# **Trustees’ Annual Report** For the period 1/4/20 – 31/3/21 

## **Contents** 

A)  Reference & Administration Details ............................................................................................ 1 B)  Structure, Governance & Management ...................................................................................... 1 C)  Objects & Associated Activities .................................................................................................. 2 D)  Achievements & Performance .................................................................................................... 3 D1)  WAREHOUSING & TRANSPORT OF STOCK .................................................................... 3 D2) STOCK DONATIONS ............................................................................................................ 3 D3) STOCK DISTRIBUTION ........................................................................................................ 4 D4) MORE THAN EMERGENCY FOOD ...................................................................................... 9 D5) VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION .......................................................................................... 10 D6) REFERRAL AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS ............................................................................. 10 E)  Financial Review ...................................................................................................................... 11 F)  Final Comments from the Chair of Trustees ............................................................................. 13 G)  Trustee Declaration .................................................................................................................. 13 

## **Bradford North Foodbank is partnered with:** 



_Registered Charity Number 1160060 | Registered in England and Wales_ 



Bradford North Foodbank 

Trustees’ Annual Report 2021 

## **A)  Reference & Administration Details** 

Charity Name: Bradford North Foodbank 

Registered Charity Number: 1160060 

Charity’s principal address: Unit 12, Newlands House Two, Inspire Bradford Business Park, Bradford, BD10 0JE 

## Charity Trustees for Period of Report: 

|**Trustee**<br>**Name**|**Office**<br>**_(if any)_**|**Term(s) of Office**|**Appointed / Re-appointed by:**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Roger<br>Butterfield|Chair<br>_(Resigned at meeting on_<br>_21/1/2021)_|21/01/2015 – 20/01/2018<br>21/01/2018 –|First<br>appointed<br>via<br>Charity<br>Registration Document: 21/01/2015<br>Reappointed byBoard of Trustees|
|Shuna Hartley|Clerk & Treasurer<br>_(Resigned as treasurer_<br>_on 31/12/2020)_|24/01/2017 – 23/01/2020<br>24/01/2020 – 23/01/2023|Board of Trustees|
|John Rainer||13/02/2018–|Board of Trustees|
|Moira Crotty|Charity Secretary|13/02/2018 – 12/02/2021<br>13/02/2021–12/02/2024|Board of Trustees|
|CherylBarnes||07/06/2018–06/06/2021|Board of Trustees|
|Pete Criddle|Treasurer<br>_(From 1/1/2021)_|15/01/2019 – 14/01/2022|Board of Trustees|
|Ben Clymo||04/04/2019–03/04/2022|Board of Trustees|
|Mark Cahill|Chair<br>_(Appointed 21/1/2021)_|20/04/2020 – 19/04/2023|Board of Trustees|
|Jackie<br>Marshall||18/01/2021 – 17/01/2024|Board of Trustees|



_Summary: John Rainer resigned at the end of his first term of office. Roger Butterfield resigned at the end of his second term of office.  Mark Cahill and Jackie Marshall were appointed during the year._ 

## **B)  Structure, Governance & Management** 

Type of governing document: Constitution 

How the charity is constituted: 

_(e.g. trust, association, company)_ 

Trustee selection method: 

_(e.g. appointed by, elected by)_ 

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) 

Appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened Trustee Board meeting. 

The trustees delegate the day-to-day management of the charity to a **Management Team** made up of salaried staff and volunteers who take on leadership or management roles within the charity. For this reporting period, the team was as follows: 

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## **Management Team for 2020 - 2021** 

## Salaried Staff 

|alaried Staff|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Name**|**Job Title**|**Hours per Week**|**Start Date**|**End Date**|
|Franco Biancardo|Foodbank Manager|25*|16/09/2019|ongoing|
|JulieRainer|Signposting Coordinator|12|01/02/2021|31/01/2022|



_*  increased to 35hpw April-Dec 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic_ 

## Volunteers with Leadership/Management Roles 

|**Name**|**Role**|
|---|---|
|Martin Butterworth|Data Manager & Team Leader at Shipley FBC|
|CarolBest|Warehouse Manager&AssociateTeam Leader forStLuke’sFBC|
|Linda Gibson|Team Leader at St Luke’s Foodbank Centre|
|Heather Ayrton|Teamleaderat Churchonthe WayFoodbankCentre|
|Pete Lambert|Team Leader at Trinity Rawdon Foodbank Centre|
|Helen Thomas|Team Leader at Windhill FBC_(from mid-March 2020)_|
|Sophie Cliff|VolunteerCoordinator_(from 01/01/2020)_|
|Shuna Hartley|Christmas Hamper Project Coordinator (& Trustee)|



## **C)  Objects & Associated Activities** 

## **CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES** 

To relieve persons in the North of Bradford and the surrounding area that are in financial hardship in such ways as the trustees from time-to-time think fit, in particular, but not exclusively by: 

- (1)  providing emergency food, essential toiletries, and household items to individuals and families in need and / or for distribution by charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty 

- (2)  such other means, including (but not limited to) the provision of support or signposting to relevant information and other advisory services. 

## **ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO OUR CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES** 

During the reporting period, the charity interpreted ‘ _the North of Bradford and the surrounding area_ ’ to be: 

- Bradford: postcodes BD2, BD9, BD10, BD17 and BD18.  Also, Allerton in BD15. 

- Leeds: postcodes LS19 and LS20.  Also, the village of Calverley in LS28. 

## Summary of the main activities this year: 

- Provision of emergency food and other essential toiletries / household items 

- Christmas Hamper Project 

- Support for other local organisations providing emergency food aid to local people in need. 

- Covid-19 restrictions severely affected our ability to offer signposting services.  Our foodbank centre cafes were closed all year and any signposting offered was via the telephone when discussing the provision or delivery of food parcels. 

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## **D)  Achievements & Performance** 

This was our sixth full year in operation. We continue to be part of the national Trussell Trust Foodbank Network.  Covid-19 restrictions mean that no part of our service has been audited by the Trussell Trust this year. 

The covid-19 pandemic resulted in adaptations to our service for the entire 20-21 year.  These adaptations have continued into the current 21-22 year.  Adaptations include: 

- Closure of all our foodbank centre cafes.  Instead, food parcels are issued at the main entrance door of each foodbank centre. 

- The introduction of a food-parcel delivery service for those required to self-isolate. 

- A big increase in the use of electronic food vouchers to replace hardcopy vouchers.  This allowed our referral agencies to issue vouchers without meeting their clients in person. 

Information on our achievements and performance during 2020-21 can be found under the following headings: 

D1) Warehousing and transport of stock 

D2) Stock Donations 

D3) Stock Distribution 

D4) More Than Emergency Food (Signposting; Christmas Hamper Project) 

D5) Volunteer Participation 

D6) Referral Agency Partnerships 

## **D1)  WAREHOUSING & TRANSPORT OF STOCK** 

We continue to base our day-to-day warehouse operations from the workspace unit at Inspire Bradford Business Park.  However, it became clear in April/ May 2020 that we needed additional space – more than could be provided at the Inn Churches warehouse in BD4.  In August 2020 we took on an additional warehouse at Albion Mills in BD10, only a mile from our main warehouse and on the way to where we park the van overnight.  This extra warehouse is organised such that we can use it for long-dated stock and we can use it to run our annual Christmas Hamper Project, which means the hamper project does not impede operations at our main warehouse. 

The van donated by IFCO in 2018 has been invaluable over the past year.  The pandemic resulted in greatly increased stock donations from supermarkets – far more than can be collected in a car.  Our foodbank centres have been preparing food parcels for delivery and for collection at the door during the pandemic.  The demand at each foodbank centre increased dramatically and the van helped deliver the large restock orders. 

## **D2) STOCK DONATIONS** 

The local community, made up of individuals, schools, faith groups, businesses and community groups, have been hugely supportive during a difficult year affected by the covid-19 pandemic.  There have also been national food donation initiatives.  Of these, the Tesco and Morrisons covid-19 funds / donations have been of significant benefit to our foodbank. 

We received 68.1 tonnes of stock (approximate value = £119,856), a substantial increase of 26 tonnes compared with 2019-20.  Most of the donations are food but we also received PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), toiletries, cleaning products and pet food. 

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Food sources providing<br>more than 1,000kg 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000<br>Morrisons 5LE 8094<br>Asda Shipley 8032<br>Morrisons Guiseley 6881<br>Tesco Covid-19 Fund 3849<br>Trinity Rawdon 3844<br>Morrisons Covid-19 Fund 3017<br>Morrisons Yeadon 2323<br>Coop Food Saltaire 2321<br>Inn Churches 2213<br>Guiseley Baptist Church 1745<br>Weight in kg<br>Shipley Baptist Church 1093<br>(out of 68117kg total)<br>Tesco Exp. Undercliffe 1054<br>Thackley Methodist Church 1049<br>Our usual Harvest and Christmas Appeals were severely curtailed by the pandemic.  A small<br>number of organisations made food donations, but many chose to give financial donations<br>instead enabling us to purchase any food item that was in short supply. This was particularly<br>relevant to the Christmas Hamper Project where we purchased significant amounts of seasonal<br>stock in early December to ensure we could produce our hampers in time for delivery to<br>recipients referred by local agencies.<br>D3) STOCK DISTRIBUTION<br>Food donations and how they were used<br>KEY<br>80000<br>Contribution to warehouse stock<br>70000<br>Used within BNFB or destroyed<br>60000<br>Donated to other local projects<br>50000<br>Distributed to clients<br>40000<br>30000<br>20000<br>10000<br>0<br>2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 2020 - 2021<br>-10000<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Our usual Harvest and Christmas Appeals were severely curtailed by the pandemic.  A small number of organisations made food donations, but many chose to give financial donations instead enabling us to purchase any food item that was in short supply. This was particularly relevant to the Christmas Hamper Project where we purchased significant amounts of seasonal stock in early December to ensure we could produce our hampers in time for delivery to recipients referred by local agencies. 

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## **D3.1 Direct Distribution to Clients of BNFB** 

- The majority of our food parcels are issued via our foodbank centres: `o` Church on the Way, BD10, on Mondays 

   - Christchurch Windhill, BD18 2, on Tuesdays 

   - Trinity Rawdon, LS19, on Mondays 

   - Shipley Baptist, BD18 3, on Mondays and Thursdays 

   - St Luke’s Eccleshill, BD2, on Thursdays 

- The total for each FBC includes both food parcels and “help yourself” products. 

- A small number of food parcels are issued from our office / main warehouse on days when our foodbank centres are not open. 

- Christmas hampers and associated food parcels are distributed direct from our secondary warehouse. 


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St Lukes Eccleshill,<br>Foodbank Centres  7,693<br>Kg of food distributed<br>Trinity Rawdon,<br>Shipley Baptist 5,761<br>(2 sessions per<br>week), 11,435<br>Warehouse/office/other FB,<br>4,757<br>Christchurch<br>Church on the Way,<br>Windhill, 4,285<br>9,046<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Distribution via foodbank centres supported 2,185 households, feeding 3,225 adults and 2,345 children. Ration of adults to children was 52:48. 

Trussell Trust foodbanks provide short-term food aid to people experiencing a cashflow crisis.  This is done by partnering with local agencies that come into contact and support local people who need crisis food aid. These local agencies refer people to us using food vouchers. 

We collect various statistics that can help us understand who we are supporting and why food aid is needed.  The Trussell Trust uses such statistics, collected from the whole foodbank network, for campaigning and presenting the reality of life for many to the government of the day. 

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## **D3.2 Distribution to Other Local Projects** 

The huge generosity of people during the initial months of the covid-19 pandemic meant we were able to offer excess stock to other local projects that were supporting local people in need of emergency food.  The total donated to other projects was 8,754 kg of 65,082 kg total food distributed (13.4%). 


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Local Projects<br>Kg of food provided 0 1000 2000 3000 4000<br>Non-Trussell Trust Foodbank 3,181<br>Big Swing, Eccleshill 1,412<br>Gateway Centre 1,399<br>Bradford Metropolitan Council 763<br>St. Pio Franciscan Priory 551<br>Other TT FBs - Bradford Central 460<br>Cinderella Club, Bradford 165<br>Rockwell Centre 137 8,754 kg distributed to<br>local projects<br>Caring for Life 113<br>York House Hub 105<br>YACAD* Holiday Club, 92<br>*Yorkshire Academy of Creative Arts and Drama<br>D3.3 Reasons for The Issue of Food Vouchers<br>The three main reasons for people receiving emergency food are the same year on year, but<br>the gradual increase in the impact of long-term low income can be seen in the chart below.<br>This year sickness is of similar significance to benefit change and debt as a reason for<br>emergency food provision, which makes sense during a pandemic.<br>50.0<br>45.0 Main Crisis Types<br>40.0<br>35.0<br>30.0<br>25.0<br>20.0<br>15.0<br>10.0<br>5.0<br>0.0<br>15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21<br>Benefit Changes Benefit Delays Low Income Debt Sickness<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


The three main reasons for people receiving emergency food are the same year on year, but the gradual increase in the impact of long-term low income can be seen in the chart below. This year sickness is of similar significance to benefit change and debt as a reason for emergency food provision, which makes sense during a pandemic. 

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## **D3.4 Location of Food Recipients by Political Ward** 


|**Ward**|**2020 - 2021**|**2020 - 2021**||_Previous Year (19-20)_|_Previous Year (19-20)_||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Vouchers**|**People**<br>**Fed**|**Ratio**<br>**Adults:Children**|_Vouchers_|_People_<br>_Fed_|_Ratio_<br>_Adults:Children_|
|Eccleshill|480|1514|49:51|_360_|_1142_|_47:53_|
|Windhill &<br>Wrose*|324|656|73:27|_466_|_941_|_68:32_|
|Shipley|274|528|74:26|_249_|_402_|_76:24_|
|Bolton<br>&<br>Undercliffe|185|467|57:43|_181_|_404_|_70:30_|
|Idle<br>&<br>Thackley|184|357|65:35|_133_|_264_|_69:31_|
|Otley<br>&<br>Yeadon|132|437|49:51|_141_|_441_|_49:51_|
|Heaton|119|319|53:47|_83_|_230_|_57:43_|



_* Reduced numbers compared with the previous year may be partially explained by the fact that two local primary schools started their own in-school foodbanks during the pandemic, so we were supporting fewer families._ 

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**D3.5 Location of Food Recipients by Postcode** 


## Postcodes covered by Bradford North Foodbank: 

- Bradford postcode areas: BD2 BD9 BD10 BD17 BD18 & Allerton in BD15 

- Leeds postcode areas: LS19 LS20 & Calverley in LS28 

This map confirms that people living in our original three core postcode areas, BD2 BD10 and BD18 continue to receive over 75% of our support. 

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## **D4) MORE THAN EMERGENCY FOOD** 

Yes, we are a foodbank, but we have a variety of extras that mean we offer more than just emergency food parcels – hence the umbrella term ‘more than food’. 

Helping people keep healthy also encompasses helping people to keep clean, which we do by offering toiletries and household cleaning supplies.  When available, we also offer dog and cat food, both to ensure that the meat/fish in the food parcel is eaten by people rather than offered to pets, but also because looking after a pet improves people’s mental health. 

## **- D4.1 Signposting Service Users to Additional Support** 

Pre covid-19, we provided a safe, welcoming pop-up café-style space to sit, slow down and think about how best to tackle the circumstances that led to a food supply emergency. Volunteers were available to listen and offer signposting support. 

Covid-19 changed all that.  Social distancing rules and the health and safety of both clients and our volunteers meant we had to close our foodbank centre cafes and either hand out food parcels at the entrance door or deliver them to the homes of those required to selfisolate.  This situation has prevailed throughout the 2020-21 year.  Trustees recognised that this was less than ideal and decided to create a new part-time salaried ‘Signposting Coordinator’ role to explore alternative ways to signpost people during the pandemic.  The new coordinator started on 1/2/2021 and her first achievement was the design of a useful signposting leaflet to include with all food parcels.  Further innovations will follow during 2021-22. 

## **D4.2 Christmas Hamper Project** 

This is a major annual effort to provide people with limited funds some of the seasonal food and drink that they would not otherwise be able to afford.  Since starting the project, we have partnered with the Bradford Cinderella Club ‘Gift Boxes for Children’ project, so that every child in a household given one of our Christmas Hampers also received a decorated shoebox filled with age-appropriate gifts. However, this year the logistics for the Cinderella Club of making such a large number (487) of gift boxes for just one organisation (our foodbank) has led to us agreeing that in future we will ask referral agencies to contact the Cinderella Club directly to request gift boxes. In fact, the delay in receiving all the gift boxes meant we asked the Gateway CC to provide presents (from the huge number donated to the centre) for families they referred for a hamper.  We also returned over 100 gift boxes to the Cinderella Club. 

Our referral agencies nominate individuals or families for a hamper and, if appropriate, a standard 3-day food parcel to accompany it. This year we prepared the hampers and accompanying food parcels at our secondary warehouse.  This was a great success and meant there was no disruption to the day-to-day processing of stock at our main warehouse. As in 2019, we used our van to deliver hampers and food parcels to the referring agencies for them to organise collection or delivery for their service-users.  It continues to be a matter of regret that the project has grown to such an extent that the logistics of home delivery are too complicated, with the exception of a few late ‘crisis’ hampers.  Both the recipients and the foodbank delivery volunteers appreciated the personal contact provided by home delivery in the early years of the project. 

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Christmas Hamper Project<br>350<br>300<br>250<br>200<br>150<br>100<br>50<br>0<br>Christmas Food Food Parcels with Gift Boxes for<br>Hampers Hampers Children<br>2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020*<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


* _487 children benefitted from Christmas hampers, but children in families referred by the Gateway Community Centre received presents via the Gateway CC and did not receive gift boxes from us._ 

## **Quote from a referral agency that nominated families for Christmas Hampers:** 

_“I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Bradford North Foodbank for the generosity they showed to the families we work with over the Christmas period.  My observations of the many families we gave the parcels to was one of being overwhelmed and really appreciative at what is an emotive and difficult time of the year, especially with the pressures that are on all families at this time.”_ [Aireborough Children’s Centre 2019] 

## **D5) VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION** 

As a charity we are indebted to our brilliant volunteers, without whom we would not be able to operate. We have run on a reduced volunteer schedule during the pandemic but have had over 50 volunteers supporting our foodbank centres on a weekly basis, and a further 20 volunteers supporting with administration, stock management and delivery. The commitment shown by our volunteers during this challenging time has been incredible, and we are very grateful for the fantastic job they have done. 

This year we have started the process of making our volunteer management process digital. We were one of the first 5 foodbanks to move onto the Trussell Trust's new volunteer management system, which gives us an enhanced set of tools to manage rotas, share updates and engage with our volunteers in a more effective manner. We have also recently hosted a placement for a student from Leeds Beckett university. The student shadowed volunteers across the business, gaining an in-depth knowledge of how the charity works and contributing their thoughts and ideas. 

## **D6) REFERRAL AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS** 

One of the key tenets of a Trussell Trust foodbank is working in partnership with local agencies that interact with people in crisis during their day-to-day activities.  We rely on 

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them to identify people who need emergency food aid. Our partner Referral Agencies have a wide range of expertise and include children’s centres, primary schools, health care agencies, local advice centres, housing associations, disability and carer’s agencies, together with other agencies that help specific age groups or client needs. 

Covid-19 prevention measures severely affected how referral agencies interacted with their clients, which meant some of our regular referral agencies referred far fewer people. Other agencies stepped into the breach. During covid-19, the majority of our referrals have come from Job Centre Plus, Adult and Child Social Services (Bradford and Leeds) and ‘Help for Hardship’ at Citizens Advice. 

We continued to encourage new agencies to register with our foodbank and during 20-21 we have seen an increase across our area, predominantly because of the Covid pandemic. Many of our agencies moved over to the Trussell Trust e-referral system allowing them the option of making paperless referrals either to the foodbank manager (for allocation to a foodbank centre) or directly to one of our five foodbank centres. The e-referral system was (and still is) very useful for agency workers working from home and for any of their clients who were self-isolating. 

## **E)  Financial Review** 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves:** For the 2020-21 financial year our policy was to keep 3 months running costs in unrestricted funds available in a separate ‘reserves’ bank account, together with three month’s payroll costs and a £400 contingency fund.  The total calculated reserve fund for 2020-21 was £7,950 and it is held at the Cooperative Bank. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit:** No funds in deficit 

**The charity’s principal sources of funding this year:** 

|`o` 200 Club (regular donors)<br>`o` Donations from Individuals (not 200 Club)<br>`o` Gift Aid<br>`o` Churches<br>`o` Business / Other Groups<br>`o` Grants – restricted funds*<br>`o` Fund-raising activities<br>`o` Misc. (interest, SM top-ups, Utility Fund)<br>**Income:**|£  12,956<br>£  52,209<br>£    8,656<br>£    5,745<br>£  28,892<br>£  16,141<br>£       338<br>£    2,4 26|
|---|---|
||<br>**£127,363**|



`o` In-kind discounts (rent) worth £  4,580 

_* Restricted grants were for payroll costs and support for covid-19 related activities / purchases._ 

**Banking:** During the year we transferred our current account and linked reserves account from HSBC to The Cooperative Bank.  Both banks offer a free service to small charities, but the Cooperative Bank includes dual authorisation BACS transfers, which is not offered by HSBC. 

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## **FINANCE STATEMENT** 

We are very grateful to all the people and organisations that have supported us this year either financially or by giving us in-kind gifts in the form of materials, labour or discounts. 

## In-kind Donations 

- _**Newlands Community Association**_ : continues to provide a significant discount towards the rent of our main warehouse in recognition of the support we provide to people living in the Newlands area (BD2 and BD10). 

- _**Local Churches:**_ Three churches generously provide rent-free accommodation for foodbank distribution centres: _St Luke’s_ in Eccleshill, _Shipley Baptist_ Church and _Trinity Rawdon_ . _Christ Church Ecumenical Project_ , in Windhill, provides space at a reduced rent.  During Covid-19 we have used a different space at _Church on the Way_ , Five Lane Ends.  This ground-floor space was formerly rented-out long-term, so the church has requested us to make a donation, which we now do at the same rate we pay rent to Christchurch Windhill. 

## Financial Donations 

- **Regular Donations** _:_ our 200 Club had 110 (2020: 71) members at the end of the year, contributing £12,956 (2020: £6,232) (excluding Gift Aid), which covered 59% (2020: 39%) of our core expenses excluding payroll and capital costs.  Continuing to increase our regular donations to cover more of our core costs is a key element in our foodbank’s financial resilience going forward. 

- **One-off donations:** from individuals, churches, schools, local businesses and community groups: local people and organisations continue to donate generously to our work – a large number of new significant one-off donations were received throughout the year due to Covid-19, a small number of which have or may continue into future years. Online giving increased substantially, which widened the geographical spread of our donors. 

- **Grants:** we received the second tranche of our Asda grant for payroll, and two Covidrelated grants from Trussell Trust to cover further payroll costs and the costs of a second warehouse. 

## Expenses 

- Our expenses increased by 63% compared with last year.  The primary causes of this increase are: 

   - An increase in payroll costs; 

   - Taking on a second warehouse to store excess stock and from which to run the Christmas hamper project. 

Both of these elements were partially grant-funded. 

## - Budget for 2021 2022 

- We have sufficient end-of-year funds, regular income and grant funding to prepare a fully funded budget for the next year (21-22), including our payroll costs. 

We are grateful to the Bradford North Methodist Circuit accountant for independently examining our annual accounts at no cost to us. 

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## **F)  Final Comments from the Chair of Trustees** 

There is little doubt that this was an unusual and difficult year. We have ‘weathered the storm’ extremely well and this is only as a result of our wonderful volunteers and trustees who have gone above and beyond to ensure that we continue to reach the people in need that we care about so much. I am so very grateful for this amazing group of people who give so willingly of their own time, week after week. Thank you to you all. You are such a blessing! Mark Cahill – Chair of the Trustees. 

## **G)  Trustee Declaration** 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. 

Original signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees: 

|**Trustee Name**|**Signature**|**Position**<br>_(Chair / secretary etc.)_|**Date**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Mark Cahill|**Mark Cahill**|Chair|28/9/2021|
|Shuna Hartley|**Shuna Hartley**|Secretary|28/9/2021|



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IndeperKlent emamrner's In connertion with my examination, no matter has come lo my attention10th￿th
statement ￿$das0￿￿')
l. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material respect. the
requiremenls:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act,. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the actountlng record5 and comply with the
accounting requirements of the Charities Aci
have not been met- or
2. to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts io be reached.
• Pleose delete the words in the brockets if they do not oppty.
Signèd:
Date:
zz
Name:
ICOL
Relevant professional
qualificationlsl or body
(if anyl:
h-LM
Address:
LIZ SHAW £A.￿c &.wzDcThJ
i SELL7
LSZ
Page I

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Give here brief detsils of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
Page 2

Bradford North Foodbank
Annual Accounts 2020- 2021
RECEIPTS
Code
l-oi
2018- 2019
201¥Z920
6.112 IX)
8,416.22
L535.73
7.187 85
2,197.92
1.034.32
149.47
2.546.
12.568.93
38.3
126.47
2D20-202I
nations. 200 Club Ire8ulirdonorsl
Lknations from Indiwd￿als lextludln8 the 2WClubl
Gift Aid Received
DvnatiQD5 froffj churchEs
Donatlons from otherE<Oupsl bu￿NeSseS
Supeifflarer Topup (based on weight of stock donatKJnsl
Fundrai*ng'. tollettion boxes
Fundrai%ng'. grant5 (exc1L￿1nÉ re5trKted As￿3 fund51
Restnrted Asda Funds
Arcourhts Independently
examlned by
Nlcola Cameron ACMA
5.835.(Kl
2.895.45
1.479.72
2.987.04
2.642.6S
12.95&64
SI2￿.78
1-02
8.55&06
S.74S.26
25*91.
2A20.
22.61
1-05
1-07
24S.63
2.653.47
1.022.85
10.68
S6S.95
1&14L.ZI
FuThdr3i%ng-- Dnllne IGiveAsY¢u Lfvel
FuTrdrai%ng'. our events
Fundrai￿ne.. textile re¢y¢liAg
Gr055 Interest
Ernergency uiilityFund
156.74
1S$.86
10.21
TOTAL RECEIPTS
20.691 12
42,223.48
127,364.41
PAYMENTS
Code
E-01
E.02
E-03
20L8- 2019
Z019-20ZO
20ZO-202L
9.205.8I
I,￿)56
gned a5 a rorrert
record by the followlng
tnistees gn behalf of all
trustees:
Refjt Idiscounredl
5trwcc Cha￿t
Dep￿t5
Ratosldiscwnledl
s.oyots)
1.9)356
4.660.(
1.903.$6
611.32
429.49
358.66
1.6q8.44
624.96
526.61
37J.01
1.513.46
87450
E-OS
PhDTre & Bioadband
Insurance
1,128.03
1,309.61
3￿.00
Name..
Pete Crldd
E-07
E-08
E-09
E-10
D3ta Protettkn
Offlce Admlrl Costs
Earwell Spend Le55'. Cwr5e admin & handouts
Office E4ulpment
PR& Markwing
RÈpairs and Maintenantt
Pulthased Stock for distri￿tion tofEKKlvDuthErieupTrents
Volunieer Expenses
Ern￿WeENpen5e5 IP6yrolll
Use oAIGioeAsdts Gi&nt
FB Montygerfsptsyrdlexoemses
Ern￿0ve￿ ExpeD5e5 Inon-pa5woIII
ProfEwpnal Fee5
Taxe5
itsl Co5t5.'CDfE Foodbank
Useof smollAsdoGitrnt[oK 01fice/W￿eh0use u
UseofsfftollAsda GrtJntlorDigitolReSOvfttS'
Capiid C05t5.. MorE-Than-Fogd Projett5
Transport loFslockl
FundraiSinB C05t5
MorÈ-ThafvFood ProjÈ£ts". Runnin8 Costs
35.
419.84
395.71
303.93
E-ll
E-12
E-13
84_93
180.96
213.70
2.42@45
25640
2.474.69
9.92a 64
384.39
84.46
Date..
240.37
38.53
552.97
2%05
3.21234
77.14
J3,832.70
8.497 04
130.59
1810912011
E-14
E-IS
E-16
32.49
Name.
Shuna Ikrtley
E-16a
5ignaiure-.
E-17
E-18
E-19
916.07
6.282.97
1.058.08
2.64S.29
2810912021
E-20
E-21
E-22
E-23
879 21
IS.49
5fQ.12
2.042.83
Accounts wepared by
PeterCi¥ld* Ifreasurerl
1010612021
6L).(YJ
TOTAI PAYMENTS
13,630.32
30.551.08
SO.782.16
6AiANCE SUMMAAY
NOTES
*A5doreouestedweshowthe
seof Ihere51rirtE&elemÈnt
lfj Year Surplus
Balance Brought FoEward-.
Balance Carrled Forwaid OD 315t M￿h
7.060.8D
25,340.66
E 3Z.401.46
I1￿?2.40
32.401.46
£ 44,Q73.86
?S,SB2.25
44￿?3.8s
llo￿5&.11
ttount
8ALANCE CARRIED FORWARO REPRESEt4TED BY..
HSBC CommunityAccount lgenp.ial fund51
HS8C CammunityAccounl IdÈsWn3ied I restricted)
ReservesAccouni'. H58CICo-op
Co-opeiaiwe Bu5ifie55A(rwnt18Èneral funds)
c￿ts￿rat￿e Bu5inESSknouftildes*nated/ re5trKtedl
Ep¥yr)rth Dcptsyt Fu
Money hell by Bradfori ctyhmurtity Payroll & Ac¢ountS
PettyCa5h
Pavmpntspen￿l
1 29.162 37
£ 1.082.69
£ 3.206.66
).564.53
7.730.82
5.216.87
7,%0.45
22￿74.01
58,6W.
.4W.71
6￿78.￿)
582.55
73.65
55.59
-£ 1.105.85
£ a2.4OIA6
94.56
£ 44,073.86
lTrkindtsonotion5 &As5etVol￿t￿rts
ChLrrityRegistration Number.. 1160060
Regisreiedin Enolondond Wole5

Bradford North Foodbank
io1s¢¢uAI$oFFEREtJ A51PI-KIND aiFYS INoi incl
Annual Accounts 2020. 2021
illfj rÈ¢tlpts1.paymentsfv6ur¢sl'
2018-2019
2019-2010
4.OY)JX)
201ty2021
* MothrfoioryBusln£ss Rpies
Rent Dlswunts
4.5W.C
4.5X*
ft..
MÉ
EDESSpRI14TtP VAN.
N114.¥INb Giyf FROK4.IFCQ INJUNÉ 10£8
Cash g￿nalIty1 liorn IFCO.50 we muld ILI pwcha5ev4D' dlrettty
and have Qur nameon theVel￿e Regi5traknon Certittste,. 121
pwchase 8raphksforihevJiexrerlor.
Valwof¢Je3leishlp and man￿10￿rer￿15to￿t$ar(thd dw
Yèfv purthast
'PuTchoseincludedOTRond
￿e￿Vryc0Sts
£ 29.122.n
£ 11,Wffj7
TOTALVAWE OF I￿￿KIND G￿..
' VAIUAlloN OFAS.SETsIvoftTH OVEk at Ènd.oifi.n&ntialY¥r
3110312019
31103
311031￿￿
h15tiowrttéweosSume
our¥t7nrfR*dewedth95
￿er￿e$sp￿*1ervan Purchasevalue.. £38.481
ILlstprKe +wmfortpffk*th*ll*W. ENdudeSt￿￿1wfy7dcrOts
gndgrophkJl
Theieywe. rodeterttTthits¥duE
OCCOurtlnppurpgstS.
rethh4T¥tshJedeweclot￿￿5tIoI
io%oltht0lpJthol¥￿mpÈ[
Ot)nvrtOSN*donotkMwrt
lrfet¥MeoJthEsfjn.
É 34M452
£ 3O.7&24
2&937.96
ChtsrltyReglstrotlon Number 116LTr760
Regtsteredin EnWandoThlWules

gradldrd
North
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
ON THE ACCOUNTS
Section A
Independent Exarniner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Bradford North Foodbank
On accounts for the year
ended
31￿ March 2021
Charity no
{if any)
1160060
Set out on pagels
4J-*
Respertlve responslbSlltles of The charitys tru51ees a￿ responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charitls
trustees and examlner tiustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the
Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Artl and that an independent examination is needed.
It Is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedure5 laid down in the general Directions given by the Charltv
Commission (under sertion 14515llbl of ihe Charitie5 Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my atlenlion.
Basls of indepèndent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity
examlnerfs statement Commission. An exafnination includes a review of the accouniin8 records kept by the
charity and a compari50n of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts, and 5eekinB explanation5
from the trustees con￿rnIng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide
all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as
to whether the accounts present a'true and fairf view and the reporl is limtted io those
matter5 set out in the statemeni below.
IndeperKlent emamrner's In connertion with my examination, no matter has come lo my attention10th￿th
statement ￿$das0￿￿')
l. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material respect. the
requiremenls:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act,. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the actountlng record5 and comply with the
accounting requirements of the Charities Aci
have not been met- or
2. to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts io be reached.
• Pleose delete the words in the brockets if they do not oppty.
Signèd:
Date:
zz
Name:
ICOL
Relevant professional
qualificationlsl or body
(if anyl:
h-LM
Address:
LIZ SHAW £A.￿c &.wzDcThJ
i SELL7
LSZ
Page I

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Give here brief detsils of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
Page 2

Bradford North Foodbank
Annual Accounts 2020- 2021
RECEIPTS
Code
l-oi
2018- 2019
201¥Z920
6.112 IX)
8,416.22
L535.73
7.187 85
2,197.92
1.034.32
149.47
2.546.
12.568.93
38.3
126.47
2D20-202I
nations. 200 Club Ire8ulirdonorsl
Lknations from Indiwd￿als lextludln8 the 2WClubl
Gift Aid Received
DvnatiQD5 froffj churchEs
Donatlons from otherE<Oupsl bu￿NeSseS
Supeifflarer Topup (based on weight of stock donatKJnsl
Fundrai*ng'. tollettion boxes
Fundrai%ng'. grant5 (exc1L￿1nÉ re5trKted As￿3 fund51
Restnrted Asda Funds
Arcourhts Independently
examlned by
Nlcola Cameron ACMA
5.835.(Kl
2.895.45
1.479.72
2.987.04
2.642.6S
12.95&64
SI2￿.78
1-02
8.55&06
S.74S.26
25*91.
2A20.
22.61
1-05
1-07
24S.63
2.653.47
1.022.85
10.68
S6S.95
1&14L.ZI
FuThdr3i%ng-- Dnllne IGiveAsY¢u Lfvel
FuTrdrai%ng'. our events
Fundrai￿ne.. textile re¢y¢liAg
Gr055 Interest
Ernergency uiilityFund
156.74
1S$.86
10.21
TOTAL RECEIPTS
20.691 12
42,223.48
127,364.41
PAYMENTS
Code
E-01
E.02
E-03
20L8- 2019
Z019-20ZO
20ZO-202L
9.205.8I
I,￿)56
gned a5 a rorrert
record by the followlng
tnistees gn behalf of all
trustees:
Refjt Idiscounredl
5trwcc Cha￿t
Dep￿t5
Ratosldiscwnledl
s.oyots)
1.9)356
4.660.(
1.903.$6
611.32
429.49
358.66
1.6q8.44
624.96
526.61
37J.01
1.513.46
87450
E-OS
PhDTre & Bioadband
Insurance
1,128.03
1,309.61
3￿.00
Name..
Pete Crldd
E-07
E-08
E-09
E-10
D3ta Protettkn
Offlce Admlrl Costs
Earwell Spend Le55'. Cwr5e admin & handouts
Office E4ulpment
PR& Markwing
RÈpairs and Maintenantt
Pulthased Stock for distri￿tion tofEKKlvDuthErieupTrents
Volunieer Expenses
Ern￿WeENpen5e5 IP6yrolll
Use oAIGioeAsdts Gi&nt
FB Montygerfsptsyrdlexoemses
Ern￿0ve￿ ExpeD5e5 Inon-pa5woIII
ProfEwpnal Fee5
Taxe5
itsl Co5t5.'CDfE Foodbank
Useof smollAsdoGitrnt[oK 01fice/W￿eh0use u
UseofsfftollAsda GrtJntlorDigitolReSOvfttS'
Capiid C05t5.. MorE-Than-Fogd Projett5
Transport loFslockl
FundraiSinB C05t5
MorÈ-ThafvFood ProjÈ£ts". Runnin8 Costs
35.
419.84
395.71
303.93
E-ll
E-12
E-13
84_93
180.96
213.70
2.42@45
25640
2.474.69
9.92a 64
384.39
84.46
Date..
240.37
38.53
552.97
2%05
3.21234
77.14
J3,832.70
8.497 04
130.59
1810912011
E-14
E-IS
E-16
32.49
Name.
Shuna Ikrtley
E-16a
5ignaiure-.
E-17
E-18
E-19
916.07
6.282.97
1.058.08
2.64S.29
2810912021
E-20
E-21
E-22
E-23
879 21
IS.49
5fQ.12
2.042.83
Accounts wepared by
PeterCi¥ld* Ifreasurerl
1010612021
6L).(YJ
TOTAI PAYMENTS
13,630.32
30.551.08
SO.782.16
6AiANCE SUMMAAY
NOTES
*A5doreouestedweshowthe
seof Ihere51rirtE&elemÈnt
lfj Year Surplus
Balance Brought FoEward-.
Balance Carrled Forwaid OD 315t M￿h
7.060.8D
25,340.66
E 3Z.401.46
I1￿?2.40
32.401.46
£ 44,Q73.86
?S,SB2.25
44￿?3.8s
llo￿5&.11
ttount
8ALANCE CARRIED FORWARO REPRESEt4TED BY..
HSBC CommunityAccount lgenp.ial fund51
HS8C CammunityAccounl IdÈsWn3ied I restricted)
ReservesAccouni'. H58CICo-op
Co-opeiaiwe Bu5ifie55A(rwnt18Èneral funds)
c￿ts￿rat￿e Bu5inESSknouftildes*nated/ re5trKtedl
Ep¥yr)rth Dcptsyt Fu
Money hell by Bradfori ctyhmurtity Payroll & Ac¢ountS
PettyCa5h
Pavmpntspen￿l
1 29.162 37
£ 1.082.69
£ 3.206.66
).564.53
7.730.82
5.216.87
7,%0.45
22￿74.01
58,6W.
.4W.71
6￿78.￿)
582.55
73.65
55.59
-£ 1.105.85
£ a2.4OIA6
94.56
£ 44,073.86
lTrkindtsonotion5 &As5etVol￿t￿rts
ChLrrityRegistration Number.. 1160060
Regisreiedin Enolondond Wole5

Bradford North Foodbank
io1s¢¢uAI$oFFEREtJ A51PI-KIND aiFYS INoi incl
Annual Accounts 2020. 2021
illfj rÈ¢tlpts1.paymentsfv6ur¢sl'
2018-2019
2019-2010
4.OY)JX)
201ty2021
* MothrfoioryBusln£ss Rpies
Rent Dlswunts
4.5W.C
4.5X*
ft..
MÉ
EDESSpRI14TtP VAN.
N114.¥INb Giyf FROK4.IFCQ INJUNÉ 10£8
Cash g￿nalIty1 liorn IFCO.50 we muld ILI pwcha5ev4D' dlrettty
and have Qur nameon theVel￿e Regi5traknon Certittste,. 121
pwchase 8raphksforihevJiexrerlor.
Valwof¢Je3leishlp and man￿10￿rer￿15to￿t$ar(thd dw
Yèfv purthast
'PuTchoseincludedOTRond
￿e￿Vryc0Sts
£ 29.122.n
£ 11,Wffj7
TOTALVAWE OF I￿￿KIND G￿..
' VAIUAlloN OFAS.SETsIvoftTH OVEk at Ènd.oifi.n&ntialY¥r
3110312019
31103
311031￿￿
h15tiowrttéweosSume
our¥t7nrfR*dewedth95
￿er￿e$sp￿*1ervan Purchasevalue.. £38.481
ILlstprKe +wmfortpffk*th*ll*W. ENdudeSt￿￿1wfy7dcrOts
gndgrophkJl
Theieywe. rodeterttTthits¥duE
OCCOurtlnppurpgstS.
rethh4T¥tshJedeweclot￿￿5tIoI
io%oltht0lpJthol¥￿mpÈ[
Ot)nvrtOSN*donotkMwrt
lrfet¥MeoJthEsfjn.
É 34M452
£ 3O.7&24
2&937.96
ChtsrltyReglstrotlon Number 116LTr760
Regtsteredin EnWandoThlWules