**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 04 2023 31 03 2024 **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1162262 Wrexham Food Bank N/A **Charity's principal address** 3 Edwards Enterprise Park Rhosddu Industrial Estate Wrexham **Postcode LL11 4ZA** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Suzanne
Nantcurvis|Chair||| ||Alan George
Jacobs|Trustee|from 09/09/2024|| ||Rev Katherine
Joan Tiltman|Trustee|from 28/11/2024|| ||Derek William
Adnitt|Trustee|from 23/05/2023|| ||Anna Grace
Thorncroft|Trustee|from 23/05/2023|| ||Simon Durnell|Trustee|from 23/05/2023|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** |**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---| |Grant Evans|Resigned 1st August 2023| ||| ||| ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**
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**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Section B Structure, governance, and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) New trustees are elected by current trustees at a quorate meeting Trustee selection methods following a completed application form and two references. (e.g. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. - New trustees are issued with the Charity Commission information outlining the role and responsibilities of the trustees. Wrexham Foodbank is an affiliate of the Trussell Trust and is subject to a governance health check regarding the appropriateness of our policies and procedures. Additionally, all trustees are expected to attend an online or in person governance training courses offered by the Trussell Trust. The trustees and the staff team work closely together to ensure that the foodbank works efficiently and serves the needs of our community. - Wrexham Foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks which span the UK and is registered as a Pathfinder Foodbank. The Pathfinder project aims to reduce referrals by developing strategic approaches which raise awareness of our work and the issues around tackling poverty. Wrexham Foodbank, Wrexham CAB and Together Creating Communities, entered a partnership with support and supervision from Lloyds Bank Foundation to develop tackling poverty initiatives. - Through its daily work, Wrexham Foodbank liaises with many local statutory organisations and charities. The foodbank also developed a partnership arrangement with the Wrexham CAB to offer financial inclusion support at the satellites for clients. Wrexham Foodbank March **2012** **TAR** 2 works with the Fuel Bank Foundation to issue fuel vouchers. Wrexham Foodbank joined the Wrexham Food Partnership Steering Board organised by Wrexham Local Authority. The foodbank supports the Caia Park Holiday Hunger Scheme run by St Mark’s Church, Caia Park, Wrexham. All collaborations/partnerships are agreed by the trustees.  Wrexham Foodbank has a financials control policy which was updated and agreed on 11[th] November 2024. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** - To relieve persons in WCBC that are in financial hardship in such ways as the trustees from time to time think appropriate but not exclusively by: a) Providing emergency food, essential toiletries and household items to individuals and families in need and/or for distribution by other charities and organisations working to prevent and relieve poverty. - b) Such other means, including (but not limited to) the provision of support or signposting to relevant and other advisory services. - All our services are provided with a Christian ethos and are supported by the churches in Wrexham. ||**Objectives and activities**| |---|---| ||To relieve persons in WCBC that are in financial hardship in such ways
as the trustees from time to time think appropriate but not exclusively by:
a) Providing emergency food, essential toiletries and household
items to individuals and families in need and/or for distribution by
other charities and organisations working to prevent and relieve
poverty.
b) Such other means, including (but not limited to) the provision of
support or signposting to relevant and other advisory services.
All our services are provided with a Christian ethos and are supported by
the churches in Wrexham.| |**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken for the**
**public benefit in relation to**
**these objects (include within**
**this section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public**
**benefit)**|Wrexham Foodbank provides emergency food parcels, toiletries and
miscellaneous items to individuals and families following a voucher
issued by one of our referral agencies. Our food parcels consist of non -
perishable items which are nutritionally balanced and allow for a three-
day supply of food.
Food and other items are donated at supermarket collection points, food
drives and regular collections from churches, schools, and other
organisations. Wrexham Foodbank hires a commercial warehouse which
receives and organises the food donations then restocks the 8
distribution centres the foodbank operates throughout the city.
Baby essentials items, such as nappies, baby toiletries and baby food are
delivered to home addresses. The foodbank is partnered with WINGS
Wrexham, a period poverty scheme, and ensures that clients and local
organisations are provided with free sanitary items. The foodbank prides
itself in being more than just about food and the aim by giving other items
is for clients to have more disposable income to buy fresh food items.
The Home Delivery service is an important aspect of the foodbank’s work
and delivers food parcels, baby essentials and halal parcels. The service
is run by the staff in association with a volunteer administrator and
volunteer drivers.
Partnering with the local Probation Service, the Foodbank supports the
rehabilitation of offenders by offering a support pack for those released
from prison.
Wrexham Foodbank works closely with Baby Basics, an organisation
which provides a Moses basket of basic items for new parents.
Support for the Caia Park Holiday Hunger Scheme is given due to the
high levels of child poverty within the Caia Park area of Wrexham.
Due to concerns over individuals and families being unable to heat their| March **2012** **TAR** 3 homes adequately, Wrexham Foodbank provides Winter Warm Packs containing blankets, hot water bottles, scarves, hats, and gloves etc. These packs are distributed at the satellite centres and purchased from foodbank funds. Wrexham Foodbank operates a Community Money Advice Connect centre which supports clients in financial difficulties and prepares them for receiving debt management advice and support. This important service has been further developed with the support of Trussell Trust. In carrying out all this work the trustees have had due regard to the guidance issued y the Charity Commission on public benefit. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** Contribution made by volunteers: The foodbank employs three members of staff by is heavily reliant on teams of volunteers to ensure the smooth running of the organisation: - Warehouse teams work under the supervision of the warehouse manager sorting, dating, weighing, and organising the donations from the public and local businesses, churches, schools etc. The warehouse volunteers also prepare food parcels and arrange the restocks to the 8 distribution centres across the city. - The satellite teams work at the 8 centres across the city distributing food parcels, providing refreshments and befriending and signposting clients. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. - A team of drivers are responsible for the home delivery service, collection of donations from supermarket sites and other organisations, restocking the satellite centres and collecting the food purchases made to ensure the foodbank has sufficient food to make up the parcels. - A volunteer administrative assistant inputs data especially related to fuel bank vouchers - working under the supervision of the operations manager. - The money mentors within the CMA team are all volunteers. - Team leader meetings ensure the teams of updated of any initiatives and policies. - An annual thank you event for all volunteers is organised to illustrate the importance of their contribution to the foodbank. March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance Wrexham Foodbank does not celebrate achievements but prides itself on **Summary of the main** responding to the needs of those in the community who are struggling to **achievements of the charity** buy the essentials such as food and fuel. **during the year** Food distribution: The foodbank distributed 10,551 food parcels in 2023/204 which fed 6935 adults and 3616 children. Again, we saw a rise in the number of requests for help. Over 200 agencies are registered with Wrexham Foodbank but there are around 20/30 agencies the foodbank works with more closely. Wrexham County Borough Council departments of Housing and Economy and Housing Support Officers, Wrexham CAB, Maximus, and Warm Wales are the agencies we work with on a very regular basis. The foodbank also provides space for some agencies to offer advice and support at the satellite centres. There are a significant number of reasons why clients are referred to the foodbank. Among the many reasons are unemployment after temporary or permanent work; low income; rising costs; benefits issues such as changes or delays; health related matters both physical and mental; debt; domestic abuse; substance misuse; insecurely housed and no recourse to public funds. Increasingly, low income and rising costs with mental health issues cited are identified as a reason for requesting help from the foodbank. Interestingly, there is a decline in requests for help when the government gives more financial support. This appears to indicate that people seek support from the foodbank when there is a dire need and they simply do not have enough money to purchase food. Working closely with Refugee Kindness, EYST and other refugee agencies has been an important part of the foodbank’s work and the provision of halal parcels from the warehouse and delivered on the home delivery service has been appreciated by these agencies. Food stock: Disappointingly, food donations showed a decline and the foodbank had to purchase food to make the parcels. Stock in - 68596.78 kg Stock out – 70484.70 kg Purchased stock represented 1425.12 kg The foodbank relies heavily on donations especially during the harvest and Christmas seasons. The Christmas food drives at Asda and Tesco make a big difference to stock levels. Given that the foodbank must provide specific items in the parcels according to the Trussell Trust franchise agreement, for much of the period, the foodbank was purchasing food at around £500 per week. The eight satellites vary in how many parcels they distribute but the important issue is that they serve a broad geographical area and there is access to a distribution centre throughout the working week. The volunteer training programme was continued and the foodbank registered new volunteers working in all aspects of foodbank operations. The CMA Connect centre continued to provide valuable support to those in financial difficulties by helping with debt and budgetary management. The money mentors also provide a home visit service which is enabled by the foodbank. One of the most important developments was moving premises due to March **2012** **TAR** 5 Section D Achievements and performance health and safety matters. The foodbank was pleased to find slightly larger premises on the opposite side of the city. It was a phenomenal task to move the stock and furniture and thanks to a local firm it was managed swiftly and successfully. The trustees, staff and volunteers worked tirelessly to ensure that a high standard of operations was maintained and there was no break in service to the community. March **2012** **TAR** 6 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** Unrestricted reserves of the charity as of 31.03/2024 was £ 259,265 The main financial risk to the Charity is loss of funding from external grants. The unrestricted funds will cover 3 months operational costs in the event of a reduction in grant funding and to meet any unforeseen expenditure or opportunities that occur. **Details of any funds materially** Not applicable **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: Wrexham Foodbank is an affiliate of the Trussell Trust and obtains grant funding and advice from the Trussell Trust. A Pathfinder grant has enabled the foodbank to engage in strategic development. - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including Wrexham County Borough Council has made a financial donation to help any fundraising); purchase food, pay rental costs for the premises, and run the foodbank van. - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - The Trustees are mindful of the sustainability of the foodbank given that it - of the charity; is a frontline organisation tackling poverty in the city and surrounding - investment policy and area, therefore, there is a robust reserves policy which covers rent, objectives including any salaries, utilities, and other essential outgoings. ethical investment policy adopted. The Trustees must ensure that sufficient funds are made available for The Trustees must ensure that sufficient funds are made available for food purchases and daily operations. Expenditure is monitored carefully with a bi monthly financial report from the treasurer. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** ## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Suzanne Nantcurvis **Full name(s)** Suzanne Nantcurvis **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc)** **Date** 10th December 2024 March **2012** **TAR** 7 **WREXHAM FOODBANK / BANC BWYD WRECSAM** **1162262** ## **Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts** **Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/04/2023 31/03/2024 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**33,802**
**3,307**
**50,096**
**57,283**
**7,093**
**-**
**-**
**3,705**
**785**
**-**
**156,071**
**-**
**-**
**156,071**
**30,438**
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**2,343**
**374**
**-**
**891**
**19,855**
**-**
**-**
**586**
**-**
**23,111**
**-**
**3,454**
**392**
**2,393**
**504**
**217**
**128**
**4,071**
**-**
**3,500**
**731**
**2,662**
**5,353**
**1,469**
**-**
**102,473**
**-**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**65,263**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**65,263**
**-**
**-**
**65,263**
**11,708**
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1|**Endowment funds**
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**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**33,802**
**68,570**
**50,096**
**57,283**
**7,093**
**-**
**-**
**3,705**
**785**
**-**
**221,334**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**33,802**
**68,570**
**50,096**
**57,283**
**7,093**
**-**
**-**
**3,705**
**785**
**-**
**221,334**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Public donations|**33,802**|||||**64,640**| |Trussell Trustgrants|**3,307**|||||**21,759**| |Corporate donations|**50,096**|||||**17,666**| |Othergrants|**57,283**|||||**30,113**| |Communitydonations(other)|**7,093**|||||**8,781**| |Church / Stewardship/ CAF|**-**|||||**3,112**| |Gift Aid|**-**|||||**1,627**| |Interest received|**3,705**|||||**1,673**| |ACTS 435|**785**|||||**1,170**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**156,071**|||||**150,541**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment**
**sales, (see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**150,541**| |||||||| |Staff wages /pension|**30,438**|||||**42,218**| |Irispayroll|**-**|||||**272**| |Phone / broadband|**2,343**|||||**814**| |Bank charges|**374**|||||**327**| |PayPal fees|**-**|||||**593**| |Outreach / ACTS435 / EWSL|**891**|||||**1,765**| |Warehouse rent / rates/ extra storage|**19,855**|||||**20,794**| |Satellite essentials / rent|**-**|||||**2,479**| |Trussell Trust fee|**-**|||||**360**| |Utilities(water / bins)|**586**|||||**419**| |Winterpressures|**-**|||||**2,682**| |Extra food|**23,111**|||||**4,876**| |Sundries|**-**|||||**646**| |Holidayhunger|**3,454**|||||**4,814**| |Clothing|**392**|||||**946**| |Public liabilityinsurance / ICO fee|**2,393**|||||**313**| |Van|**504**|||||**2,905**| |Meetings / events|**217**|||||**2,092**| |Training|**128**|||||**545**| |CMA costs|**4,071**|||||**13,700**| |Warehouse essentials(non food)|**-**|||||**4,452**| |Donations|**3,500**|||||**-**| |Printing, postage & stationery|**731**|||||**-**| |Office equipment & expenditure|**2,662**|||||**-**| |Legal &professional|**5,353**|||||| |Other employee costs|**1,469**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**102,473**|||||**108,012**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||**-**||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**| |CCXX R1 accounts (SS)||||||| |**_Total payments_**|**102,473**||**11,708**|||**-**||**114,181**||**108,012**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|**53,598**||**53,555**|||**-**||**107,153**||**42,529**| |**A5 Transfers between funds**|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**205,667**||**13,034**||**-**|||**218,701**||**176,172**| |**_Cash funds this year end_**|**259,265**||**66,589**|||**-**||**325,854**||**218,701**| |**Section B Statement**|**of assets and liabilities at the end of the**|**of assets and liabilities at the end of the**|**period**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Bank
Paypal
Cash
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**|**Unrestricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**258,300**
**813**
**152**
**259,265**
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**Unrestricted funds**
**to nearest £**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
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**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Fund to which liability**
**relates**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**66,589**
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**-**
**66,589**
OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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**(optional)**| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature ~~Anna Thorncroft (07-Jan-2025 13:59 GMT)~~ |Print Name
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approval| |---|---| |Suzanne Nantcurvis|06.01.25| |Anna Thorncroft|07.01.25| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 16/12/2024 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Wrexham Food Bank **members of On accounts for the year** 31/03/2024 **Charity no** 1162262 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-10 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/03/2024** . - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 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. **Date:** 8 January 2025 **Signed: Name:** Jane Tweedie **Relevant professional** BSc, FCA, DChA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** WR Partners Belmont House, Shrewsbury Business Park Shrewsbury, SY26LG 1 **October 2018** **IER** ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of** N/a **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**