Annual Review – Oct 2021/Sept 2022
Compassion, Service, Responsibility
A Thank You to Our Donors
Without our donors we would not be able to help anyone…..
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In total nearly 24 tons of food (23,519 kg) was donated in 2021/22
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In addition, 3,355 kg of food was purchased using £6,525 from monetary donations
Collection Points
Supermarkets: Tesco
Waitrose Aldi
B&M Co-op
Churches:
St Lawrence Church (Towcester) St John the Baptist Church (Abthorpe) Holy Cross Church (Pattishall)
Water Meadows Park Run : (First Saturday of the month, 9:00-9:30)
2021/22 Donations Breakdown in Kg
| Donor | Weight (kgs) |
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| Supermarkets | 14,623 |
| Churches | 3,140 |
| Private Individuals | 2,223 |
| Schools / Nurseries | 1,879 |
| Community Groups | 842 |
| Corporate Organisations | 511 |
| Charities | 261 |
| Total Donations | 23,239 |
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Year Snapshot – How was Food Issued?
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During the year, 870 vouchers were fulfilled providing support for 2,476 people (1,082 of these were children)
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A total of 23,048kg of food and household items was distributed to local people in need with an additional 2,249kg to other foodbanks in need of supplies
* Figures do not represent number of individuals, they include people / families who need to make repeat visits
Year Snapshot – How was Food Issued?
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347 (40%) vouchers issued were for people living in the town of Towcester
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We have over 30 active local partner agencies who issue vouchers to those in crisis
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Around 20% of food was given to West Northants Council clients, 20% to families referred to us by schools and nurseries and 4% to Grand Union Housing customers. 48% to clients who received a voucher directly from the Foodbank.
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32% of vouchers were for single adult households
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26% were for households of 2 or more adults
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21% for single parent families
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21% were for families
(Refugees are included in the above figures)
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Year Snapshot – How was Food Issued?
Other – households of 3 or more adults
Additional Highlights
We started offering our guests refreshments again as we eased out of COVID Restrictions
We started to provide a limited selection of fresh fruit & veg purchased using monetary donations
Over December 2021 we provided 96 Christmas Food Hampers and gave out 110 books and 57 book tokens to the children and teenagers in families accessing the foodbank
We joined in St Lawrence’s Christmas Tree Festival
Towcester Foodbank Online
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Introduction of a QR Code to enable quick, direct access to the donations page of our website
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Significantly stepped up social media activity on Facebook and Twitter to communicate with potential donors, supporters and people who need our help
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Changes made to our website to make it easier for people to use and find the information they need
Additional Activities
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During August and early September the Foodbank issued (on behalf of WNC) 61 household support fund vouchers - distributing £6,100 to those most in need
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The partnership with Citizens Advice started in March 2022 and advice was given to 55 clients with a potential annual gain of £105,177 if the advice offered was followed
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As part of Trussell Trust we actively campaign for an end to Foodbanks including supporting
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The ‘Race Against Hunger’ in April
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‘Step Up September’
Trustees – the Current Board
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Terry Hearty – October 2020 (Chair)
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Helen Garton – September 2018 (Operations Manager)
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Christine Russell – March 2020 (Data Manager)
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Paul Stothard – May 2022 (Treasurer)
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Emma Killick – June 2021 (Safeguarding & H&S Lead)
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Cliff Henson – June 2021 (Warehouse Manager)
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Jenny Lunn – June 2021 (Website)
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Rachel Collar – May 2022 (Social Media)
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Rev Elizabeth Pelly – resigned May 2022
foodb k A Big Thank You to our Volunteers THREE CHEERS FOR VOLUNTEERS
Finance Report - Key Points 01/10/21 – 30/09/22
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Year ended 30[th] September 2022
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Donations were £21,184 (included £4,710 restricted funds)
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Payments were £16,421, of which the main items were:
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Food £6,525
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Rent £3,366
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Equipment £1,743
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Repairs and maintenance £780
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Insurance £606
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The difference between donations and payments is £4,763
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This means that with the sum already carried forward, we have total cash funds of £33,443 (including £4,710 restricted funds)
I'M SUPPORTING A UK WITHOUTTHE NEED FOR FOOD BANKS. foo-db trust
TOWCESTER FOODBANK
Charity Number: 1157338
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
For the year ended 30th September 2022
Towcester Foodbank
Legal and Administrative Information For the year ended 30th September 2022
Charity number 1157338 Date of registration 5 June 2014 Organisation type Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Trustees Terence Hearty [Chair] Rachel Collar (appointed 3/5/22) Helen Garton Clifford Henson Emma Killick Jennifer Mary Lunn Rev Elizabeth Wigram Pelly (resigned 3/5/22) Paul Stothard (appointed 3/5/22) Christine Russell (appointed 16/2/22) Registered address St John Ambulance Islington Road Towcester Northants NN12 6AU
Towcester Foodbank
Receipts and payments accounts For the year ended 30th September 2022
| Receipts Donations Grants Gift aid Interest received Other Gross income Payments Trussell Trust Printing and stationery Rent Insurance Repairs and renewals Equipment Food and supplies Bank charges Advertising Data Protection Phone Other Expenditure Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) Fund balances brought forward Funds carried forward |
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment 2022 2021 Funds Funds Funds Total Total £ £ £ £ £ 16,474 4,710 0 21,184 12,416 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16,474 4,710 0 21,184 12,416 0 0 0 0 360 380 0 0 380 153 3,366 0 0 3,366 4,338 606 0 0 606 473 780 0 0 780 100 1,743 0 0 1,743 1,178 6,525 0 0 6,525 788 11 0 0 11 0 776 0 0 776 507 40 0 0 40 40 456 0 0 456 695 1,737 0 0 1,737 439 16,421 0 0 16,421 9,071 53 4,710 0 4,763 3,345 28,680 0 0 28,680 25,335 28,733 4,710 0 33,443 28,680 |
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Signed by the trustee on behalf of all the trustees
Signature
Name
Date of approval
Towcester Foodbank Statement of assets and liabilities as at 30th September 2022
| Cash funds Bank Petty cash Debtors Total cash funds Other monetary assets Food supplies |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Endowment Funds £ £ £ 28,734 4,710 0 0 0 0 0 28,734 4,710 0 7,000 0 0 |
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Signed by the trustee on behalf of all the trustees