REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1162039 (ENGLAND & WALES) REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDING 31[ST] JANUARY 2025 ## **HOPE FOR FOOD TRUSTEE BOARD** The Trustees submit their annual report and audited financial statement for the year ending 31[st] January 2025. The Trustees confirm that the report and financial statements of the charity’s current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charity's governing document, and the provisions of “Accounting and Reporting by Charities; Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102F (effective 1 January 2019) (Charities SORP FRS 102). ## **LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** For the year ended 31 January 2025 TRUSTEES D Clayton (Chair) M Duncan P Stevenson S Smith B Sutherns L Watt Treasurer P Stevenson Charity Number 1162039 Address Unit 13 West Howe Industrial Estate, Elliott Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 8LZ Auditors MLW Accountants, 53 Wroxham Road, Poole, BH12 1NL Page 1 ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT** A constitution effected in June 2015 governs the charity. Hope for Food is an unincorporated Charity. ## **OBJECTIVE & ACTIVITIES** ## **CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES** : The charity’s purpose is to help prevent or relieve financial poverty for individuals and families predominantly within Bournemouth but also the surrounding areas. By providing such things as food, clothing, toiletries, cleaning packs, small household items. These items are distributed to people referred to us by schools, health and social workers, citizens advice bureau and other charitable organisations. They are also distributed at the Community Meals we run. ## **VISION** Our vision is that no one should find themselves unable to afford the essentials due to financial poverty. ## **MISSION** We aim to ensure that everyone who is referred to us and requires support with food, clothing, toiletries, cleaning packs, or small household items are provided these, as necessary. PAGE 2 ## **ACTIVITIES** ## **COMMUNITY MEALS** Hope for Food continued to run two community meals two nights a week, every week of the year. These are for the rough sleepers and vulnerably housed. One is a sit-down meal in one of the local churches and the other outside in the car park of a church hall. At each meal we provide soup, a hot meal, and a drink, together with sandwiches, cakes, and other fresh food we have available for our clients to take away. We also have our community meals van available at every meal in order that we can provide clothing, toiletries, camping items if rough sleeping. During the community meals we have support and attendance from local hairdressers, The Samaritans, the Street Vet, and another charity who provide additional toiletries on a monthly basis. ## **SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES & INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOUSED** Our focus for families and individuals that are referred to us, is to provide a weekly food parcel over a 6-week period. Everyone we support has been referred to us either by schools, social or health workers or by Citizens Advice or other charities who support those in need. Within the parcels we provide non-perishable staples, and fresh food, such as fruit veg & meat as available from the supermarkets, we collect surplus food from. We are also extremely lucky to be supported by local businesses who regularly provide us with these items. Along with the food, we also supply toiletries and cleaning packs on a monthly basis. We have also been able to support the many requests we receive for clothing, adult, children, and babies; moving in packs when families and individuals have been housed and other small household items as and when requested. PAGE 3 ## **CONTRIBUTION MADE BY VOLUNTEERS** Hope for Food is 100% run by volunteers, and no one receives a salary. There are approx. 200 registered volunteers who volunteer as much or as little time as they have available. The Trustees would like to recognise and thank all our volunteers for their help and support, and the many hours given to support our clients. Not only do they help sort & distribute the provisions we supply, but also help with their mental wellbeing, by way of a listening ear, a chat, and a smile. Without this invaluable time and the energy given, we would not have been able to achieve so much. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS & PERFORMANCE** ## **HOMELESS SUPPORT** **7704** meals were served during the 24/25 financial year. (Compared to 7175 in yr end 2024 & 6200 in yr end 2023) Increase **of 529** ## **SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES & INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOUSED** - **6247 –** Food Parcels provided compared to (6137 yr end 24 & 6590 in yr end 23). **Increase of 110.** - **323 –** Christmas Food Parcels provided to 20 schools and included Christmas food items, and selection boxes. (428 yr end 24 & 294 in yr end 23). - **295 –** Toiletry Packs provided (580 in yr end 2024 & 321 in year end 2023 - **295 –** Cleaning Packs provided (270 in year end 2024 & 401 in yr end 2023) - **330 –** Requests for clothes &/or moving in packs received and provided. (265 in yr end 24 and 47 in yr end 2023). **Increase of 65** ## PAGE 4 We are continuing to do what we do best. Our focus has therefore been to maintain our services to the homeless/vulnerably housed via our community meals and to households in financial difficulty. Again, the trustees felt with the rising number of people being hit by the rising costs and struggling to meet the cost of living, that we should continue to ensure that we can meet demand for our services. This means that we should never have to say no to someone requiring our help and to not considering changing how we operate. This year has continued to see a drop in physical donations, and we have continued to need to buy much more food for the weekly food hampers. Our volunteers have been invaluable for taking the time to visit supermarkets to ensure that we have enough of the right things to include in the hampers. We still open the unit up 3 mornings per week, provide and distribute food, clothing, toiletries, household cleaning supplies, moving in packs and any additional items requested, if available, both to people calling at the unit and delivering to the local schools. We also man the unit on two other mornings to sort the clothes and household items donated. The unit is manned by our volunteers, and they deal with all the items mentioned above, sorting them, packing them, and having them ready for redistribution. These go to clients who come to collect from the unit, and we also continue to deliver to schools or the client’s home if required. Our collections van is extensively used to collect and deliver donations. The provision of the community meals twice weekly has continued 1 night outside on a Thursday and inside on a Sunday, as St Stephens church continue to kindly allow us to use their church hall. These meals continue to be run by our volunteers, and an online rota is used for the volunteers to sign up. At the community meals in addition to the provision of the food, the community meals van is always in attendance, this is racked out to provide clothes, toiletries, and bedding. We regularly have the Samaritans in attendance to support any clients as needed and hairdressers regularly volunteer their time to give much needed and much appreciated haircuts. We have continued the tradition to provide Christmas food hampers and Christmas 2024 again saw us provide these to local schools for families on low incomes, together with supermarket vouchers for them to purchase a Christmas gift for their children. We also provided the homeless with a 3-course meal at both Easter and Christmas and gave all those that attended an Easter egg and Christmas gifts. PAGE 5 ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **CHARITY POLICY ON RESERVES** (Please also read the Reserves Notes and the Budget Forecast attached to the 2024/2025 Accounts) The Charity has total reserves available of £252,906 (as at 31/1/2025) of which £50,000 is already designated for specific contingencies. We have £8,087 held in restricted funds, from money donated for specific items. The unallocated reserves of £244,819 will be reviewed in 2025/2026. ## **PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF FUNDING** The Charity’s principal source of funding continued to be donations, and this amounts to 95% of all receipts in. Donations continue to be from individuals and businesses. With these continued donations the charity has successfully been able to purchase an increasing number of items of food, toiletries and household cleaning for the food parcels and packs we give out. The Trustees are grateful for all these donations, as this has meant we are able to meet demand and have not had to consider putting restrictions on the number requests we are able to service. ## **RESERVES NOTES** Reserves Notes (See Section E) cont. 1. The charity has stress tested its anticipated expenditure over the next three years against a 15% drop in its unrestricted receipts (averaged over the last 3 years). We believe that this should be enough to overcome any downturn as a result of the current economic climate and the fuel poverty crisis. 2. Looking at the forecast expenditure continues to broadly match anticipated receipts for the next 3 years with the exception of some one-off costs (itemised in point 3 below). 3. The charity believes it sensible to hold three months running costs (a total of £27,000) in reserve. 4. With physical donations dropping the charity has designed the average of three months expenditure on food purchases to be held in reserve (a total of £15,000) 5. The Charity also believes it sensible to hold £5,00 in reserve for funeral expenses for the homeless. 6. PAGE 6 ## **DECLARATION** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.** **Signature: Pauline Stevenson** **Full Name: Pauline Stevenson** **Position: Treasurer** Page 7 CHARITY COMK4155ION Is Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of HOPE FOR FOOD On accounts for the year ended 3110112025 Charity no {if any) 1162039 Set out on pages I report to the Iwslees on my examination of the aceourrts of the above charity llhe Trusfi for the year ended 3110112025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the p￿paratIOn of the accounts in accordance with Ihe requirements of the Charities Ael 2011 l-the A￿"). I report in resFe¢t of my examinat￿•￿ of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the ap￿1¢ab￿ Direcb"ons given by the Charity Commission under sectKJn 145(51(b} of the ACL Independent I have completed my exanination. I confimi thal tKI matertal matters have examinefs statement come lo my attention in conneclion with the examination di6E19￿ which gives me Cause to believe that in. any maleTial respecL the accourFting record5 were ncl kept in aco)rdance with seclion 130 of the Chairties Aci.. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records," or Ihe accounts did not compty with the applicable requirements con￿mIng the form and conlenl of accounts sel out in the Char5ties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other Ihan any requirement Ihat the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which 15 not a matter consKlere(l as part of an independent examination. I have no Concerns and have come auoss no other matters in connection wtth the examination to which attenlK)n should be drawn in Ihis report in order to enable a tKoper undefslanding of the acctyjnts to be r&%hed. . Please delete the Ihe brnckets rfthey do not apply. Signed- Date: 2811012025 Name: ARIANNE WHiTE Relevant professional qualification{sl or body (if any): AAT Licenced Ac¢ountant 1003917 ACCA Qualif Address: 53 Wroxham Road IER Oct 2018 Poole Dorset, BH12 1 NL Section B Disclosure Only complete il the examiner needs lo highlight material matters ol concern Isee CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examinersl. Givè hère brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to dis¢lo$g. IER Oct 2018 CHARITY COMWSSION FfA EKiANDIJ4DWALES HOPEFORFOOD Recel ts and ments accounts To CC16a F•rth• peilod 311D112D25 Sectioii A Receipts aiid paynients fund8 fvnd• A1 R¢¢•l 121387 14 ARJ 74 17 56.1n $15 b totsl A4 A88•tand knvestfflent E&Von&A 171 Sub to 1.743 1.74 121042 132 2.713 14 AS Tr&n8fern bat￿￿ . A8 Cash lunds lastyoarènd CCXX R1 a&>)￿￿￿88} 2W11rJJ2 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unre5triGte funds Restrfcted funds Endowment funds B1 Ca¥h fvnd¥ Bank 64550 8,087 Bgnk 170,931 5.238 Total cash funds 244.819.00 8,017 Unrestrtct•d funds to n••r•bi£ R•iMct•d fund8 lo noar••te Endowment fund¥ lo n•4r•NI£ FunOtr*whloh i•tb•lon Cu¢Mniv*lu• Dotails coil iopIIOh•ll 33 Invg$trngnt Fund tuthlch ea•tloplanill 21.234 cu￿￿1 ¥alu• on 84 Asso¢s rgtalngd ft>r th• charlty'$ own Co1*¢￿rt Van &Athng UnwBtTKie units1￿1¢￿ B.8OD WqrehDuse Equtym•nl unffjBthcied Bank 30D Compuiur Unrnstrtied 1.48T ommunNyMBBIV*Th ZO,4DO FthYlle6 & FrwzerB Ru#trkt•d 7,4eB Vehkh I9,￿¢ Fund io whlcb 4nounttlu• •n B5 Llabllltl88 Slgned by one or truslgBts on bèh&KTof all thè trUGl£es DalB of ro¥81 Signature Print Namo Paullno St•venson Davld Cllyton CCXX R2 ISSI 2611112025 e for Food Charl No. 1162039 Recei ts and Pa ments Accounts for the Year Ended 3110112025 OonaliE>n5 Gift Aid FundrÈisSng Intere51 Other receip15 £117,220.26 £493.23 £2.601.55 £2,526.15 £1,214.23 £124.055.42 Receipts Sub Totsl A2 Asset Sa None in year es Total Recelpts £124.055.42 A3Pa m8rtts HomdÈss Support Familie5 & S¢hools Supwrt Fundr315ing Co$15 Wag85 and Salarte8 Administr8ti0Th10lher £43.984.32 £71.377.87 £0.00 £4,237.16 £119,599.34 Payments Sub Total A4 Asset Purchases Fridgtr Freez8rs Laptop £1.193.97 £549.1)) £1.742.97 Total Asset Purchases Total Payments 121.34131 Ngt of Receipt51{Paymontsl .713. Pag81 of4 for Food Chari No. 1162039 Recel ts and P ments Accounts for the Year Ended 3110112025 C05h Funds Check xero Ftsed TÈmi Oeposlts Datè Bank Savln8s 95 Day Notl Paypal Total 0110212024 Opening 8alance 3110112025 Closing Balance £82.627.36 £138,404.88 £76.736.98 £69,709.54 £0.00 £51.221.49 £0.00 £50,000.00 £31,160.88 £5,238.22 £250.193.12 £252,906.23 Net Movement -£5,890.38 -£66,695.34 E51,Z21.49 E50,th)0.00 -£25,922.66 7ts.ii Restrlcted Funds blf 0110212024 Aecelpts lrtto Payments Out of clf 3110112025 Funorals D.S. Fund Clothing Homele55 Boots Homeless Wel Wealher Hom81ass slee￿￿9 Bags Hotndess FfKJd N.F. Fund WDEP Van Running Cost Grant Security £2,192.00 £1,457.31 £0. £1,136.98 £540.29 £404.67 £1.993.16 £2,048.00 -£3,785.txi £455.00 £1,457.31 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £404.67 £1.993.16 £0.00 £0.00 £587.91 £0.00 £3,189.00 -£1.136.96 £17,237.00 -£17.237.￿) £97e.43 £D.00 £0.00 -£388.52 £3.189.00 Totals £8,700.82 £22,474.00 -i23,087.77 £0.00 7T Actual Restricted Payments £0.00 £8,087.05 Full names removed for privacy Paue2of4 Ho e For Food - Bud et Forecast Stress Test ears VAT Rale 20% Homeless Support Famlll•s & Schools Support C¢)mblned Actlvlt18S diturg 2025126 2026127 202712028 2025126 202&127 2027f2028 2025126 2026127 202712028 Renl Dilapidation 8uslness Rates {20%) Eloctriuwaler Food Provlsion Vehicle Malnl&n8n¢erf8K Vèhicle Fuel Vehicle Insur8nce Commercial Wastg FundraSslng Costs Adminlsiralion Contingency 15.0 3.0( 15,OLXI 3.000 1.0 15.000 3.000 15.000 3.000 15,000 3,000 1,000 2,100 38.500 750 1.200 1.1￿0 15,000 3,000 1.000 2.100 38.500 750 1.200 1.000 30,000 30.000 6,000 2.000 6,000 47,300 3,750 4,800 4,600 2,500 1,000 4,200 5.1)00 30,000 6, 2,000 6,000 47.300 3.750 4.800 4.600 2.5C 1,000 4.200 5,000 2,000 6,000 47,300 3,750 4.800 4.600 2.500 1.lJJO 4.200 5.(KlO 2.100 36,500 750 1.200 8.800 8.800 3.000 3.600 3.600 3.600 Annual Total8 41,900 41,900 41.900 62,$50 62,550 82,550 117.1UI 117,150 117,150 Cumulatlvo Total• 41,900 83,800 125.700 62,550 125,100 187.650 117.150 234,300 351,450 Cumulellve wllh Asset Purchases 41,900 83,8L 125.7Lk) 62.550 125. 100 187.650 117,150 234,3¢X) 351,450 Budget Forecast Stross Te$t1-15'1.1 202212023 202312024 2024r2025 2025126 2026127 2027128 Reeelpts 86,097 127.944 124.055 Bank lunreslrictèd funds) bff 244.819 223.463 202.107 Aver899 Receipts lover 3 years) 112.699 Recelpts 95.794 95.794 95.794 Expenditure tjudgèt -117.150 -117.150 -117.150 Bank {unTeslrict8d fur￿8) clf 223,463 202,107 180,751 Nèt Mov•m8nt .21,356 -21,356 -21,356 Page3of4 40A81 40.481 19.313 20.507 Cloth85 Bank ShowerVarVCommunty m￿1 van Fridllos & Fr•wt8 Ctsm￿r Equ[wn￿l 25.400 7.488 1.487 101519 1.743 Brfjakd￿ wh•ro Vghlcles Per 2017 B4addittoMI £1k Balance lo agr98 DN68 yKLvauxl￿ CoHoctions Van Collecuons V• AwmhvJ 3.168 16.079 17.994 3240 3.168 i&079 17.994 3.240 Total Vohlcles 4B1 D•poslts Unll 13 Dlffwen¢e Warnhouso Brought Fo￿￿1￿ to agree RackitvJ Re￿ing Rac*ing Guard Ra Fr￿ Freezer 1.108 10. 1.108 10.068 2020 1701 1.194 1.194 Total W•r•I￿u￿ Equlwm 19313 607 Comput•r Equlpmwi¢ Signed By ## Pauline stevenson Date Signed 2025-11-26 22:55:11 Email treasurer@hopeforfood.org.uk Printed Name Pauline stevenson IP Address 86.22.110.154 Browser User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/142.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Edg/142.0.0.0 Name of signatory Pauline Stevenson CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of HOPE FOR FOOD On accounts for the year ended 3110112025 Charity no (if any) 1162039 Set out on pages l ￿port lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charrty {Yhe Trusl") for Ihe year ended 3110112025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of Ihe Charities Act 2011 {'the Act-l- I report in respect of my examination of the Trusl's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the 2011 Act and in cafrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Direclions given by the Charty Commission under section 145151{bl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examlnation. I confimi that no maleri81 matters have examinerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination lolh8Fth di8de6￿￿' which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting ￿cordS were not kepl in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with Ihe accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts sel out in the Charities {Accounls and Reports} Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fai￿ view which 15 not a matter considered as part of an independenl examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with Ihe examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the br8ckets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: 2811012025 Name: MARIANNE WHITE Relevant professional qualificationls} or body (if any): AAT Licenced Accountant 1003917 ACCA Qualified Address: 53 Wroxham Road IER Oct 2018 Poole Dorset, BH12 1NL Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material mallers of concern {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners}. Glve horo brief detalls of any items that the axaminor wishes to dl$¢lose. IER Oct 2018