## ## ## |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|Name
toa|ofperson (orbody) entitled
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ifan|ofperson (orbody) entitled
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ifan| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |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|||| |8||||||| |9||||||| |10||||||| |11||||||| |12||||||| |13||||||| |14||||||| |15||||||| |16||||||| |17||||||| |18||||||| |19||||||| |20||||||| ##