ntro It is a great pleasu￿ to reflect on the last year. A steady stream of new challenges added by COVID compounded the p￿￿qUre to respond to the cortstantly changir)g and unpredictable de- mand for emergency food. Staff, volunteers, partners, and our many supporters who give food donations or financial help have sustained operalions that have not stopped and hit new recoKIs. Starting the year in full lockdown. with a delivery seNice enabled by Taunton and W&st Somerset Council, we eventually evolved a collection system. but. &8 of COU￿ with everyone else, had to contend with a changing backdrop of ￿gulatIon and advice. At the saffle time. some Communities launched local food distribLrtions, which in hindsight took sotne of the pre&8ure off us. although it added to the difficulty in forecasting needs. Ultimately though, we distributed an unprecedented 94 tonnes of food. 45% more than the previous year. Throughout the period we continued to receive a good fft)w on donations. Financial donatiorks in- creased, partly through people and otyJanisations giving money in lieu of food. And at the end of the year we found ourselves aÈTanging to receive a van. complete wtth Taunton Foodbank livery, donated by a lo(xl (zr deder. Until this year, the Foodbank supported distributions in Langport. but it became apparent to us and the local team that Langport would be better served by a locally led administration. for exam- ple better placed to work with their local district council. And so we have fomially stopped distri- butions through Langport, arKI wish them well in future. Having started mentioning the remarkable support we have, I'd like to finish by thanking all those who make our work possible each day, particularty through this extraordinary year. Howard Mathers 4 &21 To relieve pe￿OnS in West Somer5et and Taunton and the surrounding area that are in financial hardship in such a way as the T￿￿eeS from time to time think ffc. in particular. but not exclusively by: la) pK)viding emefuency food, ewntial toiletries and household ttems to individuals and fami5ies in need and/or for distribLrtion by chartti&s or other organisations working to Ptpvent or relieve poverty,. and (bl such other means including Ibut not liwnited tol the provision of support or signposting to rele- vant information and other advisory services. umma of the main acttvrties The financid year 2020-2021 was heavily Influe[￿ed by the demands and operational constraints brought about by the COVID pandemic. In this wider context. the man activities have included: promotion of the needs of the Foodbank for donations of food receipt and organisation of donations in the warehouse distribution of food from the Taunton warBhouse and distribution centres at Wellington. Langport and Wiveliscombe, to individuals ￿feThed to the Foodbank by recognised agen- cies: operations through the Langport ceased mid-year by mLrtuai agreement provision of food to families referred by school support w0￿erE during holiday periods occasional support to other charrtable oryanisations, for example Open Door (RCN 11220401.. an annual payment is made to the Trussell Trust {RCN 11105221 for ongoing support as a member of its networf( of Foodbanks additional support. in particular our norn￿ signposting to other social support agencies. was severely limited by the COVID restiictions on dient contact. Publi The Trustees met 6 times and werE satisfied that all activities remained compliant with the public benefit requirements that we consder to be self-evidence in the chartty's objectives (above). Donations have been received to satisfy dl refetrals, again with a cornsiderable increase in activity over the previous year. Activty was affected by a range of factors, and wtth the generosity of our supporters we were able to m￿rrtain a cushion against new shocks with a substantia increase in our year end bJance of stock {23te compared wtth 11te in 20201 and cash (see comment below). DistribLrtions in more detail- Food distributed Food parcels (tonnes) distributed 93.9 2974 Individuals directly benefitting 8243 2020-21 (this .year) 2019-20 63.6 2636 6355 Financial rev ew At the end of the year. the cash bdance was £151.004 approximately £1 Ook above the opening balance. The Trustees attribLrte this to the remarkable compassion among supporters through the period of crisis, together wtth a shift in some areas from giving food to giving money on account of lockdown and associated restrictions. A new requirement emerged for a van to facilitate distri- bution, as the restrictiorks on clients vistting the warehouse could not be forecast wtth any confi- dence. In the end. money that had been husbanded towa￿lS a purchase or lease was not required because we received the donation of a van that met our needs very well. Also. during the year there was much discussion among the Trustees and consultation with the Trussell Tnjst on whether, in view of the potential volatilty created by COVID, we should adjust upwards our reserves policy. Within this discussion we noted that a new factor was the emer- gence of a number of new groups ￿sF)0ndin9 to very local needs wth food distributions. How long these would continue to operate was impossible to pr&lict. an(5 therefore we have had to take the view that there has been an underlying need that exceeds our distribution figures, and we need to be prudent to provide for this rf the o)ndttions created by COVID continue. At the end of the year the existing £10.0(K) lower limit had not been fomially revised, bui we were confident that the balance provided a very good measure ol security, particularfy in the light of the continuing levels of generosity among our support base. Structure ovema and mana erne The trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. governed by a"Foundation model constitu- tion" The trust is part of the Twssell Tnjst Foodbank Netwo￿. Flefere miniSt￿tive details Charity name Other descriptor Taunton Foodbank Occasionaty recognised as part of the netwoth of Trussell TrL￿t Foodbanks. Registered chartty number 1163091 Charity's principal address Unit 4. Belvedere Trading Estate, Taunton TA1 1 BH Tr￿st 020-2 21 Diane Bayliss. Paula Clinchant, Jane Cobby, Christopher CLrtting, John Dorfing (from March 2021), Mary Hart, Stephen JenkirL8, (from January 20211. Howard Mathe￿. Ben Thorne (until August 20201. Helen Wallace No trustees act as Custodian Truste&s. All significant propety used by the charity is leased Signed on behalf of the Tnjstees Howard Mathers Chair Date 1021 ||**TAUNTON FOODBANK**
**1**|**TAUNTON FOODBANK**
**1**|**TAUNTON FOODBANK**
**1**|**163094**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
01/04/20|**To**
|Period end date
31/03/21|| ||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |**A1 Receipts**
Donations
**140,058**
Gift Aid Tax Refund
**-**
Grants[inc Trussell Trust]
**8,263**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**148,322**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_**
**-**
**_Total receipts_**
**148,322**
**A3 Payments**
Wages
**28,996**
Rent
**10,450**
Groceries
**2,011**
Repairs, maintenance &pest control
**1,473**
Insurances
**1,162**
Telephone
**918**
Stationeryand Printing& Postage
**830**
Light and Heat
**641**
Water
**66**
Staff Training/ Welfare / Uniforms
**66**
Software
**59**
Travel, subsistence & Entertaining
**21**
Subscriptions
**35**
Sundries
**53**
**_Sub total_**
**46,781**
**Equipment**
**1,335**
BuildingWorks
**66**
**_Sub total_**
**1,401**
**_Total payments_**
**48,182**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**100,140**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**50,974**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**151,114**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**140,058**
**-**
**8,263**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**148,322**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**148,322**
**28,996**
**10,450**
**2,011**
**1,473**
**1,162**
**918**
**830**
**641**
**66**
**66**
**59**
**21**
**35**
**53**
**46,781**
**1,335**
**66**
**1,401**
**48,182**
**100,140**
**-**
**50,974**
**151,114**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| ||||**-**|**140,058**|**33,428**| ||||**-**|**-**|**5,903**| ||||**-**|**8,263**|**11,086**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**148,322**|**50,417**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**148,322**|**50,417**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**28,996**|**19,058**| ||||**-**|**10,450**|**8,538**| |||||**2,011**|**-**| ||||**-**|**1,473**|**1,327**| ||||**-**|**1,162**|**1,154**| ||||**-**|**918**|**694**| ||||**-**|**830**|**1,328**| ||||**-**|**641**|**625**| ||||**-**|**66**|**-**| |||||**66**|**370**| |||||**59**|| |||||**21**|**153**| |||||**35**|**395**| |||||**53**|**393**| ||||**-**|**46,781**|**34,035**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**1,335**|**370**| ||||**-**|**66**|**19,436**| ||||**-**|**1,401**|**19,806**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**48,182**|**53,841**| ||||||| |||**-**|**-**|**100,140**|**-3,424**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**50,974**|**54,398**| |||**-**|**-**|**151,114**|**50,974**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Cash in Hand and at Bank
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**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**151,114**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**151,114**
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OK
OK
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**to nearest £**
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**-**
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**-**
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Print Name
John Dorling
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**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
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**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
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**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
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approval| |||John Dorling|24 Jan 2022| ||||| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Taunton Foodbank On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 Charlty no (if any) 1163094 Set out on pages 1and2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Yhe Trust") lor the year ended 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 the Charilies Act 2011 ('Ihe Acr). 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 all 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 corne to my attention in ¢onnection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accoLtnts did not wxord with the accounting records., or Ihe accounts did not comply with the appli¢able requirements Con￿rning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have Come aGross no other matters in connedion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. pi se delet the wo￿8 in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 24 January 2022 Name: Anthony Doyle Relevant professional quallfication(s) or body (if any): Accountant Addr8SS: 38 Warren Street, Rockwell Green, Wellington. Somerset, TA219RY IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Glve here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. None IER Oct 2018