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**|
|---|---|
|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|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 05/02/2026
Alastair Lewis (Trustee)
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## Knottingley Foodbank
## 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|
|---|---|---|---|---|
**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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## 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.
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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