Trustees. Annual Report for the period Peil(MJ start dale P81iod end data From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Skelm8rsdale & Di8tiict Food Bank Other names charlty is known by Skelrnersdale Food Bank Rogisterod charlty number Ilf any) 1164302 Charlty's prlnclpal address The E¢uMen￿al Centre, Northway. Skelmersdale Postcode WN8 6LU Nam•8 of tho charlty trugtses who manage the charlty Dat•s att•d Ilnot forwhof• Truito• n Offlc• {11 •ny) Nam? ol person for t￿y1 •nUU•d to• olnl twslee Derek Ash(Yoft Kathryn Harwood Pèter Stewart M81com Hayman Chair & Treasuref NIA NIA Secretary NIA 20108124 appointment Derek Ashcroftlchalr 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity. if any* (for example, any custodian tTU5ts0$) Name Dates acled rf not for whole NIA TAR March 2012 Names arKI addresses of advisers Ioptional infomiatlon) of athilser Name Address NIA Name of chlef execullve or names of senior staff members lo￿l0n￿l Inforn)a*lon Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Doscription of the charity's trusls Constitution of a Chaiit8ble Organi58tlon 0610712015 Type of gobtmlng document How the charlty is constKth8d Charltablo Incorp)rated Organlsallon {ClO) T￿slee selection methods Appolnted by exlstlng tnjstees Addllioml govem•nce i88ue8 {Optlonal informaffionl There musl be at least 3 charlty trustees Max number oftrustees is 8 Trustees musl be a￿ointed for a tem of a mil of 3 years. A curTenl verslon of the Conslttulion and the CIO latest annual report and staternent of accounts 15 made avoi18ble to any new trustees on or beforg their appointment. Relatlonshlp wtth Trussell Trust- prowde trustee tralnlng You may Cl￿098 lo inc￿de 8ddltional Infomialk>n, where vant, about.. pollcies and procedures adopled for the Inductlon and trainlng of Iwstees., the Gharity's organlsatlonal structure and any whjer networt with whlch the charty works., relalionshlp with any felated part￿$. tNstees' conskjeratlon of malor risks and the system ar￿ procedures to manage them. Sectioii C Ob'ectives and activities The obje¢ls are to relle¥t persons in West Lancashlro and the surrounding area that a￿ in fin8nd81 hardship 8s a means of redudng poverty, in such ways as the trustees from time to time think fft, in partlcular, but not exdusl*ly ty wovkllng indlvkluals and families wlih.. Summary of the objects of the charity set out In its governing document Emergency food Essential toiletries Household tiems SIM c8rds Pet foixj Welfare Benefit and Debt adNi TAR h 2012 Fresh F￿u¢e, including meat vouchers Clothing and Wa￿ bedding (2 out of 4 centres) Food vouchers Skelmersdale and Distrid Foodbank 1. Run a ¢entro1 warehous8 facifity whith stores 8nd distrfbutes food donated to the chaiity, to our numerous outlets 8round wgst LanrA$hire, supporting personsffamilies IdentIf￿d as belng In need of emergency food supplies. 2. Supply emergency food between Monday and Ffk18y at our various sites in West Lancashlre. 3. People In need are identified and referred to the fo(*Jbank from various aoencles in Vlest L8ncashire e.g. Citlzens Adwce. Financial Incluslon, loral schools, GPS, NHS workers, Job Centre etc. 4. We provije financlal asslstance to support people f8clng fu81 poverty and work In partnershlp wmh the Fuel Bank Federatk)n to support clients using pre-payment melers. 5. We work in partnershlp CHARIS Shop to ¢)ffer fvel suppjrt vla virtual fuel credli Gards £70. Also provlslon of food vouche Farmfo(Ml, Ice18nd. Abji etc: electrlc blankets, alr fryers elc. 6. Work In partnershlp wrth Cornpasslon Acts and other agencles to pro￿de our cllenls with wlderllong terrn support with the alrn of successfvlly ensurlng flnanclal Independence. 7. Successfully apply for grants to support our objects. 8. Carry out fundr81slno events to supwrt th8 ongolng of the ch8rt1y. 9. Provwje clothes bank5 on two of our sltes. 10. Provuje baby equltmnent and have close Ilnks to local baby bank for cllenls needlng SUPPDrt wlth new bom, pregnancy. 11. Provkje qualtty pel food wi partners wlth Blue Cross- re¢ognL81na the Importance of pets to dlents Walk￿1n9. 12. Malnlaln, revl8W and work withln a 3 year strategic plan. 13. Next steps to produce a Panlry for clients. 8ummary oflh• maln actlvllles undertaken for th• publlc benefit In relallon to these objects (Include wlthln thls s¢¢tlon the slatutory dtclarntion that trustees hav• d regard lo Ihe guldance l•sued by the Charfty Commlsslon on publlc benefft) l of the ot()ve Is o)nducted haNlng glvlng conslder811on to requlrements of the Chartties Acl. TAR March 2012 Addilional d•tsils of obied1￿$ and activities (Optional infomiallon) Skelmersdale and DistriL# Food Bank employ 3 pald, part-time. members of staff, who ar8 all sun8bly tralned to meet the needs of their indivKlual job spe￿ficatIOns. You may choose to include further statements. where relevant. aboui.. rx)licy on grant maklng. policy programTh related Investment. Skelmersdale and Dlstrict Food 88nk have 80 skllled volunteers who are suilably trained to fvlfil their fftdiv#Jual roles and responsibilities. The charity ￿lIeS hea￿lY on the work of its dedlcaled volunteeryJ and sLqff and trustees. All volunteers are skill assessed and are provhjed with initial and ongolng tralnln9 as fequlred. • contrlbution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR orth 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievem ents of tho charity during the year Total No. vouche No. vouthe fulfille fulfil dl%l Adults ChNdre Chlldre %) Totsl Food Bank Centre Adults Totsl Burscou¥h Methodist Church Oak House The Ecumenlcal Centre Trlni Church Total Compar150n 0110812022- 3y07123 338 410 1956 231 2935 11.52 13.97 66.64 7.87 ICK). 11.31 14.58 66.18 7.93 316 IL09 20.74 824 1246 47 571 7341 11.22 16.97 64.03 7.78 655 2972 356 4491 591 1728 60.63 215 2850 7.54 Iwj. 2146 9.54% 2L55% 56.90% .01% Data shows a 5ignlllcant lapproxlmately 73%) increase in support provided by the tharity to those facing financial and fvel p¢)verty slnce 202212023 Securlng fvnding from West Lancs. Borough Councll and other agenc5es. enables us to meet demand and also facilitstes the recruitment of skilled and dedlcated vo￿nteerS to rneet demand in warehouse et By 31107124 ow successfvl partner5hlp wlth Compa$5ion Acts, worklng wlth foodb&nk cNents IFI fvnded vla TTI had gained Clra £2W,(IXI in Iln•nclal b￿efft$ beneffts for cfients. reducing foodbank dependency. Fuel support offers emergency and long term solutlons taking dlents outof fuel crlsSs. Provision of fresh produce. includlng fru1¢ ve& rneat ¥Dud￿r5. supplernents the food parcels Is provldlng dlents wlth a healthlerdlet. Support from CHARIS Shop enables u5 to prov5de cllerlts wlth food vouchern. glvlng dlgnlty of choice and enabllng all dietary requlrements to be met. Successful 3 Year Plan- trustee5 are dedicated and DroactSve. Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Trustees have developed a strong reserve policy to support project SU5tainability. Funds have been allocated to ￿et salary costs. maintain a delivery van, warehouseloffice rental charges and purchase of fo(*J stocks. D*ails of any funds materially in dgficlt NIA TAR 14larth 2012 Further financlal revitsy details (Optional infomiation) The chartty's prlncipal sources of fvnds (Including any fundralslng),. is grants and donations m&Je by the general public and local businesses, churches, and local aulhority support e.g. hardshlp FurKIs. How expendlture has supported th8 key objertNes of the Charity., funds have made us more efficlent in meeting the needs of the people we serve. You may choose to indude additional information, where relevant af)out= th8 charity's principal source5 of funds (Includlng any fundraSsing); how expendrture h8S supported the key obleclSves of the charity.. Invastment policy and objectives including any ethic41 investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Key objectivBs for the ftjture.. 3 Year Strategic Plan Indudes.. Expand our Welfare, Benefft & Dekrt S81vice to increase the number of dlents we can support and shorten waiting Iwnes for face-to-face appointments. Contlnu8 to work In partnership with th8 Fuel 8ank Foundatlon to meot the needs of ¢llents In fuel crisis. Continue to provide fresh produce lo enhance a heatthy dlet. Grant fvndiThJ applications, r8search et Enhanc*d infomalion sharing via the charty's soclal medla- largellng the publlc and corporal8 donations to specifically m8et the needs of the foodb8nk and Increaslng demands on the charity. Further develop our education team to educate the publlc regardlng Issues of poverty and how to access support locally. Further develop our volunteer recJwttment- skAls audlt, key d8pioyment, tralnlng etc. Continue to resear¢h client needs Ioc81ty. Continue to work closely with financlal Incluslon team wlth TnJ5sell Tnjst. Further develop performance management to ensure excellent working condltlons for all staff. Contlnue to develop the trustees to ensu￿ approp￿st8 skill set to lumi 3 year strateglc plan. Develo ment of a nt Section G Declaration The trustee8 declare that they havfr approved the trustO85' roport above. Slgnod on behalf of th• chawity's trustees 81gnaturn(s) Full Mmo{s) Kathryn Harwood Positlon (eg Secrntary Chair. etc) Secretary 18105125 TAR Pknrch 2012 ||**Skelmersdale & District Foodbank**
**Charity Name**|**Skelmersdale & District Foodbank**
**Charity Name**|**Skelmersdale & District Foodbank**
**Charity Name**|**Skelmersdale & District Foodbank**
**Charity Name**|**Skelmersdale & District Foodbank**
**Charity Name**|**1164302**
**No (if any)**|**1164302**
**No (if any)**|**1164302**
**No (if any)**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**||01/08/2023
Period start date||**To**||31/07/2024
Period end date||| ||||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**36,151**
**82,000**
**5,403**
**1,271**
**4,231**
**-**
**129,056**
||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**61,969**
**360**
**-**
**62,329**
||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**36,151**
**61,969**
**82,000**
**5,403**
**1,271**
**360**
**4,231**
**-**
**191,385**
||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations & Grants|**36,151**||||||||**79,553**| |Trussell Trust Financial Inclusion Grant|||||||||**31,411**| |West Lancs Borough Council HousingSupport|**82,000**||||||||**55,000**| |Gift Aid Claim recovery|**5,403**||||||||**2,294**| |Trussell Trust General Grants|**1,271**||||||||**6,830**| |Fuel Fund Donations|||||||||**250**| |Other income|**4,231**||||||||**827**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**129,056**||||||||**176,165**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**|||||||||| ||||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||||||||||**176,165**| ||||||||||| |
Office & Warehouse Rent|**11,652**||||||||**10,143**| |Office & warehouse Equipment|**5,608**||||||||**6,192**| |Salaries|**29,245**||||||||**25,297**| |Vehicle & Transport cost|**1,988**||||||||**2,639**| |Print,postage, stationery, Phones|**1,164**||||||||**1,734**| |Food stockpurchases|**100,979**||||||||**29,340**| |CA Project - Welfare Trainingand support|||||||||**10,196**| |Fuel Fundpayouts|**2,220**||||||||**1,290**| |Otherpayments|**1,338**||||||||**1,630**| |**_Sub total_ **|**154,194**||||||||**88,461**| ||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment purchases,**
**(see table)**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**88,461**| ||||||||||| ||**- 25,138**||||||**6,099**||**87,704**| ||**-**||||||**-**||**-**| ||**147,631**||||||**159,922**||**72,218**| ||**122,493**||||||**166,021**||**159,922**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 18/05/2025 1 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrl£ted lundx RestrfctÈd fund to wrpji £ Endowmtnt lund# to nearqst £ 1 Ca•h lund• paty Ca5b 493 Cgxw BBn 11.X7 Dowyi F￿tt 110.703 43.528 Total ¢•sh lutlds 122.493 43,528 Unrestricf•d lund* awtf Endow7n¢nl lund lund Futho lo wh￿h B3 Inv•stm•nt a•••ts Fund rrj whKh Cout iowrrtwl 15.310 Curff•rtt ¥•1 B4 A¥¥•ts r•t*ined for the charity, own u•• VetyK* c¥rAtsI Fu￿& lo whKh *mounl dwi Whgn BS Llabilltl•• SvJn•J Oy one or trustees on of al thè Irwt SwJnaluf• Pnnl Dale ol O•rok Aghcmft Kathryn HarwDod iJ.5- 21 CCXX R2 accoun15 ISSI IOJOW2025 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES | Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Exarniner'5 Report Report to the trusteoslmembers of SKELMERSDALE & DISTRICT FOODBANK On account8 for the year ended 31ST JULY 2024 Charity no {If any) 1164302 Set out on pages 1&2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above chartty ('Ihe Trust"} for the year ended 3110712024 Responslbllllles and As the charty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of roport of the accounts in a¢¢ordance with the requiremenls ol the Charrties Act 2011 1.the Act-). I report in ￿ spect of my examination of the Trusl's accounts carried out cap+ ,1gY 145 of the 2011Acl and In carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charrty Commission under section 145151(bl of the Acl. I have completed my examination. I confirn thal no matenal matters have come to my attention in connection wlh the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any matena5 respect. accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of IheActGr the accounts do not accord vthh the accounting records Indopondent examinerf8 slatement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connection wilh the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached Please delete Ihè words in the brackets il they do not apply. Slgned: Date: Name: MR CHRIS CULLEN R•l•vant professlon•l l NIA qualification{sl or body (If anyl: L Address: 50 SPENCERS LANE. SKELMERSDALE WN8 9JR IER October 2018 Secllon B Dlsclosure OnSy complete rf the examiner needs Ic highlight matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of chanty accounts". directions and guidance for examiners). Give here briel detsils of NONE any Ilems Ihat Ihe examiner wishes to dl•clo8e IER October 2018 ||**Skelmersdale & District Foodbank**
**Charity Name**|**Skelmersdale & District Foodbank**
**Charity Name**|**Skelmersdale & District Foodbank**
**Charity Name**|**Skelmersdale & District Foodbank**
**Charity Name**|**Skelmersdale & District Foodbank**
**Charity Name**|**1164302**
**No (if any)**|**1164302**
**No (if any)**|**1164302**
**No (if any)**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**||01/08/2023
Period start date||**To**||31/07/2024
Period end date||| ||||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**36,151**
**82,000**
**5,403**
**1,271**
**4,231**
**-**
**129,056**
||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**61,969**
**360**
**-**
**62,329**
||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**36,151**
**61,969**
**82,000**
**5,403**
**1,271**
**360**
**4,231**
**-**
**191,385**
||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations & Grants|**36,151**||||||||**79,553**| |Trussell Trust Financial Inclusion Grant|||||||||**31,411**| |West Lancs Borough Council HousingSupport|**82,000**||||||||**55,000**| |Gift Aid Claim recovery|**5,403**||||||||**2,294**| |Trussell Trust General Grants|**1,271**||||||||**6,830**| |Fuel Fund Donations|||||||||**250**| |Other income|**4,231**||||||||**827**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**129,056**||||||||**176,165**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**|||||||||| ||||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||||||||||**176,165**| ||||||||||| |
Office & Warehouse Rent|**11,652**||||||||**10,143**| |Office & warehouse Equipment|**5,608**||||||||**6,192**| |Salaries|**29,245**||||||||**25,297**| |Vehicle & Transport cost|**1,988**||||||||**2,639**| |Print,postage, stationery, Phones|**1,164**||||||||**1,734**| |Food stockpurchases|**100,979**||||||||**29,340**| |CA Project - Welfare Trainingand support|||||||||**10,196**| |Fuel Fundpayouts|**2,220**||||||||**1,290**| |Otherpayments|**1,338**||||||||**1,630**| |**_Sub total_ **|**154,194**||||||||**88,461**| ||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment purchases,**
**(see table)**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**88,461**| ||||||||||| ||**- 25,138**||||||**6,099**||**87,704**| ||**-**||||||**-**||**-**| ||**147,631**||||||**159,922**||**72,218**| ||**122,493**||||||**166,021**||**159,922**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 18/05/2025 1 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrl£ted lundx RestrfctÈd fund to wrpji £ Endowmtnt lund# to nearqst £ 1 Ca•h lund• paty Ca5b 493 Cgxw BBn 11.X7 Dowyi F￿tt 110.703 43.528 Total ¢•sh lutlds 122.493 43,528 Unrestricf•d lund* awtf Endow7n¢nl lund lund Futho lo wh￿h B3 Inv•stm•nt a•••ts Fund rrj whKh Cout iowrrtwl 15.310 Curff•rtt ¥•1 B4 A¥¥•ts r•t*ined for the charity, own u•• VetyK* c¥rAtsI Fu￿& lo whKh *mounl dwi Whgn BS Llabilltl•• SvJn•J Oy one or trustees on of al thè Irwt SwJnaluf• Pnnl Dale ol O•rok Aghcmft Kathryn HarwDod iJ.5- 21 CCXX R2 accoun15 ISSI IOJOW2025 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES | Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Exarniner'5 Report Report to the trusteoslmembers of SKELMERSDALE & DISTRICT FOODBANK On account8 for the year ended 31ST JULY 2024 Charity no {If any) 1164302 Set out on pages 1&2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above chartty ('Ihe Trust"} for the year ended 3110712024 Responslbllllles and As the charty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of roport of the accounts in a¢¢ordance with the requiremenls ol the Charrties Act 2011 1.the Act-). I report in ￿ spect of my examination of the Trusl's accounts carried out cap+ ,1gY 145 of the 2011Acl and In carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charrty Commission under section 145151(bl of the Acl. I have completed my examination. I confirn thal no matenal matters have come to my attention in connection wlh the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any matena5 respect. accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of IheActGr the accounts do not accord vthh the accounting records Indopondent examinerf8 slatement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connection wilh the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached Please delete Ihè words in the brackets il they do not apply. Slgned: Date: Name: MR CHRIS CULLEN R•l•vant professlon•l l NIA qualification{sl or body (If anyl: L Address: 50 SPENCERS LANE. SKELMERSDALE WN8 9JR IER October 2018 Secllon B Dlsclosure OnSy complete rf the examiner needs Ic highlight matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of chanty accounts". directions and guidance for examiners). Give here briel detsils of NONE any Ilems Ihat Ihe examiner wishes to dl•clo8e IER October 2018