## **BLYTH FOODBANK** ## **ANNUAL REPORT FROM AUGUST 2020 – MAY 2021** 1 At the end of the last Annual Report in August 2020, it was noted that the trustees were urgently looking for warehouse facilities. A local landlord offered us a run-down shop very close to our office and distribution centre. This was offered rent free but a lot of work was needed to make it acceptable to the Northumberland County Council Environmental Health Department. Advice about the way forward was offered by that department. 2 Work on the warehouse involved cleaning, re-wiring, plastering, plumbing, painting, renewing and re cladding the frontage. All this work has now been completed and the warehouse became operational in Jan 2021. 3 The period leading up to Christmas was extremely busy and along with other local organisations we were able to provide an additional 577 regular parcels, 690 Family Christmas parcels and 252 additional single Christmas parcels. 4 Financially the local businesses and general population were very generous and as a consequence we are in a good position at present, as can be seen in the Annual Accounts. We anticipate however, that the money we have will very quickly reduce, and therefore we anticipate maintaining a substantial amount in reserves to help us over the next one or two years 5 Since early January the financial support and level of donations have significantly reduced, however, we continue to provide for those referred at a pre Covid level. Many of these referrals relate to families with young children who are struggling to find employment. 6 We have a regular reliable group of volunteers, and although numbers of volunteers are less than before the pandemic, we are able to open on six mornings each week. We have been able to meet Covid secure requirements in both the new warehouse and the office/ distribution centre. We have done this by limiting the number of people in the buildings, and by wearing face masks and visors and ensuring hand gel is available throughoutt he buildings 7 We hope to re-introduce more training, when and if we can resume face to face contact, and we will continue to work with other organisations to meet the needs of those referred from Blyth and Seaton Valley. Blyth Foodbank Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st March 2021 Nichol Goodwill Brown Ltd Chartered Accountants 18 Stanley Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2BU Blyth Foodbank Independent Examlnors Roport Year ended 31st March 2021 RgtyPOCtl¥g r•ponilblllll•• of trust•e• and •xamln•r As the charitls trustee5 are responsible for Ihè pr*paraiK)n of the arKx)unts' you consider that Ihe audlt requlram8nt of s8Ction 144 of Ihe Charities Act 2011 Itho Actl ¢Joes not apply. 11 is my r6sonsibility tr) staig on Ihe b85is of the procedur&s specrfjed in the Gèneral DirectK)n5 given by the Charities Commissioners Ltndar Section 145(9Xbl of thg Ad. whether particular rnatlers have coma to my attenl*)n. Ba•ls of th• Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•rn R•ptsrt My examinat￿n ol the Financial siaiements. sel out on pages 2. 5. was caryi8d out in accordaneA wlth the General Directions given by the Charilios CommissK*ngrs. An exarninaiKJn indudes Ihe revi￿ ol the accouniing records kapt by tha Charity ar￿ a comparison ol the acwJnts presented with Ilv)sè reeord$. 11 also incjudes consideration of any unusual rtems or discbsurns in th¢ accDunts. and seekiThJ explanalKJns Irom as TnJ51ees eXJnC8ming any such rnatters. The procedures undertaked do not provida all the 8viden¢* that would be requlrad by an audil. and c￿nSequen¢1Y wè do not ¥xpress an opinion in the view gtven by the acLounts. Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•f8 Stst•m•nt In cnnn8clknn wrth my 8xaminatb)n, ￿ mallw h8$ rA￿ to my all￿11)n.. 1. Which gives ma reasonable lo b￿￿Ve Ihal in any repescl the r•quirwnonis . lo keep accybunling recwds in accordanc8 whth SOC￿1 IXI of the Ad., and - lo prèpara aceounts whhth aC￿rd with the acrountiThJ records and to C4Jmpty vnth th¢ ¥¢x¢unbn9 Tequirernents of the Act.. have r￿1 been rnot.. or 2. To which. in My opSnh)n. att8ntK>n shoukl bg drawn in order lo enable a proper undorslandlng of Iha a￿)UnIS lo be rea¢hed. Stan Harrison Nlchol Goodwlll Brown Ltd Chart•r•d Aeeountsnts 18 Stanley Street 81￿h Northurnbertand NE24 28U Date.. INCOME AND ExPEND￿VRE ACCOUNTS 31st Mavth2021 Unresir4cW A•$¢￿¢ 31554 OPENING MNK OPENING CASH 29712 DONATION5 GRANTS RECEIVEO OTrIER RECEIPTS 42369 26SO 52 8707 FOOOPURCHLSE 74Jl 6788 2313 630 INSURANCE REPAIRS & MAINTÉNACE ADMIN TELEPHONE RENI 1657 429 445 320 16134 10549 NET SURPLVSIILOSSI FORVEAA Clo¥n8 Bank ClosiTh8Cash 1539 -155 Blyth Foodbank Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st March 2021 Nichol Goodwill Brown Ltd Chartered Accountants 18 Stanley Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2BU Blyth Foodbank Independent Examlnors Roport Year ended 31st March 2021 RgtyPOCtl¥g r•ponilblllll•• of trust•e• and •xamln•r As the charitls trustee5 are responsible for Ihè pr*paraiK)n of the arKx)unts' you consider that Ihe audlt requlram8nt of s8Ction 144 of Ihe Charities Act 2011 Itho Actl ¢Joes not apply. 11 is my r6sonsibility tr) staig on Ihe b85is of the procedur&s specrfjed in the Gèneral DirectK)n5 given by the Charities Commissioners Ltndar Section 145(9Xbl of thg Ad. whether particular rnatlers have coma to my attenl*)n. Ba•ls of th• Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•rn R•ptsrt My examinat￿n ol the Financial siaiements. sel out on pages 2. 5. was caryi8d out in accordaneA wlth the General Directions given by the Charilios CommissK*ngrs. An exarninaiKJn indudes Ihe revi￿ ol the accouniing records kapt by tha Charity ar￿ a comparison ol the acwJnts presented with Ilv)sè reeord$. 11 also incjudes consideration of any unusual rtems or discbsurns in th¢ accDunts. and seekiThJ explanalKJns Irom as TnJ51ees eXJnC8ming any such rnatters. The procedures undertaked do not provida all the 8viden¢* that would be requlrad by an audil. and c￿nSequen¢1Y wè do not ¥xpress an opinion in the view gtven by the acLounts. Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•f8 Stst•m•nt In cnnn8clknn wrth my 8xaminatb)n, ￿ mallw h8$ rA￿ to my all￿11)n.. 1. Which gives ma reasonable lo b￿￿Ve Ihal in any repescl the r•quirwnonis . lo keep accybunling recwds in accordanc8 whth SOC￿1 IXI of the Ad., and - lo prèpara aceounts whhth aC￿rd with the acrountiThJ records and to C4Jmpty vnth th¢ ¥¢x¢unbn9 Tequirernents of the Act.. have r￿1 been rnot.. or 2. To which. in My opSnh)n. att8ntK>n shoukl bg drawn in order lo enable a proper undorslandlng of Iha a￿)UnIS lo be rea¢hed. Stan Harrison Nlchol Goodwlll Brown Ltd Chart•r•d Aeeountsnts 18 Stanley Street 81￿h Northurnbertand NE24 28U Date.. INCOME AND ExPEND￿VRE ACCOUNTS 31st Mavth2021 Unresir4cW A•$¢￿¢ 31554 OPENING MNK OPENING CASH 29712 DONATION5 GRANTS RECEIVEO OTrIER RECEIPTS 42369 26SO 52 8707 FOOOPURCHLSE 74Jl 6788 2313 630 INSURANCE REPAIRS & MAINTÉNACE ADMIN TELEPHONE RENI 1657 429 445 320 16134 10549 NET SURPLVSIILOSSI FORVEAA Clo¥n8 Bank ClosiTh8Cash 1539 -155