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||SORPreference||
|---|---|---|
|Summaryofthepurposesof|Para1.17|OurFoodbankprovides3-dayemergency food|
|thecharityas setoutinits<br>governingdocument||packstothemostvulnerableresidentsfromall<br>communitiesintheBoroughofHertsmere.Most|
|||ofourclients comefromBorehamwood.We are|
|||alignedtoTheTrussellTrust,providingwell-|
|||balanced and nutritionalfoodto ourservice|
|||users,aswellasofferingotheressentials|
|||includingtoiletriesand otherhousehold goods,|
|||sothatwecan providethosepeoplewith dignity|
|||duringtheirdifficulties.Weundertakeother|
|||specificprojectstohelpalleviatethehardshipof|
|||ourclients:these include {butare notlimitedto)|
|||theprovisionofclothing,schooluniforms,|
|||blankets,fuelvouchers,andheatersamongst|
|||otheritems.We alsoservefamilylunchesand|
|||hostactivitysessionsduringschoolholidays.|
|||Weofferourclientsholisticandfinancial|
|||support,providingnumerousresourceson-site,|
|||withaccesstoservicesincludingCitizensAdvice,|
|||TheBritishRedCross,TheJobCentreand|
|||HealthyHubs.These activitiesareparticularly|
|||beneficial,providingclientsnotjustwith'hand-|
|||outs'butalsowitha'hands-up'.|
|||Allof thistakesplace atStTeresa'sChurchHall,|
|||291ShenleyRoad,Borehamwood WD6lTG.|
|Summaryofthemain<br>activitiesinrelationtothose|Para1.17and<br>1.19|Thisreporting periodwasfor14monthsdue<br>toachangeinourfinancialreportingperiod,|
|purposesforthepublic||which nowends31stMarchinstead of31st|
|benefit,in particular,the||January.Duringthisperiod,wehave:|
|activities,projectsorservices||A)Helpedfeed12,234 people,42% of|
|identifiedintheaccounts.||whomwerechildren.|
|||B)Distributed 3,920foodpacks.|
|||`C) `Donated 77,053kgofnon-perishable|
|||food.|
|||Ourfood donationscamefrom awideranae|





||||ofsources,includingsupermarkets,faith|
|---|---|---|---|
||||groups,schools,localclubsand|
||||organisations,corporationsandindividuals.|
||||Wehadtopurchasefoodthroughoutthis|
||||period as well.|
||||Wecontinuedtoremainopenfor2sessions|
||||perweek,servingourcommunityon|
||||MondaysandThursdays.|
||||Weofferedholisticandfinancialsupport|
||'||·throughourcontinued partnershipwith|
||||CitizensAdvice andtheBritishCross.We|
||||alsoworkedcloselywithotherlocalagencies|
||||,toprovidevitalsupportto ourclients.|
||||We providedothermeansofassistance|
||||throughout thisperiod,including(butnot|
||||limitedto)the provisionoffueland|
|,,|||supermarketvouchers,providingfamily|
||||,lunchesduringtheschoolholidays,offering|
||||supporttohelpfamilieswithschooluniforms,|
||||handing outChristmasHampersand|
||||providingessential itemsovertheharsh|
||||wintermonths.|
||||Wealsoprovidedtoiletriesand petfood.|
|Statementconfirming<br>whetherthetrusteeshave<br>hadregardtotheguidance||Para1.18|Trusteeshavehadregardtotheguidance<br>issuedbytheCharityCommissionon public<br>benefit.|
|issuedbythe Charity||||
|Commissionon public||||
|benefit||||



|**Additional information (optional) **|**Additional information (optional) **||
|---|---|---|
|y<br>h<br>toincl**u**d**e**f**urt**h<br>t<br>twh<br>tbt<br>oumaycooseom<br> ersatemens<br>erere evanaou:|||
||SORPreference||
|||BorehamwoodFoodbankdoesnotmake|
|Policyon grantmaking|Para1.38|grants.|
|||Wedonotmakeinvestments,exceptreceive|
||Para1.38|interestonourbankaccounts.|
|Policyonsocialinvestment|||
|includingprogram related|||
|investment-|||
|||.BorehamwoodFoodbankcontinuesto be|
|Contributionmadeby<br>volunteers|Para1.38|runalmostentirelyby volunteers.Wehave<br>3part-timepaidmembersofstaffwho<br>provideourvolunteerswith support,|
|||guidance and organisenecessarytraining.|
|||Wehaveapproximately65volunteerswho|
|||workamazinglyhardtocreateasmooth-|
|||running operation,gettinginvolvedinmost|
|||facetsofthefoodbank.We areextremely|
|||gratefulforalltheirenthusiasmand|
|||dedication.|





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||SORPreference||
|---|---|---|
|||Our foodbankoffersavitalservicetoall|
|||communitiesintheBoroughofHertsmere.|
|Summaryofthemain<br>achievementsofthecharity,|Para1.20|Wehavebeenservingourcommunityfor1O<br>yearsandhave growninstatureoverthis<br>period,supportingpeopleinawidevarietyof|
|identifyingthedifferencethe||ways.Thisincludestheprovisionoffoodas|
|.charity's workhasmadeto<br>thecircumstancesofits||wellasofferingholisticandfinancialsupport<br>for thosewhostruggle and areincrisis.|
|beneficiariesandanywider|||
|benefitstosocietyasa<br>whole.||Wearewellsupported by3part-time<br>membersofstaffalongwitharound65|
|||volunteers,offering awannandfriendly|
|||servicetothosewhoneedoursupport.|
|||Weare proudthatwehavebeenreliable|
|||and haveremainedopeneveryweek,even|
|||duringthePandemic.This wasahuge|
|||benefittoourcommunity.|
|||Wehavebeenabletokeepourfoodpacks|
|||atagoodsizetoprovidehouseholds with|
|||emergencyfoodtolast3days,and|
|||wheneverdonationshave dipped,wehave|
|||hadthefinancialresourcestopurchase|
|||additionalstock withoutimpactingthe|
|||parcelsweoffer.Despitetherising numbers|
|||visitingour foodbank,we havecopedwell|
|||andourserviceshavenotbeenadversely|
|||affectedbyelevateddemand.|



|Achievementsagainst|Para1.41|
|---|---|
|objectives set||
|Perfonnanceoffundraising||
|activitiesagainstobjectives|Para1.41|
|set||
|Investmentperfonnance|Para1.41|





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|Reviewofthecharity's|Para1.21|Despite a growingneedto purchasefood|
|---|---|---|
|financial positionattheend||andtoiletries,wehavebeenin astrong|
|oftheperiod||financialposition.Wehavereceiveda|
|||healthybalanceofbothgrantsandfinancial|
|||donationsthathasenabledto achievea|
|||goodfinancialposition.|
|Statementexplainingthe|Para1.22|BorehamwoodFoodbankhasaReserves|
|policyforholdingreserves||Policythatrequiresustoholdsufficient|
|stating whytheyareheld||fundstoallowustocontinuetoservethe|
|||communityforatleast4months.Thisis|
|||reviewed atleastannuallybytheBoardof|
|||Trustees.Thisamountiscurrentlyfixed at|
|||£30,000.|
|Amountofreservesheld|Para1.22|£100,230|
|Reasonsforholdingzero|Para1.22|**N/A **|
|reserves|||
|Detailsoffund-materiallyin|Para1.24|No deficit|
|deficit|||
|Explanationofany<br>uncertaintiesaboutthe<br>charitycontinuingasagoing|Para1.23|We havenouncertaintyorconcernsinthis<br>regard duetooursoundfinancialfooting and<br>excellentpoolofstaffandvolunteers.We|
|concern||also have aLicencetoOccupyagreement|
|||withtheDiocese ofWestminster,allowingus|
|||tostayatthepremisesatleastuntil31July|
|||2026,providingatleast12months'notice|
|||thereafter.|



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|||Ouraccounts showthatwereceivedatotal|
|---|---|---|
|Thecharity'sprincipal<br>sourcesoffunds(including<br>anyfundraising}|Para1.47|income of£229,610duringthe14~month<br>financialperiod.Thelargestportion ofthis<br>wasrestrictedgrants(£157,009),butour<br>receiptofunrestricted grantsandfinancial|
|||donationswere alsosignificant.|
|Investmentpolicyand|||
|objectivesincludingany|Para1.46||
|socialinvestmentpolicy|||
|adopted|||
|Adescriptionof theprincipal|Para1.46||
|risksfacingthecharity|||
|Other|||





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|trusts:|||
|Type ofgoverningdocument|Para1.25|Constitution|
|_(_<br>C,<br>t·_~r _<br>_·r _<br>Ic.2Si|||
|Howisthecharity|**Para 1.25**|CIO|
|constituted?|||
|_r_..<br>"Yated<br>\'<br>,,|||
|_c'~ _-,v:<br>_(_<br>-|||
|Trusteeselection methods|Para1.25|Trusteesformasub-grouptomake|
|includingdetailsofany||recommendationstotheBoard.|
|constitutionalprovisionse.g.|||
|electiontopostorname of|||
|anypersonorbodyentitled|||
|toappointone ormore|||
|trustees|||
|**Additional information (optional) **|||
|You may choosetoincludefurtherstatements||whererelevantabout:|
|Policiesandprocedures|||
|adoptedfortheinductionand|<br>Para1.51||
|trainingoftrustees|||
|Thecharity'sorganisational|||
|structureand anywider|Para1.51||
|network withwhichthe|||
|charityworks|||
|Relationshipwithanyrelated|Para1.51||
|parties|||
|ether|||



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|Charitvname|BorehamwoodFoodbank|
|---|---|
|Othernamethecharitvuses|None|
|Reaisteredcharitvnumber|1155599|
|Charity'sprincipaladdress|291ShenleyRoad|
||Borehamwood|
||Herts|
||WD61TG|





**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**vear**|**Name of person (or body) entitted**<br>**to aoooint truste  lit anv\**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**C**|Julian Milner|Chair of Trustees|Whole Year||
|2|Deborah Walker<br>King|Trust**e**|Whole Year||
|3|Stuart Nagler|Trustee|Whole Year||
|4|Jeanette Taylor|Trustee|Whole Year||
|5|Zain Rivzi|Trustee|Whole Year||
|6|Carolyn Wilson|Trustee|Co-Opted Dec 2022||
|7|Anne Lean|Trustee|Co-Opted Dec 2022||
|8|Meghna Dalmia|Trustee|Co-Opted Dec 2022||
|9|||||
|10|||||
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Corporate trustees - names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** None 

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|**funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others **|**funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others **|
|---|---|
|Descriptionoftheassets|None|
|heldinthiscapacity||
|Nameand objectsofthe|None|
|charityonwhosebehalfthe||
|assetsareheldandhowthis||
|fallswithinthecustodian||
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|Detailsofarrangementsfor|None|
|safecustodyand||
|segregationofsuch assets||
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|**Namesand ad~,ressesof advisers**|**(Optional information) **|
|---|---|
|**Typeof **<br>**Name**|**Address **|
|**adviser **||
|**Name of chief executive or namesof senior staffmembers (Optional information) **||
|jJudithElders,OperationsDirector||



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## **Declarations** 

|**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report above.**<br>**Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees**<br>**Signature(s)**<br>**�**_Kr---.[) <::-_<br>\-|
|---|
|**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Julian Milner**<br>**Chair of Truste s **|
|**Date j 22June2023**|





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|Independentexaminer'sreport tothetrustees|**1**|
|Statementoffinancialactivities(includingincomeand||
|expenditureaccount)|**2**|
|Statementoffinancialposition|**3**|





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||`Year to `|`Year to `|
|---|---|---|
||31March|31|
||2023|January|
|||2022|
||£|£|
|**Income and endowments **|||
|Restrictedgrants|157,009|81,264|
|Unrestricted.grants|5,493|11,215|
|Donations|66,496|52,155|
|Otherfunding|85||
|Bankinterest|527|7|
|**Total income **|229,610|144,641|
|**Expenditure **|||
|Membership ofTrusselltrust|-360|360|
|FoodbankCosts|130,555|76,861|
|SalaryCosts|32,893|23,194|
|PensionCosts<br>Insurance|1,613<br>1,055|1,410<br>1,237|
|Professiona1/Lega 1/accountancy|5,586|257|
|Office&Printing|1,486|582|
|Otherdistribution expenses|1,319|1,148|
|Rent/Utilities/Propertyexpenses|5,936|4,018|
|WarehouseEquipment/Consumable|8,399|5,715|
|Marketing/ITsoftware|995|83|
|Trainingandconferences|925|1,429|
|Sundries/Generalexpenses|554|180|
|Depreciation|1,813|1,957|
|**Total expenditure **|192,768|118,431|
|**Surplus (Deficit) for the year **<br>Less|36,842|26,210|
|transfertoReserveAccount|||
|lncrease(decrease)inRestrictedFunds|43,113|42,770|
|lncrease(decrease)inCumulativeSurplus|(6,271)|(16,560)|
||36,842|26,210|





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|||**2023 **||2022|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||£|<br>£|£||
|**Fixed assets **|||||
|Tangiblefixedassets||**14,726**||16,539|
|**Current assets **|||||
|PrepaymentsandDebtors||**3,789 **||3,683|
|Cashatbankandinhand|**155,014 **|||117,029|
||**158,803 **|||120,712|
|**Creditors: **|||||
|**Amounts falling due within one year **||**186 **||749|
|**Net current assets **||**158,617**||119,963|
|**Total assets less current liabilities **||**173,343 **||136,502|
|**Net assets **||**173,343 **||136,502|
|**Funds of the charity **|||||
|ReserveFund||**30,000 **||12,000|
|Restrictedfunds c/f||**43,113 **||45,142|
|SurplusonIncome&ExpenditureAccount||**100,230**||79,360|
|**Totalcharity funds **||**173,343 **||136,502|