Batley Food Bank
Charity number 1157520
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2021
Batley Food Bank
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2021
| Contents | Page |
|---|---|
| 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 Accountancy Service CIO
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Batley Food Bank
Trustees' report for the year ended 30 September 2021
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
Name Position Dates Catherine Pinder Chair Tracey Race Secretary Wendy Russell Treasurer Caroline Jones Helen Wilde Bilal Mayat Resigned 4 February 2021 Barbara Martin Charity number 1157520 Registered in England and Wales Registered and 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 Helen Galvin FCCA West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO 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.
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Batley Food Bank
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 30 September 2021
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.
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
Usage of the food bank is increasing month on month as more people are affected by cost-of-living pressures. The food bank operates to assist people at a time of crisis and provide a safety net until their personal circumstances improve. The sheer increase of service users demonstrates the need for and the benefit of our service.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £25,381, which were all on unrestricted funds.
Covid 19 has had a significant impact on the food bank as we have had to move to a predominantly delivery service. Referrals have increased month on month, and it is expected that this trend will continue.
Thankfully donations have continued, and we have been able to apply for funding to support a delivery driver on a short-term contract. Long term the food bank is planning to return to collections for most of the clients.
The long-term viability of the food bank has yet to be determined and our organisation is seeking advice from experts to assess the way forward long-term.
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 at the year end were £102,512.
We do not have a formal reserves policy though this is under discussion.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 01/06/2022
C. Pinder (Trustee)
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Batley Food Bank
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Batley Food Bank
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 30 September 2021, 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.
Signed: …………………………………… Name: Helen Galvin FCCA
01/06/2022
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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 2021
| Notes Receipts Grants and donations (2) Total receipts Payments Salaries NI and pensions Food and consumables stock Freelance workers Telephone Insurance Stationery Equipment Subscriptions IT services Repairs and maintenance Bank charges Fixtures and fittings Volunteer expenses Training Professional fees Moving expenses Rent and utilities Total payments Net income Fund balances brought forward Fund balances carried forward |
2021 Total funds £ 106,177 106,177 15,592 46,428 2,693 1,927 435 103 2,763 159 794 5 - - 135 2,304 1,658 400 5,400 80,796 25,381 77,131 102,512 |
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 |
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Batley Food Bank
| Statement of assets and liabilities as at 30 September 2021 Cash funds Cash at bank Cash in hand Total cash funds Amounts owed to the charity HMRC - overpayment Prepaid rent and utilities Assets retained for the charity's own use Catering fridge and two upright fridges Three chest freezers and one upright freezer Computer tower, keyboard and monitor Two printers Shelving units Two office desks Henry vacuum cleaner Liabilities Independent examination Pension costs |
2021 Total £ 102,389 123 102,512 £ 267 3,600 3,867 £ 540 41 581 |
2020 Total £ 76,946 185 77,131 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 01/06/2022
C. Pinder (Trustee)
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Batley Food Bank
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 30 September 2021
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
All the funds of the CIO are unrestricted which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
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Batley Food Bank
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 30 September 2021
| Grants and donations Kirklees Council Freemasonary & Lieutenanices Partnership Fund Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) One Community Rockstar Games donation Donations |
2021 Total funds £ 60,262 2,000 - - - 43,915 106,177 |
2020 Total funds £ 13,685 - 100 10,000 20,000 34,512 78,297 |
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2 Grants and donations
3 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Other transactions with trustees or related parties
| Other transactions with trustees or related parties Anna Russell Wendy Russell Trustee Consultancy work Name of trustee Relationship to Description of transaction Daughter of trustee Administration work done as freelance worker and then as an employee |
2021 £ 13,801 315 14,116 |
2020 £ 6,086 - 6,086 |
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