Knottingley Foodbank
Charity number 1163711
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 4 April 2024
Knottingley Foodbank
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 4 April 2024
| Contents | Page |
|---|---|
| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Examiner's report | 4 |
| Receipts and payments account | 5 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 6 |
| Notes to the accounts | 7 to 8 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Knottingley Foodbank
Trustees' report for the year ended 4 April 2024
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates
Carla Candler Chair Stuart Menzies Stephanie Cryer Nicholas Levey Louise Menzies Secretary Lucas Harrison Oliver Westhead Alastair Lewis Treasurer Charity number 1163711
Resigned 10 May 2023 Resigned 1 August 2024 Resigned 1 August 2024 Resigned 4 August 2024 Appointed 1 August 2024 Resigned 23 October 2024 Appointed 1 August 2024 Appointed 1 October 2024
Registered in England and Wales
Registered and principal address
Bankers
Ropewalk Methodist Church Virgin Money UK plc Ropewalk 177 Bothwell Street Knottingley Glasgow WF11 9AL G2 7ER
Independent examiner
E J Beverley FCCA
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation formed on 24 September 2015 and is governed by a constitution.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the trustees at a duly convened meeting.
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Knottingley Foodbank
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 4 April 2024
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The prevention and relief of poverty in Knottingley and the surrounding area, particularly but not exclusively by providing emergency food and supplies to individuals / families in need and also by signposting people to appropriate support agencies.
The charity's main activities
The prevention and relief of poverty in Knottingley and the surrounding area, particularly but not exclusively, by providing free emergency food and supplies to individuals/families in need, and also by signposting people to appropriate support agencies. The Trustees of Knottingley Foodbank are franchisees of the Trussell Trust foodbank network and subscribe to its aims, vision and work processes.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.
Achievements and performance
Knottingley Foodbank fulfilled a total of 1081 food parcels during the year, which comprised 1553 Adults and 732 Children. The total weight of food distributed this year was 24,467.52 kg.
Financial review
The net payments for the year were £7,006, including net payments of £11,643 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £4,637 on restricted funds after transfers.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £60,934.
The trustees aim to maintain reserves in order to enable the smooth running of the charity and to allow for an orderly winding up should the charity need to close. The policy is to retain approximately 6 months of future budgeted annual expenditure.
Approved by the board of trustees on 23/01/2025
Alastair Lewis (Trustee)
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Knottingley Foodbank
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Knottingley Foodbank
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 4 April 2024, which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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 examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection 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.
E J Beverley FCCA
29/01/2025
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Knottingley Foodbank Receipts and payments account for the year ended 4 April 2024
| Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 11,274 Other income 28 Total receipts 11,302 Payments Salaries NI and pensions 12,350 Driver salary and delivery costs 2,750 Phone and internet 936 Warehousing - container rental 749 Warehousing - room rental Ropewalk 2,160 Food for distribution 3,627 Building development - Administrative costs 1,944 Insurance 615 Financial inclusion partner payments - Stay warm purchases - Independent examination 900 Total payments 26,031 Net receipts / (payments) (14,729) Transfers between funds 3,086 Net movement in funds (11,643) Fund balances brought forward 72,577 Fund balances carried forward (3) 60,934 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 79,495 - 79,495 - - - - - 9,862 - - - 61,910 - - 71,772 7,723 (3,086) 4,637 32,797 37,434 |
2024 Total funds £ 90,769 28 90,797 12,350 2,750 936 749 2,160 13,489 - 1,944 615 61,910 - 900 97,803 (7,006) - (7,006) 105,374 98,368 |
2023 Total funds £ 119,162 30 119,192 13,025 2,300 332 749 2,055 6,601 59 2,527 468 37,251 2,074 540 67,981 51,211 - 51,211 54,163 105,374 |
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Knottingley Foodbank Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 4 April 2024 2024 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 60,934 Total cash funds 60,934 Debtors and prepayments Prepayments Liabilities Accruals |
2024 Restricted £ 37,434 37,434 |
2024 Total £ 98,368 98,368 2024 £ 513 513 2024 £ 924 924 |
2023 Total £ 105,374 105,374 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 23/01/2025
Alastair Lewis (Trustee)
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Knottingley Foodbank
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 4 April 2024
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Knottingley Foodbank
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 4 April 2024
| 2 Grants and donations Bauer Media Enfinium Minister Law Nisa Retail The Arnold Clark Community Fund The Trussell Trust Wakefield District Housing Wakefield Met. District Council Anonymous donors Other donations 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ Trussell Trust Financial inclusion 31,043 WDH 1,120 Wakefield Met. District Council 608 Bauer Media Cash for Kids Day 26 32,797 |
2024 Unrestricted funds £ - 8,500 - - - - - - - 2,774 11,274 Incoming £ 70,995 3,000 5,500 - 79,495 |
2024 Restricted funds £ - - - - - 70,995 3,000 5,500 - - 79,495 Outgoing £ 61,910 3,799 6,037 26 71,772 |
2024 Total funds £ - 8,500 - - - 70,995 3,000 5,500 - 2,774 90,769 Transfers £ (3,086) - - - (3,086) |
2023 Total funds £ 2,100 20,000 500 500 2,500 77,692 3,370 1,358 7,040 4,102 119,162 Balance c/f £ 37,042 321 71 - 37,434 |
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Fund name
Purpose of restriction
Trussell Trust Financial inclusion Towards a partnership project involving Pontefract and Normanton Foodbanks and Wakefield District Citizens Advice Bureau seeking to support the financial stability of people in receipt of or seeking access to emergency food. The outgoing funds relate to the commissioning of services from Wakefield District CAB.
The transfer relates to unrestricted funding for Knottingley food bank included in the grant, the funding for Pontefract and Normanton Foodbanks is included in the balance at the year end and is distributed to them after the year end.
WDH Towards food purchases. Wakefield Met. District Council Towards food purchases. Bauer Media Cash for Kids Day Towards food, clothing, heating, well-being packs for children.
4 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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