CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1159998 Blyth Foodbank Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st March 2024 Nichol Goodwill Brown Ltd Chartered Accountants 18 Stanley Slreet Blyth Northumberland NE24 2BU Foodbank Twsiees Annual Re Nt Irom A 1123- March 24 I We contlnue to be very busy wlth the numberof referrals increasing along with the number of referral agentles. Our analysis Indicaies an Increase in the number of single people relying on our services, more alarmln8ly isthe number of people being referred with no fixed abodè. 2 In the full year we distributed a totsl of 4719 par￿15 through 2669 referralsfrom 3 number of agenaes. These parcels supported 3235 adjuks and 1550 children. The two PEriod5 building up to Chii*mas and January were partlcularly busy. In De￿rnber we also included small Chri5tma5 Eift5 forihe chIld￿n and 60 Christmas Hampers for youn8 people living on thelr ¢)wn and leavln8 care. 3 The second part of the year saw an Increase In referrals, and unfortunately. due tolhe ry)5t of Iwing getting higher the level of donation of goods and cash decllned, we therefore had to continue to buy in goods to support our servlces. 4 The Foodb3nk was supported by donations once a8aln from Northumberland County Councll Comrnunltles Together. Blyth Town Council and the Asda Communlty Fund along wlth a number of buslne5ses located within the Town. We a￿ also partnLved wlth Fareshare who glve us accessto donatlons from Booker. 5 We have a regular ￿lIable group of volunteers and we hold Team Leader meetings every three tnonths and a volunteers meeting every six months so that we are alway5 Icoking at waysto lrnprove our 5ervlce5 to the loial community- We operate five days a week Monday to Friday. We have cornmenced with Tearn Leaders Training by putting them through their Food Hygiene Exarninatlon. we have also commended rewewin8 and updatingour Policies, Procedures and OPe￿tIonal Processes. 6 Our volunteers are very Involved with local school and groups where we will vlsit and de15vertalks on the servlces we provide and the many reasons why families and people In our corrmunlty requlre thls. Re8uIHr comrnunication with other organisationsthat offer slrnilar services to oursls essentlal to prevent dupllcatlon and that families are referred back 50they can receive the correct support and advlce. Blylh Foodbank Independent Examiners Report Year ended 31st March 2024 R•sp8ctlve reponsibllitles of trustees and examlner As the charills tru51ees you are responsible lor the preparation of the accounls., you consider Ihal the audit requlremenl of section 144 of the Charilies Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply. 11 is my resonsibilily 10 slate on the basis of the procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charilies Commi55ioner5 under Se¢tion 145{9Xb) of the Act. whether particvlar mallers have come lo my attention. Basi5 ofthe Independent Examiners Report My examlnalion of the Financial Stalemenls, sel oul on pages 2 - 5, was carried out in aC￿rdanCe with the General Directions glven by the Charities Commissioner5. An examination includes the review of the a¢rDunting records kepl by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also includes onsideralion of any unusual Items or disclosu￿$ in the accounts. and seeking explanation5 from you as Trustees concerning any such mallers. Th8 procedures undertaked ¢0 not provide all the evidence that would be iequired by an audit, and consequently we do not expre$s an opinlon in the view given by the accounts. Independent Examingrfg Ststèment In connection with my examination. no matter has come lo my attention: 1. Which gives me reasonable cause lo believe Ihal in any repescl the requirements - to keep accounting recfjrds in accordan￿ with Section 130 of the Act- and - lo prepare accounts whhich accA)rd with the acixtrunting records and lo comply with th8 accounting requirements of the Act.. have not been mel.. or 2. To which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper underslanding of the acwunts io be reached. Stan Harrison Nichol Goodwlll Brown Ltd Chartered Accountants 18 Stanley Street 81Mh Northurnberland NE24 28U INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS Forthe year ended 31st March 2024 2024 2023 Unrestrirted 68636 53 -30 1667 Restrlrted 2423.C Unrestricted Resiiicied 62573 547 .41 1772 OPENIN6 8ANK OPENING CASH OPENING CREDITORS OPENING DEBTORS INCOME DONATION5 GRANfs RECEIVED OTHER RECEIPTS 22758 21339 IQCK)D 150DD 2275B 17423 31339 iootm) EXPÉNDMJRE FOOD PURCHASE UTILITIES INSURANCE REPAIRS & MAINTENACE TRAINING BANK CHARGES DONATIONS TELEPHONE RENT VOIUNTEf R GIFTS Isois 1502 253 701 21S 103 17423 16839 12 273 563 25 103 7577 769 493 25158 17423 25590 7577 NETSURPLUSIILOSSI FOR YEAR 67926 68828 2423 Re resented b CIoslll8 Bank Closins cash Closing Debtors CIoslngQedltors 56175 -49 2084 -284 67926