forthe Year Ended 31st December 2023
Cheadle & Ol#ri¢t Foodbank

Cheadle & Dlstrlct Foodbank
Index to the Hnanclal Statements
for the Year Ended 31st December 2023
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Trustees Report
Independent Examiners Report
Recelpts and Payments Account
Ststement of Assets and Uabllltle5

Cheadle & Distrkt Foodbank
For the Year Ended 31° December 2023
The Trustees present their report with the financial ststements of the company for the year ended
31 December 2023.
Name:
Cheadle & Dlstrfct Foodbank
Statu5:
Charitable Incorporated O￿an1$atiOn
Charty Number:
1156477
Address:
Guild Hall. Tape StreeL Cheadle, stsfford5hire srio IBG
Contact Address:
15 Windmill Drive, Marthington. Uttoxeter. stsffordshlre ST14 8JP
Accountant:
Rice & Co Limited, Chartered Accountsnts
14a Market Place, ifttoxeter. Staffordshire. ST14 8HP
Trustees serving during the year were as follows:
Diane White Ichairpersonl
Heather Bates
Andrew Carter
Dorothy-Ann Sherratt
Robert Sunderland
AntI￿nY White
L al Status
The organisation 15 a charitsble incorporated organisation and is govemed by its constr(ution dated
8th January 2014 as updated 14th May 2021.
ent of Trustees
Trustees are appointed by volunteers exp￿ssIng an Interest in the advertised position. Following an
interview. obtaining references and a voluntary trial period. a vote is tsken at a meetin8 of the
Tru5tee5.
Risk S
The Trustees maintsin a register of the major risks to which the organisation Is exposed. This
register is revlewed annually. Systems are in place to mitigate any risks as far as Is posslble. within
prartical and finanaal constraints.
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Cheadle & Dlstrfrt Foodbank
Trustees Report
For the Year Ended 31# De¢ember 2023
The general objettfves for the organ15ation are to collect and distrlbute food Items to those In need
via a voucher referral system as dlctated by the Trussell Trust. Vouchers are Issued by referral
agencles which subscribe to the Trussell Trust operating model.
In settlng our ob5ectlves and plannln8 our activities, the Trustees hiive gtven careful consideratlon to
the Charlty Commlsslon's general guldance on public benefit. No charge is made to cllents for the
food Items provlded.
The organlsatlon Is affiliated to the Trussell Trust whSch operates a voucher referral system for glvln8
out food to those In need.
The activlties and achlevements durlng the year are as follows..
The provlsion of 3-day emergency food parcels containlng drled and tlnned food to cllents
identifled In need. We are wholly rellant upon donatlons. elther flnanclal or foodlvouchers.
Durlng 2023 we..
Fed In excess of 1,150 people.
o Fulfllled 471 food vouchers.
Welcomed cllents who were referred by some of the 53 a8encles.
Locally we have been able to Increase the number of servlce provlders offerln8 foodbank
vouchers and have therefore Increased the numbers given, prlmarlly due to the economlc
sttuatlon, This ha5 resulted In fewer Instances of food poverty.
The provlslon of a slgnpostlng support servlce to help cllents try and Improve the
clrcum5tance5 that have led to the need for emer8ency food provision. Durlng 2022 we were
successful In obtaining fundlng from the Trussell Trust for a two-year project, delivered In
partnershlp wlth Leek & Distrirt Foodbank and Cltlzens Advlce, to support cllents in
managlng thelr flnancial situation. Thls project commenced In December 2022 and further
fundln8 has been obtalned durlng 2023 to allow the project to be extended by a further two
year5.
ookln
Ahead
Our plans for the future are slmple:
To continue to provide our existlng servlce, ensurlng we have sufficient food donatlons to do
thi5 and therefore no-one In the a￿3 we serve goes hungry.
To utilise the Trussell Trust financial Inclusion grant to provide Income and debt-
management advlce to as many ¢llents as p055ible.
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Cheadle & Distrirt Foodbank
Trustees Report
For the Year Ended 31" December 2023
LLo3LRevi
In
Review of the Year
Financial donations received during the year for food parcels decreased to £13,185 from £21,927 ',n
2022. Cost5 increased to £10.503 compared to £5,038 resulting in an unrestricted surplus of £2,682
12022 - £16,889).
During 2023 we received a restricted financlal Inclusion grant of £37,85312022 - £41,947) to add to
the unspent balance at 31" December 2022 of £28,331. Costs of £29,775 12022 - £13,616) were
incurred, leaving a balance to be spent in 2024 of £36,409.
Reserves
Cash funds at 31" December 2023 amounted to £75,545, split between restricted funds of £36,409
nd unrestricted funds of £39,136.
It is the Trustee's aim to malntain reserve5 at a level to ensure funding requirements for the
forthcoming year can be met and to safeguard the or&anisztion against unforegeen circumstances.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on..
And signed on its behalf by
Diane
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Report ofthe Independent Examlners to the Tru5tee5 of
Cheadle & Dlstrkt Foodbank
for the Year Ended 3tst December 2023
We have examlned the re￿Ipts and payments account and ststement of 055ets and liabilities on pages S
and 6.
Respectfve re5ponsibllitle5 of trustees and examiner
The charivs trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charivs tru5tee5
consider that an audit Is not required for this year under sertion 144121 of the Charltles Act 2011 Ithe
2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is our responsibillty to:
examine the accounts (under sertion 145 of the 2011 Act):
to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions Biven by the Charlty Commission under
section 1451511bl of the 2011 Act: and
to state whether particular matters have come to our attentlon.
Basls of Independent examlners ststement
Our examlnatlon wa5 carrled out in accordance with General Direttions given by the Charlty
Commlssioners. An examlnation includes a review of the accountlng record5 kept by the charlty and a
comparison ol the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or dlsclosures in the èccounts, and seekln8 explanations from the trustees concerning any such
matters. The procedures undertaken do rK)t provide all the evidence that would be required in an audlt,
and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a true and fair view and the
report is limited to those matters set out In the statement below.
Independent examlners ststement
In connertion with our examination. no materlal matters have come to our attentlon whlch 8lves us
cause to belleve that In, any material respect:
the accountln8 records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charltles Act.. or
the accounts dld not accord with the accounting records.. vr
the accounts dld not comply with the applicable requirements concemlng the form and
content of accounts Set out in the Charities IAccounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 other
than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and falrf view which Is not a matter
consldered as part of an independent examination.
We have no concerns and have come across no other matters Sn connertlon wlth the examlnatlon to
whlch attentlon should be drawn in thi5 report In order to enable a proper understsndlng of the
accounts to be reached.
Matthew Gibbs FCA
For and on behalf of Rlce & Co Limited
Chartered Accountants
14A Market Pla
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
ST14 8HP
Dated:
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Cheadle & Di5trfrt Foodbank
for the Year Ended 3tst De￿rnber 2023
Unre5trfrted Restrlcted
Fund5
Funds
2023
2023
Totsl
Funds
2023
Totsl
Funds
2022
Recelpts
Grants and donations
13.185
37.853
51,038
63,874
Total recelpts
13,185
37.853
51,038
63,874
Payments
Insurance
Statlonery
Room hlre
Food, etc.
IT equipment
Donatlons
Chrlstmas mealslmeat vouchers
Financlal Induslon prolett costs
Sundrles
250
249
2,165
iii
6.301
1,353
156
100
1.805
6,301
1.451
1,103
100
1.805
28.431
398
134
500
29,775
13.616
1,057
397
Total payments
10.503
29,775
40,278
18,654
Extess of rttelpts over payments for th• y•ar
1682
8.078
10,760
45,220
Openln8 cash funds
36.454
28.331
64,785
19,565
Closln8 ¢ash lunds
39.136
36,409
7S,545
64,785
These financial statements have been prepared on a recelpts and payrnents basls.
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Cheadle & District Foodbank
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
at 31st December 2023
Unrestrirted Restricted
Funds
Funds
2023
2023
Total
Funds
2023
Total
Funds
2022
Cash funds
Cash at bank
Cash in hond
38.796
340
36.409
75,205
340
64,311
474
Total cash funds
39.136
36,409
75,545
64,785
Llabllltles
Trade creditors
1.972
1,972
1,805
Approved by the Board of Trustees on........
and signed on its behalf bv
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