R•port ofthoTn*•u •nd
UMudlt•d Anandal St•t•m•nt8
forth• y￿rend￿ 31rt D•c4rnb•r 1025

Cheadle & Dtstrlrt Foodb4nk
Indexto the Flnandol Statements
forthe Year Ended 3tst December 2025
Independent Examlners Report
Recelpts and Payments Account
ststement of Assets and Uabllltles

Cheadle & Dlstrkt Foodbank
Trustees Report
For the Yelr Ended 3111 Oecembw 2025
Trustees present thelr report wlth the flnanclal statements of the company for the year ended
31" December 2025.
Name:
theadle & Dlstrlct Foodbank
Stttus:
Charftable Incorporated Or8anlsatlon
Charlty Number.
1156477
Addrnss:
Gulkl Hall. Tape Stree¢ Cheadle. Staffordshlre STIO IBG
Contact Address:
15 Wlndmlll Drtve, Marthln8ton, Uttoxeter, Stsffordshlre sr14 8JP
AccountsnL.
Rlce & Co Umltrf Chartered Accountants
148 Market Pl8¢e, Uttoxeter, Staffordshlre, sr14 8HP
Trustees $eNlng dur1￿ the yearwere as follows:
Dlane Whlts {Chalrpersonl
Heather B)tes
Andrew Cartar
Dorothy-Ann Sherratt
Robert Sunderland
Anthony Whlte
The organlsatlon Is • charltsble Incorporated or8anls•tk*n and Is govemed by Its constltutlon dated
8th January 2014 as updatsd 14th May 2021.
Trustees are appolnted by volunteers expresslng an Interest In the advertlsed posltlon. Followlng an
Intervlew, obtalnlnA refereKes and a voluntsry trlal perlod, a ¥ots Is tsken at a meetlng of the
Trustee&
Rlskstatsment
The Trustees malntsln a reBlster of the major rlsks to whlch the organlsatlon ts exposed. Thls
reglster Is revlewed annually. Systems are In place to mltlgate any rlsk$ as far a$ Is posslble, wlthln
practlcal and financlal coThstralnts.
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Cheadle & Dlstrlct Foodbank
Forthe Y￿r Ended 31# Oewnber2025
The general obJectlves for the organlsatlon are to collect and dlstrlbute food Items to those In need
vla a voucher referral system as dlctsted ty the Trussell TrusL Vouchers are Issued by referfal
a8encles whlch subscrlbe to the Trussell Trust operating model.
In Settl￿ our objectlves and plannlng our actlvltles. the Trustees have glvén careful consideratlon to
the Charlty Commtsslon's general 8uldance on public benefiL No charge Is made to cllents for the
f¢)od Item5 provlded.
The organlsatlon Is afflllated to the Trussell Trust whl¢h operates a voucher referral system for glvlng
outfood to those In need.
The actlvltles and achlevements durlnq the year are as follows:
The provlsion of ￿aY ernergenry food parcels contsinin8 drled and tlnned food to cllents
Identlfled In need. We are wholfy rellant upon donatlons. elther finandal or foOdl￿uChe
Durlng 2025 we:
Fed in excess of 609 peopk.
o Fulfilled 309 fijod VouC￿r&
o Welcomed cllents who were referred by some of the 68 agencles.
Locally we have been able to Increase the number of servlce provlders offerfng foodbank
vouchers and have therefore Increased the numbers glven. prlmarlly due to the economic
sltuation. This has resulted In fewer Instsnces of food poverty.
provlslon of a slgnpostlng support seNlce to help dlents try and Improve the
clrcumstances that have led to the need for emer8ency fi)od provlslon. Durlng 2022 we were
successful In obtslnlng fundlng from the Trussell Trust for a tWQuyear proje¢ delfvered In
partnershlp wlth Leek & Olstrfrt Foodbank and atlzens Advlce, to support cllents In
maThaglng thelr flnanclal sltuatlon. Thls project cornmenced In Decernber 2022 and further
fundlng was obtalned durfng 2023 to allow the projert to be extended by a further two
years. Thls fundlng ceases in May 26.
Our plans forthe future are slmple:
To contlnue to provlde our exlstlng servke. ensurlng we have sufficlent food donatlons to do
thls and therefore n￿One In the area we serve goes hungry.
To obtsln fundlnB to continue with the flnanclal Induslon seThlce to provlde IrKome and
debt-management advlce to as many cllents as p055lble.
Wlth the support of Cltlzens Advlce self4undln& we have now In a posltlon to contlnu•
offerlng the servlce wlthout foodbank fundlng untll November 26. We have also been
successful In obtalnlnB a match fundlng grant from the Tru55ell Trust for a further 12
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Cheadle & Dlstilrt Foadbank
Forthe Yqw Ended 31" Da￿￿1)¢r 2025
months. Durln8 thh tlme we shall (ontlnue to pursue other fundln8 Oplxlrtunltles to se¢ure
a longer-temi future for our cllent flnandal support *postlng seThlc¢.
Flnanclal donatlons recelved durln8 the year lor food parcels decreased to £14,571 from £10￿ In
202& Costs Inueased to £15￿76 compared to £16525, r•sultln8 In In unrejtrlcted defftlt of £¥003
12024- £4,352 surplus).
Durlng 2025 we recelved re5trfcted flnandal Induslon yants of £49.428 {2024- £74y61 to add to
the unspent balance at 3111 D•¢•mber 2024 of £49.803. Costs of £69,052 (2024 - £56.3941 w•rn
Incurred, leavln8 a bill￿¢ to b• spent In 2026 of £30,179.
Cash funds at 3111 Decemlxr 2025 ¥rnounted to £nA22, spIIt between restrlcted funds of £30.179
•nd unrertrlrted funds of £47,243.
It Is th• Trust•rfs •lm to malntsln reser¥w •t a level to •nsur• fundlng requlr•ments for the
forthcomlni y•ar can be met and to s•fe8u•rd the oryanlmtlon lylnst unforeseen clrcumstsnus.
Approved by th• Board of Trustees on: ........ .. . . ...
And slqned on Its behalf by
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We have exaffllntd the r•celpts and payments accourrt statement of ass•ts ind Ilabllltles on p•8es 5
and&
The ¢harliVs tNstees aFe responslble for the preparailon of the accounts. The charftr<s trustees
conslder that an audit Is not reQuIr￿ for th15 year under secllon 14412) of the Charlttes Act 2011 (the
2011 Art) and that an Ind•pendent examlnatlon ts needed.
It ts oui responslbSlltyta:
• examlne the accounts (under s¢¢tlon 145 ofthe 2011 Act):
• to follow the procqdures lald down In the Genernl Dlrectbns thn by the C￿rIty Cwmlsslon und•r
5ertion 14515)Ib) ol the 2011 Art; and
• to state whether ￿rtkUlar matters hm c¢me to owattentkl
Bath of 1ndl￿nd￿tt •xamlners stst•ment
Our examlnatlon was carrled out In accwdance wth Gen•rnl Dlrectlons 8lven by the Chlrfty
Commlsslon•rs. An examlnatlon Includes a T￿leW of the a¢￿untIng records kept by the d￿rIty and
comparlson of the accounts presented wlth those records. It also Indudes conslderatlon of any unusu•l
Items or dlsclosures In the accounts, and ￿ekIng explamtlons from the trustees CO￿emInI any guth
matters. The FYocedure$ undertaken do r￿t provld• •U th¢ evldence that w)uld b• requlred In an aud
nd consequentty no oplnlon Is Blvon as to whether the accounts present a tru¢ Ind falr vlew and tho
report Is Ilmlted toth05• mrtters set out kn th• slatsment b•lty*.
In connectk)n wlth our exaffllnakn, no mateflal matters have u¥ne to our •ttMtlon whkh us
cause to bdlev• that In, any materlal respecL.
the accountln8 Tecords w•re not kept In KcordarKe wlth sectlon 130 of the c￿rft5eS Ac¢" or
• the Kcounts dld not accord wtth the a¢¢ounthg r•cords; or
the accounts dld not comply wlth the applkabh fequlrements Concern1￿ the fomi and
content of accounts set out In the Charliles (Accounts and Reports) Re8ulatlons 21)08 other
than any requlrement that the accounts 8lve a 'true and falf vlew whlth Is not a mattor
consldered as part of •n Indepwd•nt examln*k•n.
We have no concerns arKI have mme auoss no other matters In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon to
whlch attentlon should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper understandlng of the
accountsto be reached.
Matthew Glbbs FCA
For and on behalf af Rk• & Co Llmlt•d
Chartered Ac¢ountsnts
14A Market Pl•ce
Uttcxeter
stsfftirdshlre
sr14 8HP
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Clwdle & Dlslrfrt Foodbank
Receipts and Paym* Acc4wnt
forthe Year Ended 3tst Decwnber 2025
unrest￿ Restrtrted Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
2025
T•Xal
nds
2024
Rttelpts
Grants and donatlons
8ank Interest recelved
14,571
302
49,428
63,999
302
95,423
Totsl rttdpts
14A73
49A28
64.301
95,423
Insurance
Statlonery
Room hlre
118
52
3,599
996
118
52
3￿99
996
175
171
3.160
776
12
125
rr equipment
Donatlons
Trussell Twstgrant payments to
Leek and Dlstrict Foodbank
Chrlstmas meawmeat vouchers
Hnanthal incluslon project costs
Sundrles
Iso
7A54
L198
70.248
1,113
4A52
1?72
60.846
1,230
1.198
1,196
1.113
69,052
15,876
69.052
84.928
72,919
Exce95 01 recelpts owr payments ft¥r the ythr
IL003)
119,624)
{20.6271
22,504
Openln8 cash funds
48,246 49003
98,049
75.545
Ck>shw95h funds
47.243
30,179
77,422
98,049
These flnandal statsments have been prepared on a recelpts and payments bas1&
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Cheadle & Dlstrlct Foodbank
* 3tst Dacembor 2025
Unrestrf¢t¢d Rejtrlcted
Funds
FUMIS
2025
Total
Funds
Funds
Cash funds
Cash at bank
Cash In hand
46￿76
267
30.179
77,155
267
96,856
1,193
Total cash funds
47,243
30,179
98,049
Uawlfths
Trade and other credltors
4.945
Approved by the Board of Trustses on..
and signed on Its behalf by
Dlane
Ite
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