Swèn5EB Ea5t5IdE FoodbBnk F1nalAnntyalA(tsnISl$IAprflID24-oyth3l2tyLS INCOME F$tst Fund5atlst 1202$ 12D24 8ankbal5e8lF PÈttyCash ITh haThd £53,079.05 £50,.53 Éo. £0. EO. £53,9795 £50,99153 Yr¢t¢fUn 23R4 24125 £om £927.45 £232A2 E915.57 £8.425. É4.637.71 £&657A2 £6W.73 Fuyalng corpDtatecklTheqUt PeoIc¥ShIthe1e TOTAL UNRE¥IRICIEDIt4CiWE R•thlctqdFundlr¥G¥4nts Swartsea C¢vrtcll HoJsehoklSUpportFnd Swansea COU11 Hou5ehoWSupwrtFund CouThcll scho HolldayFund s1¢3¢¢1l petiodFOvertyFund TOTALREsffiiuEO INCOMt 23R4 £iwno £W1.00 -£300 0fJreftd £814.00 £tw.00 £¥925.00 TOTALINCOME £IQA542 £6A15.73 £2,5.98 £14.91 £o.ao £0. É1,686.20 £1,836.46 £40¢2.97 £6,665.65 £W.74 £339.85 £123.53 £145.32 £254.52 £279.72 £0. £0.59 RepalrslRÉnew?Is Phonétharg Unknown 24125 £0, È2.789. Sw4nsea Cuuntil Hojsehoklsupport Swat)5ea CuuTrril 5thuoI HTr11dFUTrd Swansea COU11 PeriDd PovertyFund Tthal rE5tsKted expendhure Éo £814. £Om £4203.00 TOTAL L¥PETuRE Netinfiowlloutnowloffvnds -E2.08&52 -£5,079.F7 É390.W Infiowllouffiowlof funds ke¢olIe¢a(•th Pe¢tyCash In Hano TOTAL EO. £0.00 -£2.a88.51 £0. Éo.00 Tot Inlankatstart•lTrwr Totsi loBènkatttendofr £55,079.05 £50,990.53 £YJ.95a £46,900.76 Dmfererrte NOtttothEaLrOunts.. Ttyste¢s havea8teed tooperateareserveof£lO.(ts).fy)onthe brtkacttwnt.Thefik xc0t¢8MftOtdrOpbewthlsleV withoutthe è8r£ernentofTruStees. This11£m5rethFOod lIve Svfli¢ientfundstO ¢Ontinuet¢opete mthe eyentof a reductionin donaknon5andopeTrtewhi15tmt5tee5 5eeka 501uknontD thefundln8Sue Idof E¥st51deF01b%k'sttBa1 tsans&Eknon5fortheye3r I'April 2024-Marth 31rt2025
Swansea East Side Food Bank Acbarity ngisteTrd in England and Wales, 1163300 Report 2024-2025 SectioDA Reference and adjninistration details The name ofthe thariry is SWANSEAEAST SIDE F(K)D BANK Registered number 1163300 The charity is based at Mouni Zion Bapii5r Chapel 94 MaN8el Road Bonymaen Swansea SAI 7JR SectlonA Trustee5Aprll 2024-Morth 2025 Michaela Baait (from NovetnbeT 2024} Emma DaNTres (ftom NovembÈr 2024) David Edwards (Treasurer) Mandy Evan5 ChrtoPher Lewis (Chairl Paul Lloyd Ashky M&tLSell Kath Parry Rachana Pty1 Geoffw ROrts PptÈr Rogers Seciion B As the charity is small and local, no forn]al ty3illittghas beeD qUired for Inistèès as those who tome forwatd have so far, bÈÈn familiar with the role and often exppriÈnced as mmees or similar roles. Should a nÈw tN5tee Tequest trnining we can provide this by Iraining offÈrodby the Swansea Volwitary Service CoutJ¢il with which our chariry is in tnÈmbership. Th15Le@ meetings 3TP hdd at roughly quarterly intervals, any Matt aTisin8 between usually dealt with by electronic cottLtnunÉtauons. AcEourtts are main131rted with rnonthly tanc1]In0 of income aHd expenditsjre again5rbank statetnents. We maintain one bank account Muthirt which a level of resekves is ideDufied by agreeTnent fim time 10 ritne and which is usedto hold restricted an utirestricEed fut The Treasurerand three otheT trustees are SI]&10r1es. Like m3ny food banks we wodE oll TrfeETals fmtn suppon ageThciès. This is noi always possible and discretion has 10 be exercised in BILowing self referra15. WÈ ¢onriDue io wvrk cooperauvely a Tange of agencies to ensusp needs are sDei, we can guide SEEVite users to sourtes of sllppott in the lotaiity.
The charity cotLtinue5 10 be 5llPPQrtÈdby donauons ef cash and go(xJs f[n the lotal tommunity, businesses, 5choo]s and thurches though with the coniinuing ¢0st of living crxsts support has fallen off. Other sources of stock have cotne thtough the Neighbourly and Cwtch Mawr organisitions. Risks Identified: Heath and Safety: _ PTocedure5 IWUiIt'. Thai anybDdy etttering the btiilding alone informs an appropTiaie Pe0 of their whetEabouts.' Thai a minirnutn of the mLee5 1 voluntÈÈts must be on hand before applicants are served. when a Support WOtkèT eollects pareels, this can be relaxed. There is a pooniial risk ofbod behaviourby service llSe underthe influence of dTug5 lalcohol but wÈhave had no ittcidents ill the la51 year. General health a[ 5afery rnattèts atÈ monfit00. Insurallte - the tharity has own public liability nSuranCe for opÈrations and prcduct. FitstAid trailling for sotne volunteer5 ha5 been pmided Trnure This retnains a risk, discussionshave been proceeding with the Baptist Unitsn COratien as holding tn]stees, two secuon 119 valuations have beÈn obtained boih olwhich are beyond the means of the chariry io Tneet without a major fundraising effon. li L5 hoped thai a5 the chariry wa5 e*abli5hed undÈr the aegis of a Bapusr congregauon thai an accommodation tan be Feacheo. At the time of writing 8 new communiry interest company 'Be¢ter Borlymaen. was in course of esiablistJmenr with aims to support tJmmurtiry resilience and exisiing community gTOUP5 including our food bank. It should give u5 acce55 IhTough collaborator5 such a5 Cwmpas and Down To Earth to expertise ii) bid wriiing and proTry tnanageTneTrt. If the premises are losi, then the chaTiry will have to shut dowtt as is aliernative place Irosn which to Opera in thè lotalÉty. Dats Protection No tomputertzed records containing clieni or w)luDtepT details are kept and such mirtimal paper reconts as are mainrained for the currency of an applicant's need are handled wilh care in use and kew undeT lock ènd key, so thÈ risk of adata bach is low. Any pubLishÈd statistlcs are anonymized. FoodAMergles SeNice u5ets are rouiinely asked if thpy bave 5cial dietary requiTemeD15.TheTr bp some risk airacbed to ambient goods e1Ved from the F8re5haFe Neighbourly tharities. Alle[ Tisks normally indicated on packagin& We advise tliertts to check for themselves and an allergy I f(x)d intolerance advtte sheeiks included in each package. Food Handling Our prirtopal food11@ have food safery qualifi10& Traiuing is Hllowed for iti budgets and we will maintain thi& Safeguarding Three ee$ are traitjedto level 3 by vlrtlle ot their offices {councillor5 1 accredited Baptist EniTrister). Thefts of food froll] fo(Kl ba]]ks have beenreported b$0 far we have notbeen targetted. thè out of towrt lotatiort oveAooked by private homes and improYettLent of the chapel boundaries 35 part of the betterBonymaeTh is helpfi]l in Ihi5 [nal. Reputhtion We depeJ)d on the gwd will of our donots and foF this 5È3soll we exerclse care fin glvlng a55iStante ttr distouragÈ the abuse of our setvice or over dependence. Applicanis referred frequendy by single or multiple feree5 have their ca5e5 reviewed and the tpferees ate conocted.
Sustalnability Volunteer recruimjeni was difficult after the pandemic bui the has some tw interest in rhe last yeaT. The trusiee boaTd is a8eiThg and sotne key trustees are lor reasons of he<h. fittding ir harder to keep up the Èssential administration of the cha]iry and the colleaion of supplies by car. ybility The itttseased exppndttL]re on stock and legitimaie overhead5 {eneryy, in5urante. consumables) is also a whith couldth[atQtt ¢Otttinuivg operaiions. Si1 I Political l Economic This is difficult to a55ess. There may be hardening of alliNdes iowards people who aTe noi financially self suffi¢RenL our iMpsSion is that the'5triver5 and 5kivers' and anti- immigrallt memes betomirtg more ptÈvalent with thè of tx)puii5tn. Though ihis is anecdoiai, people say that food price inflauon means thai they are less able to suppott the fo(Kl baDk and Slow growrh in ihe econoTny and general stringency makes us wondr of govement I local authority gIts which wpp)rt 5gD)e ol ourworti will LE reduced or disctrntirtued. Section C Obitttives andActivitie5 The objett of the Charity 811 to operate a food bank sn the eastenj part of Swansea. The objertive is èthiÈYÈd by gathÈritig dotLiti¢lnS of foodstllffs and dollations of cash. Foodswffs at sorted, rotated aDd distributed te applicants refettEd by aBentiP5 (as aknvÈl. Appropriaie actson is taken to dispose of unfK or out of da foodstuffs to Preveni theirmnsumption. Food stock is supplemented through tkne NeighbouTIy otganisation redistribuuDg LJDL supermarket surglu5e5 and some cusiornerdonation4 non Iwd iterns, toiletries eit. haYÈ come though Cwrch Mawr, dIStributi8 5u]pIu5es and Tewrns frottl on-line tnarkai We rewewwhat we offer to applicants from time to time. mainly in lation to supplies. We aR sull having to buy in qu3J]iiiie5 of food as doEJarions have fallen off. We consider that these activities are conducted with regard to the gvidartce of the Chatity cornmi55ion on public benefit. The strength of the Easi Side Food Bank is lis volunieer body. It ts a tommthiity attivity harnessipg the so¢ial Capitsl of the by 2ts On pE>JicyJ 5kiU4 taJeiJ15 and expertise. experience of warking itt public office. cOmn sense a#d Bd wi]L The th8Tity hold5 a leyel 5 food hygiene r]ng which we will do ourbest to maiiiikin. Itj the last yearwe have reinforced our system of stetk mtation for this rea50n. Stotk managernent and di5tribuiion is highly organised io minimise waste. Agieat deal of atEeniion js given 10 maintaining s[k itt good condition and its rotation with (he disposal of any ullfii siodL To Teduce ettviroDmental impac¢ we son recyclable waste. Food banks are oftert rÈfetsed ro as a'sticking plasor, Tneasure. We have always tri to signpost people io help with the Caus of their erisis. Wè tontinue to do this and are seeking to play a part on a wider effon towards thereLief of poverty and cOnu1ty SlIl@te.
lrt SeptembeT 2024 the Natural Law Projeci funded by theWelshArts Council undèr the Conne and Flowish in1tiati tame to an ertd. Thp objecuvp of this had been discover and develtrp iDiiiaiives for community resiliellte in lin? with the 2015 Future Generation5 Act (Wale51. As mÈrttioThEd above, at the time of WTiring ihe continuarion body. the betierBonymaen CIC is corning into being. Furth&r fllndittg is bÈirtg sought in tortjuncrion with Swansea University for vanous programmes ol social researth. Ourassoci3tiDn with the University Law Clinic continues and we have also 5wengEhelled contacrs with local schools. The restoraiion of the tha1 gatdèn as part of the Nattal Lawl betrerBoDymaen projett tofttirtuÈ is providing some fresh vegeiables for distrÈbution and has gÈnÈtated sotne inteTest in gardening for edible5. Food Security and es)er security are among aill to the prujeci. WÈ would like to distribute tThore fresh Produ bui Tpgular supplies ar srorage have proved difficult. We are moni(oring PTogre55 Qn the development of around 150 social housing spaces on browrtfield siS, the impact this may have US EemaitJ5 to be en. Section D Compar150rt of statistits over thè yw shows detnartd has Eemained broadly level. As mentioned betore. donations ttDm our Itryal don0 have dimillished and we are still using cash 10 iop-up by purchase, this Is evideni in the finantial sÈction of the Tepon. By cooper8tion and inier-working wilh statutory bodies and other third s@¢toT owpnisations havo setuTEd gra]]ts, supplies and ttainillg. We also do our besi within timited iesources to signpost service users to 50Uttes of support and help. The dedicaiion of our volunteer team is admÉrable. britiging knowledge, skills and Jife expeTience ro whai they do with a geiiuine concem for & functional and sllpponive community. We are inclusive, we have becotne io an exteni. a mulu-racial, faiths and no faith group. This was always thÈ aspiration. It IS QUE ITnpre5510n that the localiry is becomittg Tnore whnically diverse. Language ba@)5 With seThplce users can bÈ ovprcome trdDslation app5 OJI 5tnart phones. Befng'emb*lded' in the community in this way seetns 10 eDgendera Se[e of ownership by the community aftd it may ]nakÈ our operatiots mote aPprOadb1e far those who need our help. We continue ro receive appreciative feedback on the emp&thy of ollr team, the efficieKLt oanIsation of our SeT atKI flExibility by which we can respotxi to some if not all emergencies. We welcome year 5 16 pupils of YsgoL Gynrad I Pentrechwyrth I Prin)ary School with joini 5llpervi5ion by ieachers as pan ol of a work experience programme. We eontinue to seÈk effedive way5 of getting help to where it 15 needed. Consequertily gur local community secojjdary school Ceth HEngoed holds OCk for itnmediate distriblltitrn to faLlIeS in need as do Pentreehwych School atjd our C0[nllity Centre ai times of neod. WÈ a15a supported two illiiiaiives ai our commullity centEe Bony]]]aen Kids Play Itjitiauve and anothÈr for soti&l contact for older people with basic fo(M]stufft as both ptolude for people experiencing shortage of food. We Ta]] 3 succe55ful progTa]nme pan funded through SwaDsÈa Council 4nd in conjunction with local schoDls to 5uppon fatnilies through the sun)mer holldays when frEe 5choots eal5 noi available, thp level of need pui a sirain on our resources. This however underline5 (he continuing need fora food btnk in thè locality. We referred some service users for additional help throllgh Faith ]]] Fatni)ies (Church in Wales) periodic offers of food vouchers.
We received a visiis fro The Lord Mayor of Swansea and Jerny MilesAS IAM Cabillet Secretary for Heath and Sccial Care with Mike HedgesASIAM along with local councillors in the We15h GOvernent in the course of the year, ttley expressed thetnselves iPreSSed at thelevel OEganisauon ol our operatiotl wlu.ch canbE ditectly attributedto ourttvstees and volunteers. 5otrye of our trustees have taken on the task of bIdTiting with gratifying success. There is SOMÈ totnmunication with seNice users inwelsh. Section E Financial Review See Treasurer, s Repon. Section F Optiollal Infornthtto Wp constantly mollitor Communication5 for potential sources of y.fts I funding io add value to what we offÈr. Section G- Dtdarado The trustees declare rhai they have appVed thE trustees report above Signed ou behalf of the d]arity's truste*s Signature Full name ftWJeJ Tmtsnsdl Positio Volunteer Volunteer