2024-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 09 2023 31 08 2024

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

House of Bread (HoB)

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1155425

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
1 Chris Knight	Chair
2 Peter Barrow
3 Ron Davis	Treasurer
4 Franziska Herring
5 Lydia Price		Appointed 16/01/24
Jane Whitney- Cooper		Resigned 09/05/2024
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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

Constitution

• (eg. trust deed, 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 additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

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

• relationship with any related parties;

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

• Policies – we continued to make use of Trustee expertise for policy development. We have a rolling programme to ensure all our policies are up to date and fit for purpose

• • Organisational Structure – we regularly review our structure. During this period, we have employed a cafe manager, a collections and deliveries manager and a catering manager to release the burden on the Director of House of Bread. We also have had the advantage of excellent volunteer case workers and senior manager operating to high standards in an unpaid capacity.

• • We have developed really good relationships with other organisations in both the public sector and other charities serving the needs of our friends and they often hold drop-in clinics on our premises.

• 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. We have also started the process of bidding to become a partner with the charity Turning Point and a local NHS Trust by providing a Crisis Cafe with the aim of reducing A&E attendances.

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 None in deficit ~~——~~ Further financial review details (Optional information) Our main sources of income were : You may choose to include Donations – 60% additional information, where Grants – 26% relevant about: Fundraising activities – 9% • the charity’s principal Gift Aid – 2% sources of funds (including any fundraising); Our main expenditure was : • how expenditure has Staff – 53% Rent and occupation costs - 17% 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)

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Date 1710612025 TAR March 2012

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES House of Bread 1155425 Recei ts and ments accounts CC16a For the period from To 0110912023 3110812024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricled fund$ Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last ygar to th• n•arnst £ to th• nw•*t £ to th• n8ar•st £ to th• n•ar•st e to th• n•ar•st £ A1 Recei ts Donation5 Grants F￿ndraising Cash for Clothes Bank interest Gift Hid receipts 73.496 12.237 11.297 2.087 1.333 2,576 73,496 32.237 11.297 2,087 1,333 2.576 108,439 29.07$ 11.382 1.423 392 2,746 20.000 ross income or ARJ 103.025 123,025 153,457 set an see table Investment sa es. Total receipts 103,025 20,OIXI 123,02S 53,457 A3Pa ents EquipmÈnl Repairs and Maintenance Fi)od and Beverage- Activity Costs Staff ￿M￿neratIon Mobile and Telephon8 Inlemet and IT expenses Marketing 3nd Publicity Insurance Equipmeni HI￿ and Fu Admin and Miscellaneous Eypenses Rent and Occupation Costs 1.995 6.996 74.434 477 <024 2.696 1.203 20.178 5.802 12,825 130,431 3.089 6.996 80.559 477 4,024 2,696 1.203 20,678 5,602 26.335 151.659 1.115 5,203 63.10Q 474 1,970 1,131 1.420 7.615 6.235 28.658 116,921 6,124 13.510 21.228 Sub total A4 Asset and investment Sub total Total payments 130.431 21,228 1S1.659 116.921 Net of receipts/(payments) AS Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year and Cash funds this year end 27.406 1.228 28.634 36.536 92.921 6S,S15 94.977 66.343 58,441 94,977 828

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted funds to noaT￿l £ Restricted funds to n•arost £ Endowment funds to near•st £ Categoiies Dotails B1 Cash funds Cash at bank 65.456 828 Total cash funds 65.S15 828 ￿￿A($)1 Unrestrlcted funds Restricted lund$ to nearest£ Endowment funds to near08t £ Details to n•arest £ B2 Other monetary assets Fund to whlch Current valu• Details Cost loptlonal) Fund io whl¢h asset belon Un￿StrICted Current valu• tional Details ShefvirwJ Cost loptlon• B4 Assets retained for the charlty's own use Unre51ricted Van Unrestricted C(xnmer¢ial Cooker Unraslrbct8d Fund to whl¢h r•l•i•s Amount du• onal When due ional Details B5 Llabilltle$ Signed by ong or Irustègs on behalf of all the trustees Swnatu Print Name Dale of roval ..J L)J.-I ITh L £ f£iLÉ 27 z zs

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 ended 3110812024 Charity no (if any) 1155425 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31108 12024. Responsibilities 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 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to 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 examiner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 0610212025 Name: r Christopher Dryer Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any): ICAEW Address: 16 Dewsbury Crescent Stafford ST18 OYW IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018