## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] January 2023 Period start date To 31[st] December 2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Nuneaton Foodbank**
## **Charity registration number: 1159747**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 The objects of the Charitable incorporated
the charity as set out in its Organisation, operating as part of the Trussell
governing document Trust Foodbank Network, are the prevention or
relief of poverty in Nuneaton and surrounding
areas, but not exclusively, by providing
emergency food supplies to individuals in need
and/or charities, or other organisations
working to prevent or relieve poverty. Such
charitable purposes for the public benefit are
exclusively charitable, according to the laws of
England and Wales, as the trustees may from
time to time determine. The primary activity of
the charity is to provide food to people in crisis
in Nuneaton and the surrounding area.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Our organisation is set up to benefit people
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activities in relation to those who are destitute or experiencing an
purposes for the public emergency such that they are short of
benefit, in particular, the basic foods and essentials primarily in
activities, projects or Nuneaton and Bedworth and the
services identified in the surrounding area.
accounts. Nuneaton Foodbank provides a minimum
of three days’ emergency food and support
to people experiencing crisis through
outlets situated in areas of need throughout
Nuneaton. These outlets operate under
licence using the Trussell Trust model.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Trustees have had regard to the
whether the trustees have guidance issued by the Charity
had regard to the guidance Commission on public benefit
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
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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**
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|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|Food has continued to be distributed through 4
centres located across Nuneaton, at St Paul’s
Church Stockingford, the CHESS Centre in
Camp Hill, Manor Court Baptist Church, and
Holy Trinity Church in Attleborough, and this
was controlled through prior assessment of
need by 151 professional care and support
agencies who issued evouchers or red food
vouchers. During the year 1st January 2023 to
31st December 2023 Nuneaton Foodbank fed
8,263 people, of which 2,857 were children.
During the year Nuneaton Foodbank
distributed 61 tons of food to the public.|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
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Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other
## **Financial Review**
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Nuneaton Foodbank increased the money
in the bank by the end of 2023 even though
it was an expensive year, needing to buy
food at the rate of £3,000 monthly in order
to satisfy unprecedented demand.
Fortunately, we applied for and received
grants which more than covered the
expense. We ended the year in a secure
financial situation.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are required to pay for the
situation if the Foodbank had to close.
Reserves are calculated as the expenses
that are incurred for 3 months warehousing,
staff and transport, also to pay for possible
redundancy of our employee**.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£18,254|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|We continue to spend over £3,000 monthly
to buy food in addition to our regular
monthly ongoing costs of £5,500. We
depend on grants to continue providing the
service that is needed. We do have bank
savings that would enable us to continue
for a while without the grants so there are
no imminent threats to continuing.|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|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||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable incorporated Organisation operating
as part of the Trussell Trust Foodbank Network|
|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|Open recruitment by application and
interview.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|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||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Nuneaton Foodbank
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1159747
Charity’s principal address 4 Chelsea Close
NUNEATON
Warwickshire
CV11 6UD
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Philip Johnson Chair
2 James Keeley Treasurer
3 Carole Sparkes
4 Angie Vickers
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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
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|**e charitys trustees**|
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Philip Johnson|
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Treasurer
Chair|
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Charity Name No (if any)
Nuneaton Foodbank
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/01/2023 31/12/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations individuals and organisations 88,569 - - 88,569 73,831
Bank Interest 1,595 - - 1,595 481
Gift Aid Donations 20,270 - - 20,270 20,147
Gift Aid Small Donations GASDS 7,681 - - 7,681 4,857
Gift Aid Received 8,363 - - 8,363 9,248
Other 64 - - 64 137
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- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 126,542 ] - - 126,542 108,701
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 126,542 - - 126,542 108,701
A3 Payments
Vehicle Hire and Travel 6,917 - - 6,917 6,861
Food 37,403 - - 37,403 24,927
Admin Mobiles Stationery etc 1,913 - - 1,913 1,746
Warehouse / Rent 20,823 - - 20,823 8,933
Insurance 457 - - 457 643
Salary 34,903 - - 34,903 31,081
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Sub total [ 102,416 ] - - 102,416 74,190
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 102,416 - - 102,416 74,190
Net of receipts/(payments) 24,126 - - 24,126 34,511
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 24,126 - - 24,126 34,511
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Cash at bank
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**199,120**
**4,623**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**199,120**
**4,623**
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Agreement Error
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**funds**
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**funds**
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
, Section A
Independent Examiner's Report-" .
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Nuneaton Foodbank
On accounts for the year
ended
3111212023
Charity no
(if any)
1159747
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3111212023.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection 11th
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examinevs statement
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper unders
of the accounts to be reached.
Please dele
onys in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
e)1
Name:
LLI
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:
>LZ
IER
October 2018