Burnage Foodbank Annual Report Year to 31st March 2024-25
Burnage Food Bank Annual Report
Content
Charity Information Charity Trustees Charity Summary Our Objectives Our Activities Core Processes Core Statistics Key actions during 2024-25 Reserves & Financial Report Declaration
Charity Information
The Trustees declare that they approve the Trustees’ Report.
Charity Trustees
Rev Matthew Calladine - Chair of Trustees (Since 14 April 2021)
Will Johnson - Treasurer/Trustee (Since 01 February 2024)
Councillor Azra Ali - Trustee (Since 29 November 2017)
Steve Bourke - Trustee (Since 12 January 2017)
Julie Crossley - Trustee (Since 15 September 2021)
Jane Franklin - Trustee (Since 12 January 2017)
Rebecca Mahoney – Trustee – appointed in November 2024
Charity Summary
Burnage Foodbank was opened in October 2014. It has two Distribution Centres, which operate on a Tuesday afternoon at St Nicholas Church Hall and a Friday afternoon at St Bernard’s Church Hall, offering emergency food supplies. The donated food is stored in the basement of St Bernard’s Church Hall with a smaller stock facility within St Nicholas Church Hall. Since December 2019 we have additionally been using a warehouse facility at Safestore, Stockport.
During 2024-25 our Project Manager, Heather Green, had a paid role of 25 hours per week. We additionally employed a Project Worker, for 15 hours per week. Unfortunately our Project Worker resigned with effect from 1 September 2024 as she was moving to a different part of the country. A temporary replacement was recruited from October 2024. She stayed for four months, leaving at the end of January 2025.
The Trustees usually meet every 8 to 12 weeks with regular reports from the Treasurer and the Project Manager to look at statistics and discuss areas of focus related to the running of the Foodbank.
Our Objectives
The main objective of the Foodbank is the relief of hardship amongst people in Burnage and the surrounding area in such ways as the Trustees think fit.
This includes the following:
-
providing emergency food, essential toiletries and household items to individuals and families in need and/or for distribution by charities and other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty;
-
such other means, including (but not limited to) the provision of support or signposting to relevant information and other advisory services;
-
and to provide such services with a Christian ethos, supported by some of the churches in Burnage.
It is not the purpose of Burnage Foodbank to promote Christianity, but many of its volunteers are drawn from the churches of Burnage, at whose initiative the foodbank was set up, and it delivers its services in accordance with Christian principles.
Our Activities
Activities of the Foodbank are focused on providing food to individuals or families in a crisis/emergency. The Foodbank works with frontline agencies such as local schools, housing associations, doctors’ surgeries and other voluntary and statutory groups, who refer people to the Foodbank whom they assess as facing financial crisis. We have two centres set up on a Tuesday and Friday where people who come with a referral voucher or code can get three days-worth of nutritionally balanced food.
The foodbank centre that operates on a Tuesday from St Nicholas’ church is managed inside a large church hall space. Customers are able to receive a food parcel and also receive mental health support from a specialist from MIND, who provides guidance and signposting. On a Friday, the foodbank that operates from St Bernard’s church has access to a worker from the Citizens’ Advice who can provide support and signposting advice to clients about benefits and similar matters. The
set-up at St Bernard’s is smaller; while clients come into the centre to receive their food, space is at a premium.
Core Processes
The core process for providing emergency food is as follows:
-
Schools, churches, businesses and individuals donate non-perishable in-date food to the foodbank.
-
We have one guaranteed supermarket collection at Tesco Burnage and Tesco Levenshulme in December and there may be other ad-hoc collections throughout the year although these come on a first come first serve system run by Tesco. We have a similar arrangement with Asda Reddish.
-
Both Asda Reddish and the Tesco stores at Burnage and Levenshulme have a permanent collection point where supermarket customers can donate to Burnage Foodbank. This collection point is monitored and emptied weekly.
-
Once the donated food is collected from Asda and Tesco it is then delivered to the warehouse where volunteers date and sort the food into crates ready for distribution.
-
The food collected is weighed, this weight is recorded and sent to Trussell who pass this to Tesco/Asda Head Office. Tesco additionally provide Burnage Foodbank with a monetary contribution calculated against each kilogram of food donated. This is awarded every 6 months, which is an extra boost to our funds.
-
We also have individual and corporate donors who regularly contribute money, time and food. We are dependent on food and monetary donations to fulfil our core objectives and dependent on the time given generously by our volunteers.
Core Statistics
As part of our ongoing work to help the wider community we record statistics which Trustees review at least quarterly. Our final review showed that during 2024-25, 4,055 people have been fed (down slightly from 4,709 in 2023-24); 2,548 of whom were adults and 1,507 were children. This represents a 14% decrease in Foodbank use since the previous year.
The main reasons for clients using the Foodbank during 2024-25 were due to the rising costs of essentials, followed by the ongoing impact of a physical or mental health condition.
A significant and increasing number of the customers using Burnage Foodbank are Muslim (measured by requests for halal food). Almost 40% of our clients are minority ethnic people. A range of dietary requirements need to be met.
The majority of people fed were aged 25-64; only 8.25% of those fed were from households of pension age (although this is a significant increase from the previous year when it was 4.6%).
Key actions during 2024-25
-
Financial inclusion support was provided at both centres, via a mental health worker from MIND at St Nicholas’ on Tuesday afternoons and a Citizens Advice worker to provide signposting support at St Bernard’s on Friday afternoons.
-
Staffing issues took up a large part of this year, with a number of changes and challenges. Vacancies put pressure on the Project Manager and the volunteers.
-
A number of important policies were reviewed, including safeguarding.
-
Burnage Foodbank continued to attend a number of community meetings in the neighbourhood including: South Manchester Partnership group and Burnage Anti-poverty group.
-
Didsbury Women’s Institute made Burnage Foodbank their charity of the year, which was hugely appreciated.
-
A number of new volunteers were recruited at St Bernard’s and St Nicholas.
Reserves & Financial Status
Our reserves reflect our aim to maintain a level equal to one year’s financial dependency including any planned and projected expansion of our offering that reflects the current and anticipated future demand. The financial position of the charity is briefly reviewed by the trustees at each meeting, as well as more formally annually.
Our financial status is increasingly challenging as costs continue to rise. The Foodbank’s main sources of income are donations, grants from Trussell and other providers, and our partnership with Tesco who support our fund raising. The Foodbank does not own or lease any properties. Our activities are significantly supported with storage and distribution space being provided without charge by local churches. Our only assets are cash deposits and food stocks from collections and donations, computers for specific role-holders and our van, which is used to collect and transport our food stock to and from the collection points and distribution centres.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the annual report.
Signed on behalf of all the trustees:
Signature -M Calladine------------------------------------------------------
Full name --Rev Matthew R M Calladine---------------------------------------------
Position ---Chair of Trustees-----------------------------------------------------------Date -------21st January 2026---------------------------------------------------------------
----- Start of picture text -----
Burnage Food Bank 1169272
Receipts and payments accounts
Period start date Period end date
For the period from 01/04/2024 To 31/03/2025 CC16a
Section A Receipts and payme
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 18,302 18,302 20,876
Grants 9,296 9,296 21,268
MManchester Coun 2,098 2,098 3,383
Bank Interest 661 661 467
- -
- -
- -
- - -
come for AR) 30,357 0 0 30,357 45,994
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 30,357 0 0 30,357 45,994
A3 Payments
Food 5,498 - - 5,498 10,266
Fees 1,360 - - 1,360 1,685
Expenses 5,525 - - 5,525 8,144
Donation Shelter - - - - -
Post - - - - -
/insurance 1026 - - 1,026 1,014
Motor - - - - 368
Storage Rental 12,028 - - 12,028 10,490
Wages 27,649 - - 27,649 26,900
Sub total 53,086 0 0 53,086 58,867
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
otal payments 53,086 0 0 53,086 58,867
ts/(payments) -22,729 0 - -22,729 -12,873
A5 Transfers b - - - -
A6 Cash funds 62,433 62,433 -
this year end 39,704 0 - 39,704 -12,873
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Details Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds
----- End of picture text -----
| Section B | Statement of assets | and liabilities at the | end of the | period | ||||||
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |
||||||||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||||
| B1 Cash fundBank Account - Current | 3,704 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bank Account - Savings | 36,000 | 0 | ||||||||
| - | - | |||||||||
| Total cash funds | 39,704 | 0 | - | |||||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) | OK | OK | OK | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |
||||||||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B2 Other monFood Stock, weight converted to value | 10,000 | - | ||||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund | to which asset bel | Cost (optional) | rrent value (optional) | ||||||
| B3 Investmen | - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | |||||||||
| - | - | |||||||||
| - | - | |||||||||
| - | - | |||||||||
----- Start of picture text -----
Details Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional)
B4 Assets ret - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Details to which liability re mount due (optiona When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities -
-
-
-
-
Signed by one or Signature Print Name Date of approval
WJOHNSON William Johnson 10/01/2026
----- End of picture text -----
Burnage Foodbank Annual Report Year to 31st March 2024-25
Burnage Food Bank Annual Report
Content
Charity Information Charity Trustees Charity Summary Our Objectives Our Activities Core Processes Core Statistics Key actions during 2024-25 Reserves & Financial Report Declaration
Charity Information
The Trustees declare that they approve the Trustees’ Report.
Charity Trustees
Rev Matthew Calladine - Chair of Trustees (Since 14 April 2021)
Will Johnson - Treasurer/Trustee (Since 01 February 2024)
Councillor Azra Ali - Trustee (Since 29 November 2017)
Steve Bourke - Trustee (Since 12 January 2017)
Julie Crossley - Trustee (Since 15 September 2021)
Jane Franklin - Trustee (Since 12 January 2017)
Rebecca Mahoney – Trustee – appointed in November 2024
Charity Summary
Burnage Foodbank was opened in October 2014. It has two Distribution Centres, which operate on a Tuesday afternoon at St Nicholas Church Hall and a Friday afternoon at St Bernard’s Church Hall, offering emergency food supplies. The donated food is stored in the basement of St Bernard’s Church Hall with a smaller stock facility within St Nicholas Church Hall. Since December 2019 we have additionally been using a warehouse facility at Safestore, Stockport.
During 2024-25 our Project Manager, Heather Green, had a paid role of 25 hours per week. We additionally employed a Project Worker, for 15 hours per week. Unfortunately our Project Worker resigned with effect from 1 September 2024 as she was moving to a different part of the country. A temporary replacement was recruited from October 2024. She stayed for four months, leaving at the end of January 2025.
The Trustees usually meet every 8 to 12 weeks with regular reports from the Treasurer and the Project Manager to look at statistics and discuss areas of focus related to the running of the Foodbank.
Our Objectives
The main objective of the Foodbank is the relief of hardship amongst people in Burnage and the surrounding area in such ways as the Trustees think fit.
This includes the following:
-
providing emergency food, essential toiletries and household items to individuals and families in need and/or for distribution by charities and other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty;
-
such other means, including (but not limited to) the provision of support or signposting to relevant information and other advisory services;
-
and to provide such services with a Christian ethos, supported by some of the churches in Burnage.
It is not the purpose of Burnage Foodbank to promote Christianity, but many of its volunteers are drawn from the churches of Burnage, at whose initiative the foodbank was set up, and it delivers its services in accordance with Christian principles.
Our Activities
Activities of the Foodbank are focused on providing food to individuals or families in a crisis/emergency. The Foodbank works with frontline agencies such as local schools, housing associations, doctors’ surgeries and other voluntary and statutory groups, who refer people to the Foodbank whom they assess as facing financial crisis. We have two centres set up on a Tuesday and Friday where people who come with a referral voucher or code can get three days-worth of nutritionally balanced food.
The foodbank centre that operates on a Tuesday from St Nicholas’ church is managed inside a large church hall space. Customers are able to receive a food parcel and also receive mental health support from a specialist from MIND, who provides guidance and signposting. On a Friday, the foodbank that operates from St Bernard’s church has access to a worker from the Citizens’ Advice who can provide support and signposting advice to clients about benefits and similar matters. The
set-up at St Bernard’s is smaller; while clients come into the centre to receive their food, space is at a premium.
Core Processes
The core process for providing emergency food is as follows:
-
Schools, churches, businesses and individuals donate non-perishable in-date food to the foodbank.
-
We have one guaranteed supermarket collection at Tesco Burnage and Tesco Levenshulme in December and there may be other ad-hoc collections throughout the year although these come on a first come first serve system run by Tesco. We have a similar arrangement with Asda Reddish.
-
Both Asda Reddish and the Tesco stores at Burnage and Levenshulme have a permanent collection point where supermarket customers can donate to Burnage Foodbank. This collection point is monitored and emptied weekly.
-
Once the donated food is collected from Asda and Tesco it is then delivered to the warehouse where volunteers date and sort the food into crates ready for distribution.
-
The food collected is weighed, this weight is recorded and sent to Trussell who pass this to Tesco/Asda Head Office. Tesco additionally provide Burnage Foodbank with a monetary contribution calculated against each kilogram of food donated. This is awarded every 6 months, which is an extra boost to our funds.
-
We also have individual and corporate donors who regularly contribute money, time and food. We are dependent on food and monetary donations to fulfil our core objectives and dependent on the time given generously by our volunteers.
Core Statistics
As part of our ongoing work to help the wider community we record statistics which Trustees review at least quarterly. Our final review showed that during 2024-25, 4,055 people have been fed (down slightly from 4,709 in 2023-24); 2,548 of whom were adults and 1,507 were children. This represents a 14% decrease in Foodbank use since the previous year.
The main reasons for clients using the Foodbank during 2024-25 were due to the rising costs of essentials, followed by the ongoing impact of a physical or mental health condition.
A significant and increasing number of the customers using Burnage Foodbank are Muslim (measured by requests for halal food). Almost 40% of our clients are minority ethnic people. A range of dietary requirements need to be met.
The majority of people fed were aged 25-64; only 8.25% of those fed were from households of pension age (although this is a significant increase from the previous year when it was 4.6%).
Key actions during 2024-25
-
Financial inclusion support was provided at both centres, via a mental health worker from MIND at St Nicholas’ on Tuesday afternoons and a Citizens Advice worker to provide signposting support at St Bernard’s on Friday afternoons.
-
Staffing issues took up a large part of this year, with a number of changes and challenges. Vacancies put pressure on the Project Manager and the volunteers.
-
A number of important policies were reviewed, including safeguarding.
-
Burnage Foodbank continued to attend a number of community meetings in the neighbourhood including: South Manchester Partnership group and Burnage Anti-poverty group.
-
Didsbury Women’s Institute made Burnage Foodbank their charity of the year, which was hugely appreciated.
-
A number of new volunteers were recruited at St Bernard’s and St Nicholas.
Reserves & Financial Status
Our reserves reflect our aim to maintain a level equal to one year’s financial dependency including any planned and projected expansion of our offering that reflects the current and anticipated future demand. The financial position of the charity is briefly reviewed by the trustees at each meeting, as well as more formally annually.
Our financial status is increasingly challenging as costs continue to rise. The Foodbank’s main sources of income are donations, grants from Trussell and other providers, and our partnership with Tesco who support our fund raising. The Foodbank does not own or lease any properties. Our activities are significantly supported with storage and distribution space being provided without charge by local churches. Our only assets are cash deposits and food stocks from collections and donations, computers for specific role-holders and our van, which is used to collect and transport our food stock to and from the collection points and distribution centres.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the annual report.
Signed on behalf of all the trustees:
Signature -M Calladine------------------------------------------------------
Full name --Rev Matthew R M Calladine---------------------------------------------
Position ---Chair of Trustees-----------------------------------------------------------Date -------21st January 2026---------------------------------------------------------------