## **’ - Chair s Report 2020 2021** There are many superlatives that can be put on last year. We are living in quite remarkable times. For me, this was sharply brought into focus when we published our statistics for 2020, and it was pointed out that every month from March 2020 had consistently been as busy as every Christmas. For the previous 7 years, we have always geared up for December, with extra stock, long sessions and a winter wellness programme. We got to the end of the month feeling tired but satisfied that we had met need at a time when it mattered. Now we are doing the same every month. Consistently. This is a remarkable achievement, but a real tribute that the volunteers, management, and trustees of Borehamwood Foodbank who have wanted to stand firm and walk alongside our clients as we go through all the twists and turns of this pandemic. We have only been able to achieve what we have by hundreds or possible thousands of small contributions across the community that make up the whole. We are humbled by the support of the people of Borehamwood who drop a can or two into the Tesco, Morrisons or Sainsbury’s collection boxes each week. There have been street What’s App group who have got together to do a collection; churches, synagogues and community groups who, despite there own restrictions, have made valuable donations and local companies who have generously supported their local community through us. We appreciate the thought and care that individuals put into their donations so that food that has been freely and generously given, can be passed onto those who need it with the same love and care. Of equal importance we have been supported by means of generous personal financial donations which allow us to grow, develop and ensure that we can offer consistently support with fresh and good quality food and goods to our clients. And finally, we have been supported by our partners and other community organisations. The pandemic has allowed us to make new contacts and links with schools and local agencies. The support of local organisations has been fantastic, and a real boost to the Foodbank. The changing landscape means that we are looking forward to working much more closely with local groups, especially with the purpose of challenging food poverty in this community. The year which is covered by this report consists of a summer of uncertainty, the long months of lockdown 2 and, with vaccination, the months when we are beginning to try to understand the wider impacts of this pandemic and the new challenges in front of us. Much has changed for the Foodbank in this period; here are some of our highlights: - We have expanded our storage capacity with the addition of one container and provided another container so we could move from the car park / church to our own space for weighing, labelling, and storing food. We have been blessed with some personal fundraising to allow the last cabin to happen and are truly indebted to Fr Dominic and his parish for being such generous hosts / landlords. - We have welcomed two new employees: Dave Blake started on 1[st] April as our Stock Controller, and Syrina Prince started on 13[th] June as our Distribution Manager. - Over the summer we continued with 6 summer lunches consisting of craft or cookery activity packs. We distributed new school uniforms to 120 local children. - We restarted school lunch pack at the beginning of lockdown 2 and from 13[th] January to 3[rd] March provided nutritious food packs to 60 children per week. The packs included hot meals thanks of the efforts of Fr Dominic and his parishioners. - We ran fuel grants thought 2020 up until Easter 2021 to support those with additional fuel costs due to the pandemic. We were supported in this effort with funds from HCF and the Rotary Club of Elstree and Borehamwood. - Borehamwood Foodbank was given an extremely generous grant from a local donor to provide items for winter wellness. We used this for fuel grants, winter coats for children and duvets and throws and other items for adults. - In February 2021 we very touched to have our keyworker status recognised by being offered early vaccinations for the whole volunteer team by Communities 1[st] - Our partnership with CA Hertsmere restarted on 1st April 2021, with funding secured for the next two years and the need for imbedded welfare support being clearly demonstrated at each of our sessions. - We have started a full programme of volunteer training. This has included sessions from the Samaritans, SAHWR on domestic abuse services and training on Safeguarding. Some of this training has been supported by grants from Communities 1[st. ] - Recently we have welcomed Dave Golding, Community Engagement Officer to our sessions to support those attending with COVID testing and vaccination. This has been a very positive input for our clients. - As chair I have begun to attend the Hertsmere, and across this and other platforms am delighted to have the opportunity to speak with other organisations about food poverty. A positive consequence of this pandemic is the wider recognition that food poverty is a real problem, can be experienced by anyone when circumstances go against them and can have devastating consequences for ongoing mental and physical health. This wider recognition has taken shape in awareness about school meals and holiday hunger, and by the means of more food initiatives in our community brought about by Hertsmere BC and local charities. In this field we have a unique voice: we will always want to provide food with respect and kindness, that meets the needs of those that come into us, but we know that food dependence does not solve problems. In the year coming will continue to support anyone in the community that needs food, whilst beginning to understand what we are doing or can additionally do to help people have a future with food sustainability. I would like to formally thank: The volunteers: the Monday team, the Thursday Team, our labellers and sorters who come in Monday to Friday, our delivery drivers, those who pick up donations from stores across the borough, school lunch volunteers and all those who give of their time. Our staff: Kim who has had an ever-widening job description, but is now focussing on Volunteer Coordination, Syringa and Dave who we are thrilled to have on board As mentioned before all our donors to supermarket drop boxes, local collections, and individual food drives. We would like to thank Marion and all the staff at Borehamwood Tesco Extra for their continued support and Claire at Morrisons for her consistent donations. To the following organisations that have made significant contributions to Borehamwood Foodbank during the year: |Foodbank during the year:|| |---|---| |HCF|B&M Stores Watford| |Caritas and The Cardinal’s Appeal|BMI Healthcare Decontamination Ltd| |Trussell Trust|Bio Products Labs Ltd| |Hertsmere Borough Council|Communities 1st| |Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue|CA Hertsmere| |Radlett Reform Synagogue|Sri Sathya Sai Organisation| |Liberal Synagogue, Elstree|The following local churches: St Michaels| |Rotary Club of Elstree and Borehamwood|and All Angels, St Nicoholas, St Giles, St
Marks and St Andrew| |JR Reddington|| |Buckingham Group|| |Metro Bank|| |North London Food Aid|| |Watford, Harrow and Barnet Foodbank|| The following schools: Cowley Hill, Summerswood, Parkside, Meryfield, St Teresa’s Saffron Green, Hertswood, Nicholas Breakspear, Haberdashers Boys and Girls School, Monksmede, Kenilworth and Fairfield We are delighted that we have been nominated as the Mayoral Charity from Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council 2021-2022 and look forward to working closely with them. Judith Elders Chair, Borehamwood Foodbank 22[nd] June 2021 Borehamwood Foodbank CIO Charitable Incorporated Organisation Report and Accounts for the Year Ending 31st January 2021 Charity Registration number 1155599 Borehamwood Foodbank CIO Income & Expenditure Report for the year to 31st January 2021 Yearto 31 January 2021 Yearto 31 January 2020 Notes INCOME Restricted grants Unrestricted grants Donations Gift Aid Other funding Bank interest Income for period 13 38,276 12,742 49,424 39,322 21,494 7,500 14,968 2,241 22 139,786 33 46,236 EXPENDITURE Membership of Trussell Trust Foodbank costs Salary costs Pension Costs Equipment Depreciation Insurance Office & Printing Governance Utilities Marketing Training and conferences Sundries Totsl Expendlture 360 37.394 9,299 867 1,952 1,982 648 1,377 449 4,400 102 829 89 360 29,678 9,356 259 370 641 1,358 567 1,250 35 38 43,91 Surplus (Deficit) for year Less transfer to Reserve Account Increaseldecreasel in Restricted Funds Increase{decrease) in Cumulative Surplus 80,038 2,324 13 6,950 73,088 80,038 -1,414 3.738.00 2,324.00 Borehamwood Foodbank CIO Balance Sheet at 31 January 2021 Notes 2021 2020 FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 16,199 2,059 CURRENT ASSETS Stocks Prepayments and Debtors Cash at bank Cash in hand 10,223 86,332 16 96,571 965 28,356 208 29,529 CREDITORS (amounts falling due within one year) Creditors and accruals 2,452 2,452 94.119 1,332 1,332 28,197 NET CURRENT ASSETS 110,318 30.256 CAPITAL AND RESERVES Reserve Fund Restricted funds Surplus on Income & Expenditure Account 6,000 9,019 95,299 110,318 6,000 2,609 21,647 30,256 13 The Financial Statements were approved by the Board of Trustees SiBne(I Date-. Borehamwood Foodbank Charfjtsble Incorporated Organisation Attourtkn8 Pollde5 Ba45 of prep8rthon The financial statements have been preparÈd in accofdance wi(h Accountin88nd Sleportin8bYChar¥l￿S'. Ststement of Recommended Ptattice applkalje to chBritie5 preparingthwr account5 in attordantt with the Financial Reportingstandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFR5 1021 leffertive l Janvary 20151-Charities SORP IFRS 10211. the Finandal Reportin8 stsndard applicable In the UK ar¥d Republlc of Ireland IFK$ 1021 and Companie5 Act 2006. Borehamwood FoodbankCIO meetsthe definition of a public berth entity under FR5 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recogni5ed at historScèl costortransaction value unless othetwse stated In the relèwant aWDUnting policy note. Preparatlon ot theatcounts on a zdng concern bas15 8Drehamwood Foodbank is mostly depelldent upon volunteers and there Is one part-time p8KI worker. The buildings used by the foodbank are owned and theTe are no commitment5to pay rent orsetrwI￿ ch4rge5to Saini Teresa's Roman Cèthollc Church where the foodbank is located. We de however make voluntary contributSons to (fefray somecosts inwrred on our behalf bythe church. Restr￿ Pollcv In common with rnanyeharitiesihe trustee5 have ¢¢fisidered It PTudent to Set aside a part of the accurnulated surplus to pay outstand*n8 tommitmes)ts partIC￿arlY salariÈs. and to enable the closure of the foodbank in an ordertymanner including clearin8the site of concrete bases for Dur buildings. Thanks to the generosity of funders, the general public and our hard-workin8 velu*)teers we do not see dosu￿ beinglorced upoTr u5 for finandal reay)n5 nor, re8rettabtyanv diminution in the needs for OUT5eMce5. Income Atl Income 15 reco8nised when received kntere5t recelvable Interest on fvnds held on dewsit 15 intluded when rece￿able and the amount ca• be measured reliabw bythe charity. this 15 nom)ally uwn notifiCat￿n of the interest pald or payable by the bank Volunteers The value of the work perfDTFned by ourvolunteers Without char8e Is not Incorpofated into these fiTrancsal statements. Although the value is tonsiderable, It Is excluded due to the difficulty of valuing it'5 reliability lThverrtorylStockl Stocks of food and otherdi5tTibuted items are notVBlued dueto the difficultyof ￿dIu￿nBthern feliably and consistently. In ad&ition these stock5 are ¥e5trKted to foodbank distfibution and have no realisable value. At 31st January 2021 OUT &tocks amountedto 7.132k812020 was 9.518kgl. whKh usingthe TrussellTnJ5t calculator. is worth approximately £J2,48112020 E16.6551 Tar¥iblefiKed assets Indwidual fixed a55ets cestinE over£5CKJ ère caprtalSsed at cost. Depreclatlon Is ¢￿r8ed èt a rateof 10% Fund5 A¢Coun￿nI Restricted funds are mothieswhere the donorrequire5 that ihÈ donatlors must be sppnt on a partlcular purpD5e and retymèble if un5peTrt in a set perirK4 oftime Tumover 2021 2020 Intc>rne IncludlDB 8rants and donatiofts 139,786 46,236 Nxqd assets 2020 Cost pri￿at 3.699 3,699 8orehamwood Foodbank Charitable Incorporatsd Organlsation Acqu15rtlons Cost price at end of year 16,122 19,821 3.699 Cumulativedeprecation Dppreciation charge for year Cumularive deprecation 1.270 370 1,982 3.622 Net 8oDk Value at start of year Net 8ook Value at end of year 2,059 16,199 2,429 2,059 Movgmentof lunds dwlnlyear 2021 2020 Thi5 is ￿ated after chargin Depreciation Independent Re¥￿W Fees 1,982 420 370 420 2,402 2021 2020 Prepayments and DFJItOf5 Trv55ell Trust Subscrfption5 1nsurantrs GSft Aid Clientwelfare fund 240 78 240 75 575 75 75 10,223 965 zozo Acc￿￿1$ and Credlttys Pen5*0n attrued Provlsk)n forindepwdentrty Payroll fee5 Volunteer Expen5e5 Tax and sotial security IPAYE) Oonation to 5tTheresa's church 32 420 420 625 31 250 2,452 1.332 Beneftts- Trustees No benefits were paid to the trustees In 2020or 2019 other than expense5 incurred whlle on Foodbank boslness. These were aBreed and approved and wholly forthe benefrt ofthe CIO. Insurance An in5urarte policyls In placeto prtstert the trustees or any Dfthem, aBalnst personal Ikblllty ar15ingfrom thelr action5 a5 trustees of the CIO Pald The CIO hod had one parttlrne p31d empbyeethrovBhout 2021 and 2020 fiTrancial years R¢stritted Grants ReEelved HCF (Co Op) RIS Winterwellnessl Family Lunches Fuel Support IHCF, Citizen5Advlce. Stjohn Sosrthvloth, Martln Lewls Cti￿d, Hertsmere Counollors. Afro GP'S) Martin Lewis covid grant aient Welfare 5UPPOrt Martin Lws Covld Grant.. SchDoI Uniform Groundwork.. Freshfood School Lunch Packs IHertsmere. Clarion Fulures. Martin Lewis Covid GranL 5ummerswood School) Borehamwood Foodbank Charltable Incorporated Organisatlon 11 oihey Grams Caritasfor contlnvingoperatlons 12 M•lor Donavons Tesco Top up via Trussell Trust Radlett Referm Syna808ue Cardinèls Appeal Buc*lngharn Group Betty Messenger Foundation FtCF Grant 810 Products Lab limited 13 Use of rostrlcted funds HCF Intern¥dlne55 U5H'Mere G￿nd￿0[￿ Couwllws FreyhttK￿ I￿nter￿dIne HCFICoOpl 5th Cliert faml lunch WEWae lunrhE5 packs Sutvort Stjohnsknthworth Fwily lurtches Fu Total Balance of 8rant blf Amount ReteNed Exrknditure Balance of grant df 463 12,520 112.9831 174 6.6￿ 3,49) I,¢XQ 38,276 3,7381 13.4901 11,1071 31,8661 1862 67 9,019 1,166 1,230 io,soo 14,891 ii, 2,519 io Borehamivood Foodbank CIO Independent Examiners Report For the Year End￿ 31st January 2021 I report to the charity tNste¢s on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 st January 2021 Responsibilities and basis of r¢pDrt A5 the charity trustees of the company (CIO) (who are treated as directors for the purposes of the company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts In accordance with the requiremenls of the Compani¢s A¢t 2006 ( 'The 2006 Act, ) Having satisfied myself that the a¢¢ounts of the company are not required under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination , I report in respect of my examination of your company'5 accounts as carried out under 5￿tIon 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Dtrections given by the Charity Commission undcr section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act lud¢pendeDt Examiner's Statement The Companys gross income was less than £250,000 your examiner is not required to be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. However, I can confirni that I am qualified to undertakc the examination and I am indeed on that list b￿ause l am a member of The Institute Of Chartered Management Accountants I have completed my examinalion . I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material resped '. (i) accounting r¢¢ords were not kept in respect ofthe company as required by section 386 of the 2006 ACL or {2) the a¢¢ounts do not accord with those records. or (3) the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view ' which is not a matter consid¢rcd as part of an independent examination ;or (4) the a¢counts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting 2nd reporting by charities applicable to charities p￿parIng their accounts in a¢cordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland ( FRS102). Signed Sally JaTke Date 1510512021 atnwright ALMA Isis House, Smith Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands WSIOOPB **Borehamwood Foodbank CIO Independent Examiners Report** ## **For the Year Ended 31st January 2021** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31st January 2021 ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the company (CIO) (who are treated as directors for the purposes of the company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ( 'The 2006 Act' ) Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination , I report in respect of my examination of your company's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act ## **Independent Examiner's Statement** The Company's gross income was less than £250,000 your examiner is not required to be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. However, I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination and I am indeed on that list because I am a member of The Institute Of Chartered Management Accountants I have completed my examination . I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect : (1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act **,** or (2) the accounts do not accord with those records; or (3) the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view ' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination ;or (4) the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland ( FRS102). I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the Signed ………………………… Date 15/05/2021 Sally Jane Wainwright ACMA Isis House, Smith Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 0PB