## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] January 2025 Period start date To 31[st] December 2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Nuneaton Foodbank** ## **Charity registration number: 1159747** ## **Objectives and Activities** |**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**| |---|---|---| |SORP reference||| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17
The objects of the Charitable incorporated
Organisation, operating as part of the
Trussell 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
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
Our organisation is set up to benefit people
who are destitute or experiencing an
emergency such that they are short of
basic foods and essentials primarily in
Nuneaton and Bedworth and the
surrounding area.
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
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|| |||| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We have over 60 regular volunteers in our
centres and warehouse who collect food
and monitor food stocks, deliver to the
centres and distribute food to clients and
provide support and advice to people in
great need.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Food has continued to be distributed
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**| |---|---|---| |SORP reference||| |||Food has continued to be distributed| |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|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 97active professional care and
support agencies who issued evouchers or
red food vouchers. During the year 1st
January 2025 to 31st December 2025
Nuneaton Foodbank fed 5,920 people, of
which 2,049 were children.
During the year Nuneaton Foodbank
distributed 58 tons of food to the public.| **----- Start of picture text -----**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
We continue to review and update our
operating procedures and provide training
Achievements against Para 1.41 for our volunteers on client support and
objectives set safeguarding, with a particular focus this
year on clients for whom English is not their
first language. We have also made some
enhancements to our centres to provide a
better working environment for our
volunteers.
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|We continue to review and update our
operating procedures and provide training
for our volunteers on client support and
safeguarding, with a particular focus this
year on clients for whom English is not their
first language. We have also made some
enhancements to our centres to provide a
better working environment for our
volunteers.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Fundraising continues to play an important
and essential part of our income. Over and
above regular donations from individuals
we need money from Fundraising activities
to match our operating costs. In 2025 we| |||were the beneficiaries of social and
community events in Nuneaton, we made
presentations at events, and we applied for
and received grants from organisations, the
main organisation in 2025 being
Warwickshire County Council. We also
received generous donations from local
churches from special initiatives and events
like Harvest Festivals.| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Nuneaton Foodbank ended 2025 in a
secure financial position with an operating
surplus of £6.926. We rely on donations
from individuals and organisations including
grants which we apply for.| |---|---|---| |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|£25,665| |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 to buy food in
addition to the food that is donated to us.
The monthly cost in 2025 was an average
of £2,600 on top of our regular monthly
ongoing costs of £6,100. 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.| ## **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|Our income is made up of donations from
individuals, donations and grants from
organisations. We also receive donations of
food from individuals and organisations
mostly by using collection boxes in a
number of premises.| |---|---|---| |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|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |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 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.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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 Secretary
4 Angie Vickers
5 Andrew Fox
6 Mollie White
7 Lindsey Mullin
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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 ## **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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|| |---|---| ||Philip James Keeley
Philip Johnson| ||
Treasurer
Chair| ||19/03/2025| ||19/03/2025| **----- Start of picture text -----**
||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Charity Name|No (if any)| |Nuneaton Foodbank|1159747| |Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a| |For the period|Period start date|Period end date| |To| |from|01/01/2025|31/12/2025| |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|75,967|-|-|75,967|82,332| |Bank Interest|2,268|-|-|2,268|2,461| |Gift Aid Donations|18,846|-|-|18,846|18,561| |Gift Aid Small Donations GASDS|5,254|-|-|5,254|7,644| |Gift Aid Received|8,852|-|-|8,852|8,699| |Other|-|-|-|-|29| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|(Gross income for| |AR)|[ 111,187 ]|-|-|111,187|119,727| |SSS| |A2 Asset and investment sales,| |=| |(see table).| |-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|-|-|-|-|-| |Total receipts|111,187|-|-|111,187|119,727| |————|——| |A3 Payments| |Vehicle Hire and Travel|8,713|-|-|8,713|11,577| |Food|32,568|-|-|32,568|40,840| |Admin Mobiles Stationery etc|3,075|-|-|3,075|2,404| |Warehouse / Rent|20,699|-|-|20,699|21,208| |Insurance|497|-|-|497|491| |Salary|38,710|-|-|38,710|37,068| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ 104,261 ]|-|-|104,261|113,588| |aes| |A4 Asset and investment| |-e| |purchases, (see table)| |-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|-| |————|Total payments|104,261|-|-|——|104,261|113,588| |Net of receipts/(payments)|6,926|-|- 6,926|6,139| |A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-| |A6 Cash funds last year end|-|- -|-|-| |Cash funds this year end|=|6,926|-|==|- 6,926|6,139| **----- End of picture text -----**
CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 23/01/2026 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** **----- Start of picture text -----**
|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds| |to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B1 Cash funds|Cash at bank|212,184|4,623|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |Total cash funds|212,184|4,623|-| |S—e5| |(agree balances with receipts and payments| |account(s))|Agreement Error|Agreement Error|OK| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |funds|funds|funds| |Details|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B2 Other monetary assets|-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |—_—| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B3 Investment assets|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |===>| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B4 Assets retained for the|-|-| |charity’s own use|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |a| |Fund to which|Amount due|When due| |Details|liability relates|(optional)|(optional)| |B5 Liabilities|-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |Signed by one or two trustees on|Date of| |behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print Name|approval| |Philip James Keeley| |=| |CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|2|23/01/2026| **----- End of picture text -----**
23/01/2026 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examlnerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Nuneaton Foodbank On accounts for the year ended 2025 Charlty no {rf 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 3111212025. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's a￿Ounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying 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 confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below") in connection with the examination which gwes me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Ad or the accounts do not accord with the aGcounting records Independent examinerfs 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 understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delele the words in the brackets rf they do not appty. Signed: Date: Name: PèiikiP CLAbbiCk. Relevant profossional qualification(sl or body lif any)- Address: CooLT Sfkkrro•￿ - knc C.q13 oPr4. IER October 2018