2022-03-31-accounts - Droitwich Spa Foodbank

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Summary		ofthe purposes of	ofthe purposes of	ofthe purposes of	To help persons in Droitwich Spa and	To help persons in Droitwich Spa and
the charity		as set out		in its	the surrounding areas that need
governing		document			support, principally with providing
					emergency food, toiletries, and other
					household items, and in such ways	as
					the Trustees may think fit.
Summary		ofthe main			Droitwich Spa Foodbank (the Foodbank)
activities purposes	in relation to those for the public				operates under the guidance and procedures ofthe Trussell Trust. It
benefit, in		particular,		the	complies with the requirements ofgood
activities,	projects or				practice operated and recommended	by
services	identified in			the	this organisation.
accounts.
					The main activity ofthe Foodbank is to
					provide food and other essential items
					to people in crisis, in the Droitwich	Spa
					and surrounding areas.
					The Foodbank continues to operate
					from two sites. The Baptist Church	in
					the town centre is where clients are
					seen and supported, with our
					warehouse facility operating from
					premises on the Berry Hill Industrial
					Estate. Each site operates Tuesday	and
					Fridays each week.
Statement		confirming
whether the trustees			have		The Trustees are aware ofthe guidance
had regard		to,the guidance			issued on public benefit. ,
issued by	the Charity
Commission		on public
benefit

		The Foodbank has made no grants in	The Foodbank has made no grants in
Policy on grant making		this last financial year.
		The Foodbank is entirely governed and
		run by volunteers and has no paid
		employees.
		The Foodbank has approximately 60
Contribution	made by	volunteers who support with various
volunteers		duties at the Foodbank centre and
		warehouse. We are most grateful to	all
		the volunteers fortheir commitment	and
		helping those in our community who
		find themselves needing support.
Other		In addition to our volunteers, we are
		also grateful to those organisations	and
		individuals who so generously donate
		food and other items to support the
		Foodbank. Similarly, our thanks too	to
		local supermarkets who allow us to
		collect on their premises and support
		with donation initiatives atvarious times
		throughout the year.
		Inthe year also, Wychavon District
		Council supported with agrant ofR8,875
		tosupport clients in need with food and
		fuel vouchers.
		We also thank the various referral
		agencies who work with us to ensure
		those in need are supported with food
		and other essentials.

Summary	Summary		ofthe	ofthe	main	main	main		The year remained one ofcontinued
achievements				ofthe			charity,		support for our clients, although this
identifying			the	difference the					was at lesser volumes than we had
charity's work has the circumstances						made to of its			experienced the previous year which was through the initial Covid19
beneficiaries and any wider									outbreak and lockdowns.
benefits	to society					as a
whole.									During the period, we provided food to
									total of3146people (1825adults and
									1321children), which compares with
									4195in the prior year (2396adults and
									1799children).
									We collected 27,222kg offood and
									distributed 31,113kg during the year.
									Stock atthe year-end was 8401kg and
									was considered by the Trustees to be
									adequate for our ongoing needs.
									In addNon-to-food, we also provide
									essential items such as toiletries to
									those in need. We were also able to
									offer food and fuel vouchers during the
									financial year. The former enables
									clients to purchase fresh items
									including meat, fruit and vegetables,
									whilst latter supporting ability to cook
									meals and maintain heating for their
									homes.
Financial			Review
Review of		the charity's
financial	position			at		the end			The Foodbank held a balance ofK3&,535
ofthe period									atthe end ofthis period.
Statement		explaining					the
policy for holding stating why they				reserves are held					A Reserve is maintained to support ongoing running costs and any
									unforeseen expenses that may occur.
Amount of		reserves				held			f5,000
Reasons	for		holding			zero			N/A
reserves
Details of	fund materially							in	None
deficit
Explanation			ofany
uncertainties			about the						The Trustees are satisfied that sufficient
chanty continuing					as	a going			stock and cash is retained to maintain
concern									ongoing trading and operation ofthe
									Foodbank for the coming year.

ou ma cho	ose	to i	nclude fur	ther statements where relevant about:
				The Foodbank's main source of income
The charity's principal sources offunds (including any fundraising)				isfrom individual donations and supporters. Wychavon District Council have also supported with increased grant funding during the Covid
				pandemic.
				The Foodbank has no investments.
Investment	policy and
objectives including			any
social investment		policy
adopted
				The Trustees remain ever mindful of
A description risks facing	ofthe principal the charity			ongoing risks to the Foodbank. The current economic climate is such that there is potential for lower donations
				(food and financial) given the known
				pressures on household spending,
				whilst at the same time this will likely
				see acontinued increase in demand
				from the number of clients seeking help
				from the Foodbank through this coming
				winter.
				The Trustees are satisfied that
				continued donations and the current
				level ofreserves will support the
				coming 12months. However, dependent
				upon these amounts, this may include taking the difficult decision ofreduced support offood and fuel vouchers
				compared with this previous year.
Other				N/A

Structure, Governance	Structure, Governance	and Management
Type ofgoverning document		Constitution
How is the charity
constituted?		Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection methods
including details ofany constitutional provisions	e.g.	Trustee appointment is by invitation of current trustees.
election to post or name	of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Additional information	(optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about:
		All Trustees undertake induction and
Policies and procedures		training on the operation ofthe
adopted for the induction and training oftrustees		Foodbank and supporting policies and procedures.
The charity's organisational		The Foodbank operates as aTrussell Trust Foodbank.
structure and any wider
network with which the charity works		The administration ofthe charity from day to day is carried out under guidance
		and leadership ofthe Project Manager
		who reports to and is directed by the Trustees.
		The Project Manager is supported by
		Management Committee covering
		various Foodbank operations including
		warehouse, centre, Health &Safety,
		Safeguarding and Compliance and IT.
		A Sub-Finance committee also operates consisting ofChair, Project Manager,
		Treasurer and a nominated Trustee.

Chari	name			Droitwich	S	a Foodbank
Other name the chari			uses	N/A
Re istered charit		number		1163261
Charity's	principal	address		Droitwich	Parish Centre
				StAndrews		Street
				Droitwich
				WR9 8DY

	Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot for whole ear
1	Jane Usherwood	Chair
2	Robin Mayo		Sept21 —Mar 22
3	Nigel Gordon Bard
4	Mary Stanbury
	Dr Susan Jane
	Jenkins
	Rev Judith Ann
	Rosall
7	Janet Wigfield		Mar21-Dec21
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