Batley Food Bank
Charity number 1157520
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2020
Batley Food Bank
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2020
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Examiner's report | 4 |
| Receipts and payments account | 5 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 6 |
| Notes to the accounts | 7 to 8 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service
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Batley Food Bank
Trustees' report for the year ended 30 September 2020
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Tracey Race Caroline Jones Wendy Russell Appointed 8 June 2020 Helen Wilde Appointed 8 June 2020 Bilal Mayat Resigned 4 February 2021 Catherine Pinder Chair Barbara Martin
Charity number
The charity was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1157520, on 18 June 2014.
Principal address Bankers Town Hall Annexe Lloyds Bank plc Co-operative Bank Batley 75 Commercial Street 47 Low Lane WF17 5DT Batley Batley WF17 5EQ WF17 9EY
Independent examiner
E J Beverley FCCA
West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 18 June 2014 and governed by a foundation constitution adopted on 18 June 2014.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
To alleviate the effects of food poverty and specifically to create and operate a food bank for the people of Batley and its environs.
The charity's main activities
Operating a food bank providing emergency food aid to people resident in an area of the North Kirklees local authority area covering Batley, Heckmondwike, Cleckheaton, Liversedge, Birstall and Birkenshaw, along with parts of Dewsbury including Mirfield.
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Batley Food Bank
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 30 September 2020
Objectives and activities (continued)
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular alleviating the effects of food poverty in our local area.
Achievements and performance
Provision of food parcels to thousands of people in need, including single people, couples and families with children. Food parcels include food for 3 meals a day for all members of the household for 7 days a week, plus toiletries, household cleaning items and cat and dog food as requested. Occasional provision of cooking utensils and other small household items as requested.
Providing volunteering opportunities for local people, with around 15 people a week typically volunteering at least 2 hours each, sometimes significantly more.
Adapting a collection-only service to delivery overnight because of the pandemic, maintaining a steady stream of volunteers through regularly changing circumstances, bringing in food and cash donations and keeping the service running efficiently through being nimble and agile in the face of considerable competition for resources from pop up providers.
Developing relationships with the council, its agencies and other food and service providers.
Working in dilapidated premises keeping them clean and tidy and maintaining hygiene standards.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year was £52,446 on unrestricted funds.
Batley Food Bank has gone through a period of significant change because of the pandemic. It is now working on a more professional footing and as a result of being recognised as an established food bank, the third largest in Kirklees, it currently attracts regular donations from the local council. We can have reasonable confidence that this will continue at some level according to the council’s welfare budget. Our skills and understanding have developed in applying for grants and interpreting the requirements of evaluation and we also have a number of regular private donors, whose small donations add up to provide a small but regular income. Whilst the pandemic has forced us to remodel our operation in order to survive and meet our core aims, we have benefitted financially in many ways and are able to plan for the future with confidence.
At the time of signing these accounts the charity has been impacted by the global Covid-19 virus. The trustees have reassessed the charity’s ability to continue for at least 12 months from the date that the accounts are approved and conclude that no material uncertainties exist that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to meet its liabilities as they fall due.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £77,131.
Batley Food Bank currently has no formal reserves policy though this is under discussion.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 29/07/2021
Catherine Pinder (Trustee)
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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Batley Food Bank Charitable Incorporated Organisation ('the CIO')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 30 September 2020, which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material 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 CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
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 accounts to be reached.
E J Beverley FCCA
29/07/2021
West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Batley Food Bank
Receipts and payments account for the year ended 30 September 2020
| Notes 2020 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 68,197 Total receipts 68,197 Payments Food and consumables stock 2,850 Freelance worker 7,232 Telephone 1,872 Insurance 240 Stationery 713 Equipment 383 Subscriptions 61 IT upgrade 1,007 Repairs and maintenance 143 Bank charges 10 Fixtures and Fittings 1,240 Resources expended - Total payments 15,751 52,446 Fund balances brought forward 24,685 Fund balances carried forward (3) 77,131 Net receipts / (payments) |
2020 Restricted funds £ 10,100 10,100 10,100 - - - - - - - - - - - 10,100 - - - |
2020 Total funds £ 78,297 78,297 12,950 7,232 1,872 240 713 383 61 1,007 143 10 1,240 - 25,851 52,446 24,685 77,131 |
2019 Total funds £ 15,794 15,794 - - - - - - - - - - - 13,532 13,532 2,262 22,423 24,685 |
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Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 30 September 2020 2020 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 76,946 Cash in hand 185 Total cash funds 77,131 Liabilities Independent examination |
2020 Restricted £ - - - |
2020 Total £ 76,946 185 77,131 £ 540 540 |
2019 Total £ 24,685 - 24,685 |
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Approval of the accounts
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 29/07/2021
Catherine Pinder (Trustee)
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Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 30 September 2020
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 30 September 2020
| 2 Grants and donations 2020 2020 2020 Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds funds £ £ £ Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) - 100 100 One Community - 10,000 10,000 Rockstar Games donation 20,000 - 20,000 Kirklees Council 13,685 - 13,685 Donations 34,512 - 34,512 68,197 10,100 78,297 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f Incoming Outgoing Transfers £ £ £ £ IFAN - 100 100 - One Community - 10,000 10,000 - - 10,100 10,100 - Fund name Purpose of restriction IFAN To purchase PPE, cleaning supplies and catering disposables. One Community To purchase Food, toiletries and household cleaning products. |
2019 Total funds £ - - - - 15,794 15,794 Balance c/f £ - - - |
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4 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
Other related party transactions
| Other transactions with trustees or related parties Anna Russell Daughter of trustee Administration work done as freelance worker Name of trustee Relationship to Description of transaction |
2020 £ 6,086 6,086 |
2019 £ - - |
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