## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/08/22 Period start date To 31/7/23 Period end date**
## **Charity name: CHEDDAR VALLEY PLUS**
## **Charity registration number: 1157959**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The prevention of relief of poverty in the**
**Cheddar Valley and the surrounding area**
**in particular but not exclusively, by pro**
**viding emergency food supplies to**
**individuals in need, as motivated by the**
**principles of the Christian faith**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Provision of food parcels (food plus**
**additional toiletries and/or household**
**cleaning products where needed) food**
**vouchers and Christmas vouchers,people**
**in need in the Cheddar Valley and**
**surrounding area, a radius of 8 miles**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had regard to the**
**guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference|
|---|---|
||Para 1.38|
|Policy on grant making||
||Para 1.38|
|Policy on social investment||
|including program related||
|investment||
||Para 1.38|
|Contribution made by||
|volunteers||
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**794 food parcels were distributed in this**
**financial year. In addition Christmas Food**
**vouchers were distributed to 61**
**supermarket vouchers were issued to**
**nominated families.**
**The foodbank worked with a number of**
**local agencies, schools, medical centres ,**
**Village Agent to ensure that local people**
**in need to could obtain food parcels.**
**Talks to schools and local voluntary**
**organisations about the work of the**
**foodbank were undertaken.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**There has been a decrease in the number**
**of donations from the general public.**
**Monetary donations have remained**
**stable.**
**The foodbank is currently in a good**
**financial position to be able to continue**
**to support the significantly increased**
**number of clients.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**An amount is held in reserve to cater for**
**any major unexpected events that could**
**affect the foodbank. This sum also**
**covers rent, utilities, and purchase of**
**additional food stock.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£30000**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Not applicable**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not applicable**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**There are currently no uncertainties**
**about the charity continuing as a going**
**concern.**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**No actual fundraising has taken place**
**however, we have received a number of**
**donations from local charities, local**
**businesses and individuals.**|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The principal risk to the charity would be**
**any significant reduction in financial**
**donations received.**|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**(CIO)**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Election to post**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Cheddar Valley Plus|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1157959|
|Charity’s principal address|Tamarisk, Round Oak Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3BN|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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2
3
4
5
6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Elaine Reynolds|Treasurer||Trustees/CIO|
||Penelope Cooke|Secretary||Trustees/CIO|
||Katherine Bishop|SafeguardingOfficer||Trustees/CIO|
||Nigel Lakin|SafeguardingOfficer||Trustees/CIO|
||PhilipHolden|Trustee||Trustees/CIO|
||Julie Morris|SafeguardingOfficer||Trustees/CIO|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**e**
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** P A COOKE
**Full name(s)** Penelope Ann Cooke
**Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
26/6/2024
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Charity Name No (if any)
Cheddar Foodbank 1157959
For the period Period start date To Period end date CC16a
from 01/08/2022 31/07/2023
Receipts and payments
accounts
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Section A A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Receipts and -
payments Unrestrict -
ed funds Sub total [ -]
to the nearest £
Total payments 36,402
A1 Receipts
Donations and Grants
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Sub total (Gross income for
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Sub total
R1 accounts (SS)
Tot 45,576
al receipts A3
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## **Payments**
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Unit Rents and Insurance
Food Purchases and Fresh Food Vouchers
Subscription, Stationery and Telephone
Sundries
Electricity and Water
Rent re vacated containers
Sub total
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**est £**
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39 - 4,741 7,630
- - 45,576 36,292
- - -- - - 30,193 31,749
- - -- - - 540 526
- - - - - - 417 588
- - - - - - 550 236
- - - - - - - 523
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - -
- - 45,576 36,292
39 - 36,441 41,252
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
-
- - - - - -
-
-
-
- 45,576 39
36,292 - 36,441
41,252
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Net of
A 5 - -- 4,960
9,174 39 -
- -
39 -41,543
- -
36,544 36,583
45,718
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**Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end**
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories**
|**Restricted**
**Details**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**to**
**nearest £**
**B1 Cash funds**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts
and payments account(s))
Bank Acount|**Unrestricted**
**Endowment**|**Unrestricted**
**Endowment**|**Unrestricted**
**Endowment**|**Unrestricted**
**Endowment**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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|**45,718**
|**-**|
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|**-**
|**-**|
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|**-**
|**-**|
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|**45,718**
|**-**
**-**|
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OK
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B2 Unrestricted funds Restricted Endowment
funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
- - -
- - -
- - -
-Fund to which -Cost (optional) - Current value
Details asset belong-s - (optional) -
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- - -
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R2 accounts (SS) 16/02/2024
B3 Investment assets
Fund to which Cost (optional) Current value
Details asset belongs (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use -
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Fund to which Amount due When due
B5 Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
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Signed by one or two trustees on
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Signature
Prinl Nane
behaff rrfall the trustee5
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
ectlon A
ndopondont Ex•mlnor'o Rèport
Report to the Irvsteesl
membors of
Cl)eddar Valley Plus
On accounts for the year
endod
3110712023
Charity no
(if any)
1157959
Set out on pages
CC16A
I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charily ("Ihe Trust") for Ihe year ended "' 11 li7,'2::li I
Responslbllltlgs and As Ihe charity trustees ol Ihe Trust, you are responsible for Ihe preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with Ihe requirements of the Charities Act
2011 I'lhe Act'i.
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried oui
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I
have followed the applicable Direction5 given by the Charty Commission
under section 14515}Ibl of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no materi81 matters have
corne lo my attention lolher than that dlsclosed telow "l in connection wilh
the examination whfch gwes me cause lo believe that in. any material
respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
Ihe accounts do not accord wilh the accounting records
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examinatit)n lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to te reached.
. Please delele the words in the brackels rf they do nor appty.
Slgned:
Date:
DS.o[.
Name:
Gerald Cox
Relevant professlonal
qualification{s) or body
{rf any):
FCCA
Address:
Ripple Farm
Henlon
BA5 1PD
IER
October 2018
Camscanner
Isclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight matters of concem (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts= dir8Ctions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
dlsclose.
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