awityr¢gistrationnumber.' 1158120
Tipton Food Bank
Anoual Rep)rt awt FiDtyial Ststrmellts
for IIL¢ YearFJthd 31 Match 2026

Contents (continued)
TnL8*es' Report
1102
Independellt Examin¢rfs Rwrt
Ststem¢Dt of Fillall¢Tal A¢tivitte5
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Fin9neial St8tem¢uts
6t09

Trnst¢es' Rqmbrt
The tr￿St¢t& present the aEJnuai re￿ together with th¢ finJn¢i¥l statemth of the clwity for the year
ended 31 Mard¥ 2026.
ObJeethTes ¥Jmd 8ttlvldes
Public beM¢ft
The trllstees eonfllm that they have complied with the r¢qu4rements of $￿tIOn 17 of the Cljarities Act
2011 to have due regord to the public benefit 8uÉdance published by th¢ Charity Cornmissioll for
England and Wales.
Thutee$ 4nd •fll¢er8
Tbe tru$t¢es and otTicers servitis during the year and sI￿e the year eNJ wtte as follows:
Tn￿tee$.
Mr J Blewitt
Mrs H J Pearc¢ (￿Signed l Decem￿ 2025)
ME M P Reynolds
Mr P H Brddley
Mr R E wh1*h(rt￿ (ap￿TrI￿ted l Deem￿ 2025)
Struetur& govern*Dce And managemen¢
Nuthre Of￿￿erMINg docuHwnt
The ¢harsty is r¢8iStered a Clwithbk IDco• Org8nisall
Statement of Trnsteesl Resp0ts51bllfides
The trustees are responsible for PTeparing the tnmees. repxt aThJ the fio8tKia] stst¢rnents in
ac¢ordance with the United Kingdom A¢countitig Standards (United Kingdom G¢n¢Ally Accepted
Accounting Pra¢ti¢¢) and applicable law andT¢gulatior
The law applicable to c])gTities ￿qUireS the tnjslets to prepare finatKial s￿ements foT each f￿ancIal
year which give a true and fair Yiew of the stst¢ of affatrs of the cbarity and of the inwming resource8
and application of resources of the cTrtarity for that p￿10(L ID preparing these statell￿ts, the
trust¢¢s ar¢ required ts)..
select suitsble accountingp)li¢i<8 *ndthen 41plythem c￿lISten￿r.
observe th¢ Di¢th(KJs and PTinciplcs in tbe Chariiics SORP.
state whether appli¢Jble a￿oUnting staDdards bav¢ twi follow&1 subject to any material
departur￿ disclosed &nd explain￿ in the fJMawial slaiemeDts" and
that the charity will continue in b￿1￿¢&4.
Pa8e I

Trustees, Report (continued)
Th¢ tn]stees ar¢ respoDsilJl¢ for k¢¢ping proper ￿￿u￿tIng recor&% that dixlose with reasonable
accuracy at any titne the financiat position of the cbarity and e•abl¢ them to ensure that the fJn8ncial
statements comply with the Clwities Act 2011, the Cbariuo (A¢couw alld Reports) Regulations
200& and the provisions of the Co￿$1]t￿tIo￿ The trustee5 are also r¢s￿￿$11)Ie for safeguarding the
assets of the ¢harity aDd h¢nce for taking reasothle steps for the prevention and de*ction of fraud
aad oth¢r irr¢gularitiGry.
The tnjstees ate rwsi7)le for the maintellw￿e and int¢8rity of the con)orate and filla￿l2]
inforniation included on the charitable cOmFOn￿8 websiie. Le8]slation goveming the pr¢paration atsd
dis%miDation of fjnallcial s¢at¢m¢nts diffff from legislatiOD in other jurisdictsous.
The annual TetKJrt was approved by th¢ trwtees of the charity on 18 May 2026 ¥ts1 $igtted on its
behalfby:
Mr P H Bttdley
T￿ste¢

Independent E￿mIller,5 Report to the trnstees of Tipton Food Bank
I r4￿rt to th¢ trustees on my exami￿On of th¢ accounts of ftyon F(￿ B8rt for the year ended 31
March 2026.
Responsibiliths alld basis of rwrt
As the c￿lty tn￿teeS of Tipton FoTra Ballk you are re4WI￿le for the preparation of the xcouuts io
ac¢ordaDce with the requirern￿￿ of th¢ Cb#rities Act 2011 ('the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Tipton Food BaDk¥ XCOUDts carried out under section
145 of the 2011 Ad and in carrying out my ¢xamtnatioD I have followEd all the appli(xbie Diredions
giveD by the Charity Commission 3¢clion 145(5Mb) of the Acl.
lttdependett¢ examiDer'5 Statemetst
I hav¢ completed my examination. l eonfirni that no roateriai Matte￿ have c(Mtte to my atietsuori ID
¢onne¢tÈon with th¢ exwDintttion giving me Ca)￿ to belie￿ that ID 4Dy m4t¢ri&l
. accowiting re(th w¢re rtot kept ill le4)￿t of TiptorL F￿d Bank as requred by section 130 of
the A¢L' or
2. the accounts do not a¢eoTdwith those records. or
3. tbe accounts do not eomply with the accounting requir￿ts eoncerning the fo￿ and ¢otKent of
awounts set out in ibe Charities (Accow]ts aTXt RetK)rL%) Regul￿lOnS 2(MJ8 other than any
requiremelrt thar the accounts give a'true ond fair vievP which is not a rnal￿ considered os Part
of at) independent ¢xaminatson.
which attenti¢)D 8h(wld be drawtt in this re[￿ ID ordeT to omble a proper understaTrJing of the
accounts to b¢ T￿￿¢
N A Westwood
Neil Westw¢J)d & Co.
101 Dixon5 Green Road
Dudley
West Midl8t(Ls
DY2 7DJ
18 May 2026
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Si4trment of A¢tivldes for the Year Ended 31 MAttb 2026
Unrestrith41 Restrl¢ted
Totsl
2026
Tot*1
21125
N•Me
Income and EDdffiFnwnts frvm:
IJ)nation$ and lewie5
Inv¢stsn¢nt inwn
7234
62
7.234
62
13,673
Total incom¢
7296
7296
13,673
Expelldlture OA:
Raising fi￿¢1$
Cljarltable activiti49
OtheT ¢xpelldilMre
(6(K))
(8,587)
.630
(6CrfJ)
{8.587)
1,630
(1,530)
(11.157)
1,323
Totsl expcndits]re
NeÈexpelldiiiir¢
Net rnovernent in fund5
(10.817)
(10,817)
14,010
3521
3.521
33
(3￿21)
(3,521)
(337)
Reeottcili#tlon rff•nds
Totsl fiJDds brought
frnrd
17250
13.729
17
17.587
Total fimd5 caEried forward 7
13.729
17,250
All of the cknitrfs activiti¢5 (lerive fmm continuin8 operdlioD5 duran8 tbe above two ￿lOd*
Th¢ fvnds bteakdoThn for 2025 is SI￿>wo io )￿te 7.
The notes OD pages 6 to 9 fonn an integtaj part of ¢lKse stst¢menL
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(Rystration number. 1158120)
BAlance SI￿et as at 31 March 2026
2(126
2025
Notr
Current •ssets
Cash at bank and ill hand
13,729
17250
Funds of the eb*rfty:
Unr¢strided Sneome fvnds
UnTestricted fi￿dS
13,729
17
50
Ttstsl fDttds
17250
The financial statements on pages 4 to 9 were by the tn• and authorlsed for issue OD 18
May 2(r26 aDd sigtted on their behalf by:
Mr J Blewitt
T￿￿te¢
Page 5

Notey tts the fmaneill Stat¢mellts for the Yexr Ended 31 March 2026
Ststement of compll&Ke
Th¢ financial statements have been pwared in a£¢ord￿ with the second editsom of the Charitie8
Sthtement of Re¢ommended Pr8di¢¢ issued in Oct<kn 2019. the Financial R¢p()rting Standard
applicable in the United KitigdÉMn and Republic of IT¢]8ZKI (FRS 102) aNI the Cknities Act 2011.
B4Sis of preparation
Tiplon FLK)d Bank meets the definition of a public l￿fit ertEity under FRS 102. Th¢ accounts
(financial stat¢En¢nts) bav¢ b¢¢n prepared und¢r the ljisknrÉcal c4)st convention with items reeo8nised
at C05t or trw5action Val￿ UDEess otI￿r￿ stated in the r¢kvaDt Thot¢($) to these accoullts.
Golng coDcer
The lThstees consider that there aff no materRal ￿ertaInti¢5 about the charitys ability to continue as 4
going concern.
ltteomt and endowments
Voluntary income including donatior￿ gifts. le￿¢leS aTrJ 8fdnts that provide core fijnding or are of a
general nature is reeogtsis¢d when the charity ha8 entitlemellt to the irAci)me. it is Nob8ble that the
inwme will be received and the aDK)wii w be with &ffjc1e￿I reliabi]ity.
Donationj 4xdlez4ae4
rknnations and legacies are recOgni￿J on a re&%ivable basffis wbeo Te¢¢1￿ 18 prcknble and lh¢ ATZW)W
Can b¢ reliably Me*sUr￿.
Grnnts reeeivfjbl¢
Grants are recogni￿d wh¢n the charity has an entitlement to the and any ¢otiditioDs linke41 to
th¢ grants have meL Whete p¢rfOEt[w￿ conditions are attached to the and are yd to be
met. the in¢ome is reco8Dised as a liability and included on the bala￿¢ shed as defesred income to be
released.
Dividends are recognised once the divtdefyl has been decl8xed notkfication Iw been received of
the dividelld due.
XxpeDditsre
All expenditure is Tecogni%d once there is a legal or constructive obligatioll to that expenditure. it is
probable settlement is required and the snm)￿1 can ￿ me&%ur&a reliably. All are all(￿ted to the
applhcable expenditure l￿ding that aggregat¢ sffttoilar costs io that ￿tegOry. Whue eosts cattllot be
directly attributed to particular headings they have been all¢xatcd on # b&8is ¢OnSiSWit with th¢ use of
resources. with central staff ¢(xsts allocated on the basis of time spenl and deP￿lati<M chaTge&
allocated on the wtion of the asset's us¢. Othcr suptKTrrt c¢%ts are alloca*d Imsed on the spread of
Page 6

1¥4otes to the Finan¢ial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2026 (eontinued)
R4ts1nxfvds
Thes¢ ar¢ ¢osts in¢uired in attracting voluntary the Mar￿erne￿t of investments al￿ those
innuTed in trailingactiTrities that rdise funds.
Chari¢oble artivities
Cbwitable ¢xp¢nditure COllJPEfftses those costs incwred by th¢ ¢lwity ID the delivery of its activities
and s¢tvices (or its benefi¢iari¢s. li in¢lu(ks both costs that cart t* allocated directly to sucb actxvities
Gr4lliproirfsroh$
Provisions for grants are made when the intention to make 8 gpdnt has beffl communicated to the
re¢ipient blll there is WL¢¢rtainty about either the liming of th¢ grartt or the amount of grdntpayable.
T#Aation
The charity 18 considered to pa&8 the tests Set Oui ID Parawh I Scbcoole 6 of the Finw Act 2010
and therefore it meets th¢ d¢finition of a charitable company for UK cowration tax puTrrf)se
Accordingly, the charity As ￿entiallY exempt from laxation iti Yespect of inwme or c8Pital gaiDS
Teceived within categori<s covered by Chapter 3 Part 1 l of the CwratioD Tax Act 2010 or Section
256 of the T&vdtion of Chargeable Gains Act 1992. kn tbe extatt that s￿￿ income orgains are applied
eXch￿1velY to clwitsblepurp)s
Fttnd gtrnetllre
fi￿herd￿Ce of the objectives of th¢ charity.
2 Ineome from donatio￿ and legAeks
Dds
Tot81
2025
21126
Donations and l¢gacie8:
Donations from indivithtals
Granty including capital gTaDt4'
Grdnts frojn otlw cbarÉties
1.774
1.774
2223
11,450
13.673
7234
7234
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Notes to the F￿￿￿￿￿] Stattments for the Yex Effjded 31 m￿¢￿ 2026 {¢ontinued)
3 Imve8tment lllcome
UllrestTirt
fDwIs
Gener*1
Totsl
funth
Jnt¢r¢5t [￿e1Vable on bank ¢Jwits
Total for 2026
62
62
62
62
4 Expendlthre on ehtht*ble *edvltks
L'nrestsicted
futtds
2026
2025
r40tr
FO￿ costi
Grant fu￿dIng of xtivities
8587
8.587
,657
8.587
8387
11.157
5 TnK4tees remuD¢rid•n and e4)em
duriDg the year.

Notes to the Flnancial StatemeBts for the Year Ended 31 2026 (continued)
The charity is a re￿Sta￿l clwity al￿1 is thtrefo￿ exempt fromtsxati
7 Funds
B*knce ￿ I Incoming Resowrces Baknce #É 31
Aprll 2925
expended MI￿￿ 2026
UTrrestrict¢d funds
17250
10,817)
13.729
B414D¢e It I
April 2024
Irdeomlng
Resourtes ￿lanCe %t 31
expended
M*reh 2025
Ullrestrlcted fwids
General
17,587
13.673
(14,010)
17,250

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From
Period start date 01104125 TO 31103126 Period end date
Charity name: TIPTON FOOD BANK
Charity registration number: 1158120
Objectives and Activities
Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document
Parn 1.17
TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
PRIMARILY AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR
WORKING IN SANDWELL, DUDLEY,
WOLVERHAMPTON AND WALSALL IN
THE WEST MIDLANDS MAINLY BY
PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH
FOOD WHICH THEY COULD NOT
OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK
OF MEANS
WE OFFER FREE FOOD TO THOSE
WHO ARE IN POVERTY OR NEED VIA A
VOUCHER BASED SYSTEM WHERE
VOUCHER-HOLDING AGENCIES
ASSESS NEED AND ISSUE
ACCORDINGLY. VOUCHERS, WHEN
PRESENTED TO THE FOOD BANK. WILL
ENTITLE THE CLIENT TO 3 DAYS OF
FOOD. THIS CAN BE DONE 3 TIMES. WE
ALSO SIGNPOST AND OFFER
ADVOCACY IN RELATION TO DEBT
COUNSELLING AND RELIEF.
WE HOLD REGULAR TRUSTEE
MEETINGS AND ATTEMPT ALWAYS TO
MONfTOR ACHlEVmE￿ AND KNOW
THAT WE ARE ACTING WITHIN THE
REMIT OF OUR CHARITABLE STATUS.
Summary ofthe main
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public benefil In
particular, the activities.
projects or services
identified in the accounts.
Para 1.17 and
1.19
Statement confirniing
whether the trustees have
had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commlssion on
ublic benèfit
Pw4 1.18
Additional inforniation loptional
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant abouL'
SORP rele￿
Pard 1.38
Policy on grant makirvJ
Para 1.38
Policy on soc￿1 investment
including program related
investment

Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
Achlevements and Performance
SEE SEPARATE SCHEDULE
Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, Identifying the
difference the charity's
work has made to the
clrcumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefrts to society
as a whole.
P*a 1.20
Additional info￿atIon (optional)
You ma
choose to inclLKle further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against
0￿.eCtiveS set
Para 1.41
Perfonnance of fundraisi
activities against objecttves
set
Para 1.41
Invesbnent perfomiance
against objectives
Para 1.41

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at tho
end of the
riod
Statement explaining the
policy for holding
r&8erves slatlng why they
are held
Arnourrt of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
resenfes
Details of fund rnaterially
In deficlt
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continulng as a
golng concern
Para 121
The Charity has sufficient reserves to
moot Its current obligations.
Para 112
We do not havo a specific pollcy on
reserv
Parn 1.22
Nos
ific
Not applicable
Pwa 122
Pard 1.24
Not applicable
Para 123
There Is no uncertainty about the charity
going forward. The Trustees agree that
the charity is a going concern looking
twelve months forward. There is no cash
concem.
Additional information (optional)
You ma
choose to include further statements wlwe relevant about:
The charlty's prlnclpal
sources of funds
(including any
fundralslng}
Pw•1A7
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adoptsd
P*a 1.46
A description of the
principal rlsks facing the
charity
P¥r4 1A6

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity,
trusts:
Type of governing
document
p￿1.25
Foundation Model Constitutlon
How is the charity
constit￿ed7
Pan 1.25
cio
Trustee selection methods
Including detsils of any
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
Parn t.25
Apart from the first charlty trustees,
every trustee must be appointed for a
term of three years by a resolution
passed at a properly convened meeting
of the charity trustees.
In selecting individuals for appointment
as charity trustees. the charity trustees
must have regard to skills, knowledge
and experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO
Addltlonal information (optlonal)
You rna
choose to indLKle further statements where rekvant about".
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
P•ra 1.51
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
Paro 1_51
Relationship Vlryth any related
parties
P¥# 1.51
Other
Reference and Administrative details
Cha
name
Other name the cha
uses
istered chari
number
Charity's principal address
TIPTON FOOD BANK
"THE WELL"
1158120
15. BemiLth Close. Woodsetton. DUDLEY DY14LZ

Names of the charlty trustees who manage charity
Trustee name
Office (If ary)
Name of pwson lar body) entitled
Snt trustse
Ifa
Mr Michael Peter
Reynolds
Mr Peter Harold
Bradley
Mr John Spencer
Blewitt
Trustee and
Chair
Trustees and
Secretary
Trustees &
Treasurer
Mr Robert Edward
Whitehouse
Twslee
1112125 to 3113126
Mrs Heath8r
Pearce
Trustee
114r25 to 1112125
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re
wasa
roved
Director name
NONE
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charty
Trustee name
Dates actsd il not forT*IKle
NONE

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
NOT APPLICABLE
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
NOT APPLICABLE
Details of arraruements for
safe Custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
NOT APPLICABLE
Additional infomiation loptional)
Names and addresses of advlsers (Optional infomiat6on)
Typo of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chlef executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for ntm-disdosure of ke
rsonnel detai58
NOT APPLICABLE
Other o
tional infonnation
NOT APPLICABLE

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee6' report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair. etc)
JOHN SPENCER BLEwirr
TREASURER
Date
September 2026

Tipton Food Bank: Trustees, Annual Report
During the year 202 5 we served 1549 Adults and 1200 Cl]ildren with
17666Kgs of Food and 13 57Kgs of Non-Food items (toiletries etc).
This is very much like the demand through the food bank in 2024.
There has been an increase in the numbers of single people attending the
bank through the year and (388) and at total of 4839Kgs was issued to these
individuals. Many of these people would be described as NEET and a
significant number stated they were unemployed because of mental health
issues.
tn the main we serve towns which comprise The Black Country: Sandwell
(West Bromwich. Wednesbury, Tipton), Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton and
parts of West Birn]ingham. The following table highlights how food was
issued during the year by Tesidence of recipients. Although Tipton Food
Bank serves the wider Black Country. its main service is to Sandwell and
Tipton in particul￿ with almost 75% of food allocation gojng to Sandwell
C￿ents.
Area
No Adults
No Children
Food Kgs
Biimingham
12
17
190
Sandwell
1166
849
13201
Dudley
279
246
3034
Walsall
75
Wolverhampton
86
83
1166
TOTALS
1549
12(X)
17666
We occupy a room at a local con]munity centre in Tipton, Sandwell, where we
moved in January 2024. The centre had been rn￿aged by charity backed by
a Jimited company alld was registered at Charity Commission and
Companies House. It transpired that the management of this organisation
had been struck off by Companies House for non-submission of returns.
This meant thai the rur￿]ng of the community centre has now been taken
over by Sandwell MBC pro tem," our tenancy has been cOnf￿￿ed by Sandwell

Tipton Food Bank: Trustees, Annual Report
During the year we have had eleven volunteers and four trustees. The
mistees meet regulaTly each quarter to discuss ajl aspects of Tipton Food
Bank induding finance, volunteers. risks which n￿Y jeopardise our work.
During the year, one church in Tipton has been offering free tickets to
clients for a "Fish and Chip. meal which has been fully funded by the
church.
There are no major difficulties at present and the trustees agreed that, for
the future, Tipton Food Bank was a going concern offering help to those who
need it most in these days of economic stress.