bolon CwrNt on•1 Detalls Sh8lvi 84 Assets rgtalned for the charity5 own u Kitchen ÉthclDr LJnFestnctBd V4 un￿$t￿Cted ComDk)rC￿1C￿k•r UnrestTr¢ie¢ Fund towhlch tès ountdu• nal When du• Detsils 85 Llabilitl98 SvJn8d tyona or trusieeson behBWof all the twstee5 S￿natUre Print Name Dale of C K￿1&14{ RAbF4qiS 81511

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl mgmbgrs of House of Bread On accounts for the year ended 3110812023 Charity no lif any) 1155425 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended 31108 12023. Responsibilitigs and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Acr'i- I report in resped of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying oul my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5Xbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs ststement I have no conc8rns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which allenlion should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 1610212024 Name: Mr Christopher Dryer Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body {if any).. ICAEW Addross: 16 Dewsbury Crescent Slafford ST18 OYW IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight mallers of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. dI￿¢t10nS and guidan￿ for examiners). Givè here brief datails of any items that tho examiner wishes to disclosg. IER October 2018