Knottingley Foodbank (KFB) continues to meet its objective of serving the people of Knottingley and surrounding areas by providing food for clients who are suffering food poverty or are in a crisis situation. KFB is registered with the Charity Commission [charity no 1163711] and remains a franchisee of Trussell.
This year has had a number of challenges, however the foodbank has dealt well with the ongoing demand from the local community. We have delivered thousands of kilos of emergency food to clients in need of our service. We have also managed to deliver innovative projects such as our financial inclusion scheme that has had a major impact on the wider community. Total number of vouchers filled - 1,081 Adults 1,553 Children 732 Total 2,285 Total weight of food distributed direct to clients - 21,285.45kg. Total weight distributed to other agencies - 2,758.45kg
As Chair of Trustees, I want to thank our volunteers for their continued support, ensuring KFB meets its objectives. I would also like to thank our Project Manager, Pete Girt, for his continued hard work and dedication to KFB, as well as my fellow Trustees.
Last but no means least I would like to recognise and thank the continued generosity of all our donors, both small and large. We continue to be supported by Tesco at Hemsworth, Morrison's and Lidl at Knottingley, Enfinium and TKMAXX, and a growing number of local businesses. Local churches, schools and individuals continue to contribute as often as they can, no donation is too small. This support enables KFB meet its objective in supporting the needs of local people in crisis situations facing food poverty.
Signed -
Date – 03.02.2026
Knottingley Foodbank
Charity number 1163711
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 4 April 2025
Knottingley Foodbank
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 4 April 2025
| Contents | Page |
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| 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 2025
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 Oliver Westhead Appointed 1 August 2024 Alastair Lewis Treasurer Appointed 1 October 2024 Stephanie Cryer Resigned 1 August 2024 Nicholas Levey Resigned 1 August 2024 Louise Menzies Secretary Resigned 4 August 2024 Lucas Harrison Appointed 1 August 2024 Resigned 23 October 2024 1163711
Charity number
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
Sarah Coates MAAT
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 2025
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
The foodbank has dealt well with the ongoing demand from the local community in challenging circumstances this year. We have delivered thousands of days worth of emergency food to clients in need of our service. We have also managed to deliver innovative projects such as our financial inclusion scheme that has had a major impact on the wider community.
Total number of vouchers filled - 1,081
Adults 1,553 Children 732 Total 2,285
Total weight of food distributed direct to clients - 21,285.45kg.
Total weight distributed to other agencies - 2,758.45kg
Financial review
The net payments for the year were £11,099, including net payments of £12,632 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £1,533 on restricted funds, after transfers.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £48,302.
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 05/02/2026
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 2025, 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.
Sarah Coates MAAT
05/02/2026
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 2025
| Notes 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 9,085 Other income - Total receipts 9,085 Payments Salaries NI and pensions 13,247 Driver salary and delivery costs 2,550 Phone and internet 727 Warehousing - container rental 406 Warehousing - room rental Ropewalk 4,464 Food for distribution - Administrative costs 1,891 Insurance 653 Financial inclusion partner payments - Independent examination 924 Financial inclusion payments to foodbanks - Total payments 24,862 Net receipts / (payments) (15,777) Transfers between funds 3,145 Net movement in funds (12,632) Fund balances brought forward 60,934 Fund balances carried forward (3) 48,302 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 84,531 - 84,531 - - - - - 5,098 - - 62,295 - 12,460 79,853 4,678 (3,145) 1,533 37,434 38,967 |
2025 Total funds £ 93,616 - 93,616 13,247 2,550 727 406 4,464 5,098 1,891 653 62,295 924 12,460 104,715 (11,099) - (11,099) 98,368 87,269 |
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 |
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Knottingley Foodbank Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 4 April 2025 2025 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 48,302 Total cash funds 48,302 Debtors and prepayments Prepayments Liabilities Accruals |
2025 Restricted £ 38,967 38,967 |
2025 Total £ 87,269 87,269 2025 £ 544 544 2025 £ 924 924 |
2024 Total £ 98,368 98,368 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 05/02/2026
Alastair Lewis (Trustee)
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Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 4 April 2025
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 2025
| 2 Grants and donations Amazon The Arnold Clark Community Fund The Charities Trust The Trussell Trust TK Maxx Wakefield District Housing Wakefield Met. District Council Enfinium Other donations 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ The Trussell Trust 37,042 Wakefield District Housing 321 Wakefield Met. District Council 71 37,434 |
2025 Unrestricted funds £ 1,000 2,500 1,000 934 1,000 - - - 2,652 9,085 Incoming £ 72,286 6,000 6,245 84,531 |
2025 Restricted funds £ - - - 72,286 - 6,000 6,245 - - 84,531 Outgoing £ 74,755 5,098 - 79,853 |
2025 Total funds £ 1,000 2,500 1,000 73,220 1,000 6,000 6,245 - 2,652 93,616 Transfers £ (3,145) - - (3,145) |
2024 Total funds £ - - - 70,995 - 3,000 5,500 8,500 2,774 90,769 Balance c/f £ 31,428 1,223 6,316 38,967 |
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Fund name Purpose of restriction The Trussell Trust 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.
Wakefield District Housing Towards food purchases. Wakefield Met. District Council Towards food purchases.
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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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 2025, 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.
Signed: …………………………………… Name: Sarah Coates MAAT
05/02/2026
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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