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WALLINGFORD EMERGENCY FOOD BANK

ANNUAL REPORT TO CHARITY COMMISSION October 2024 – September 2025

OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR

This year our team of trustees and the management team have stayed the same. This is a really valuable thing as it makes for consistency and continuity.

Last year we had 71 volunteers in the organisation; we have 80 now. We have had one or two unavailable for long periods as they await operations and two have left for personal reasons unrelated to the food bank. We have recently recruited three new packers in the face of increasing need plus one earlier in the summer.

Operationally, this year has been again a year of two halves, but the opposite way to 2024. Up to the end of May we were seeing decreases in requests for food. Then came the change; there have been increases ever since, the biggest being in September which was +60.4%. These increases are on figures last year which were relatively low. However, need is still significantly higher than in 2022/23. We have yet to see the impact of the budget on our clients but if these increases continue, we may have to ask our regular financial supporters to review their giving.

Financially, 2024/25 has been a lot more stable than 2023/24.

The overall income figure is down by just over £6,000, however this is mainly due to two exceptional amounts in 2023/24 which were not repeated in 2024/25; a £5000 grant from SODC (to provide fuel vouchers as additional support for clients) and a one-off donation of £10,000 from a charitable organisation. In December 2024 we held our first fundraising event (the Waterperry Concert) and throughout the year we have seen a steady increase in donations (both regular and one-off).

Expenditure in 2024/25 is significantly lower than in the previous year for two key reasons. In 2023/24, as a result of receiving a grant from SODC we provided fuel vouchers during the winter months – this scheme did not recur in 2024/25. Secondly, the amount being given to families fleeing the war in Ukraine significantly reduced as the number coming over has significantly reduced (we had previously been providing exceptional support whilst families awaited the outcome of requests for Universal Credit etc).

Following the appointment of a new auditor we are now providing additional details on the CC16a form which we hope gives a better understanding of our incomes and expenditures.

David Tole Treasurer

3[rd] January 2026

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	Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Wallingford Emergency Food Bank 1169402 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 10/1/2024 9/30/2025 For the period from ~~ee ee ee ee_~~	Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Wallingford Emergency Food Bank 1169402 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 10/1/2024 9/30/2025 For the period from ~~ee ee ee ee_~~	Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Wallingford Emergency Food Bank 1169402 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 10/1/2024 9/30/2025 For the period from ~~ee ee ee ee_~~	Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Wallingford Emergency Food Bank 1169402 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 10/1/2024 9/30/2025 For the period from ~~ee ee ee ee_~~	Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Wallingford Emergency Food Bank 1169402 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 10/1/2024 9/30/2025 For the period from ~~ee ee ee ee_~~
Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
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A1 Receipts
Donations Via CAB Web Site	37,401	-	-	37,401	37,290
StandingOrder Donations	6,938			6,938	5,705
Other Donations	6,720			6,720	4,310
Donations bychurches	2,772			2,772	1,202
Donations from organisations	7,934	-	-	7,934	19,117
Gift Aid	10,472	-	-	10,472	10,374
WaterperryConcert	4,016	-	-	4,016
Grants	-	-	-	-	5,000
Interest	552	-	-	552	73
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	76,805 (Gross income for AR)	##	-	76,805	83,070
- - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 76,805 - - 76,805 83,070 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~———=——~~
A3 Payments
General Supplies	21,859	-	-	21,859	20,950
Equipment	216	-	-	216	489
Stationery	6	-	-	6	100
Rent	1,200	-	-	1,200	1,200
Maintenance	-	-	-	-
Expenses	668	-	-	668	534
Professional Services	369	-	-	369	893
HUGGG vouchers	42,616	-	-	42,616	70,460
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Sub total 66,934			-	66,934	94,626
- - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 66,934 - - 66,934 94,626 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~—————~~
Net of receipts/(payments) 9,871 - - 66,934 - 11,556 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 28,963 - - 28,963 40,519 Cash funds this year end 38,834 - - - 1,685 28,963 ~~433222~~

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details Bank Account Deposit Account Petty Cash HUGGG balance unspent Details Details Details Details Signature *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 5,666 - 31,262 22 - 1,884 - 38,834 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name David M Tole Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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			Date of approval
		David M Tole	11/25/2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of

Charity Name WALLINGFORD EMERGENCY FOOD BANK

30[th] September 2025

On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any)

1169402

Set out on pages

2 and 3

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Responsibilities and basis of report

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 09/2025.

As the charity trustees of the Trust, 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 Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed 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 (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Darrell Perrins 26/11/2025 Darrell Perrins

ACMA

Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): 1 October 2018

IER

Address:

Benson, Wallingford, Oxon

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018