## **Middlewich & District Foodbank**
# **Charitable Incorporated Organisation Registered Charity Number 1170679**
Report and Accounts for the year ended 5[th] April 2024
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## **Middlewich& District Foodbank Report of the Trustees for the Year ended 5[th] April 2024**
**Trustees** : Rev Simon Drew (Chair)
John Duley
Anne O’Keefe
Sally Howard resigned 1/3/2024 Denis Culloty resigned 1/3/2024 Amy Townsend Duncan Soutar from 15/1/2024
Stephen Molesworth from 19/2/2024
Hayley Saich from 19/2/2024
## **Registered Office and operational address** : Unit 7 Holly House Estate,
Middlewich Road Middlewich Cheshire CW10 9LT
## **Independent Examiner** : Michael Collier
59, Ravenscroft Holmes Chapel CW4 7HJ
**Key Management Personnel :** The Trustees consider themselves and the manager to be the key management personnel.
**Food bank Manager** : Nicky Colclough
**Treasurer** : Mike Worden
## **Warehouse Manager** : Bryan Semple
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**Middlewich& District Foodbank Report of the Trustees for the Year ended 5[th] April 2024**
## **Objectives and Activities**
Middlewich & District Foodbank (MDF) exists to provide emergency assistance to individuals and families in Middlewich and the surrounding area via a sustainable foodbank and other connected activities.
This is done by providing a food parcel which contains a seven-day supply of food to those in need who have been identified by our referral agencies. The foodbank also provides toiletries, household cleaning products and nappies. At times we have also been able to supply fresh fruit, vegetables and bread.
Food parcels have been distributed twice a week from locations in central Middlewich and if needed they are delivered to those unable to access our services any other way.
The charity can only support its clients because of the volunteers who give freely of their time and energy in a number of different ways;
- Collecting food from supermarkets
- Sorting and storing the food in the warehouse
- Liaising with referrers and ensuring that communication with the whole community including churches, schools and doctors’ surgeries is undertaken
- Making up parcels and transferring them to distribution hubs
- Providing food and much more to our clients and delivering to those who need it.
- Essential fundraising
MDF is a member food bank of Trussell which provides governance support and advice as required.
The Trustees have reviewed their governance documents in line with Charity Commission guidelines on public benefit and those of Trussell. The Trustees consider that during the year ended 5[th] April 2024 the key objective of
providing emergency assistance to people of Middlewich and the surrounding districts has been met and has been of benefit to the public. The Trustees,
when forming the strategy for the year, are mindful of how the plans will help to meet MDF’s objectives.
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## **Achievements and Performance**
As can be seen from the table below during the year we have seen the number of referral agencies increase to 48. By far the main reason for clients being referred is low income with other factors including benefit delays and changes, ill health and debt.
In line with other food banks in Cheshire we saw the number of people using the services of MDF fall during the year. There still, however, remains a serious need for food from our clients.
|**Annual Statistics**|**2022/23**|**2023/24**|
|---|---|---|
|Total number of people fed|2542|1726|
|Number of children fed|1170|728|
|Number of adults fed|1372|998|
|Number of referral agencies|46|48|
|Total stock received
• % purchased
• % from supermarkets
• % schools, churches, businesses,
charities and individuals
• % transferred to other TT
foodbanks|28,052kg
3.3%
69.6%
23.4%
3.7%|25,343kg
3.85%
63.15%
29.15%
3.85%|
|Total food purchased|940kg|974kg|
|Total stock distributed to local people|29,725kg|24,002kg|
We do not monetise our stock and it is not included in the accounts however stock held at 5 April 2024 was 3,955 kg with a value of £ 10,955. We use the Trussell estimate of the value of 1kg of stock.
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During the year the Foodbank secured a grant from Trussell which enabled a move to a new warehouse facility with a five year lease. We are extremely grateful to Cheshire Police for housing us for a number of years, however we now have a significantly larger and more useable space accessible to all, without steps, and giving us room to operate and cope with the short-term increases in food storage capacity needed at different times of the year.
## **Financial Review**
The formal accounts are attached to this report together with explanatory notes. The Independent Examiner’s report is attached to the accounts. We are grateful to Michael Collier for undertaking the review for us again this year.
During the year the charity’s finances increased by £16,730. This was due largely to a grant from Trussell for the first year’s rent and set up costs for the new warehouse of £12,000 being received which will be spent in the coming year.
MDF has continued to receive very generous support from the John Halford Charity towards the employment costs of the Foodbank manager, the only paid employee. The remaining funding comes from generous donations from individuals, local businesses, community groups and fundraising activities.
MDF holds £45,000 as reserves to ensure that it can both meet its contractual obligations in relation to both employment and the warehouse lease and to ensure that it can cope with any short-term changes in its funding patterns. The level of reserves is reviewed annually by the Trustees or more frequently if there is a significant event with a financial commitment such as leasing a new warehouse.
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The Foodbank is constituted as a charitable incorporated organization governed by its constitution whose only voting members are the Trustees. New Trustees are appointed at a meeting of the Trustee board and are selected to ensure that the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity is available.
The Trustees delegate operational control of the foodbank to the manager and a committee of volunteers.
The Trustees ensure that the necessary policies and procedures required are in place and MDF forms part of the wider Trussell network of food banks.
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## **Middlewich & District Foodbank Registered charity number 1170679**
## Charitable Incorporated Organisation
## Receipts and Payments Account For the year ended 5th April 2024
|Previous year
ended 5th
April 2023
£
23679
20812
2
44493|**Income**
Notes
Grants (Employment & Lease)
1
Donations
2
Bank Interest|Restricted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Total
£
£
£
32000
0
32000
0
19778
19778
0
709
709|
|---|---|---|
|||32000
20487
52487|
||**Expenditure**
265
Bank charges
0
212
Equipment
0
18070
Employment
3
17740
2154
Food shortages/fresh food
1970
493
Insurance
0
940
Rent
6
2822
1863
Summer/Christmas Projects
5
1000
982
Sundries
0
1200
Supermarket Vouchers
8
700
526
Training
0
0
Utilities
1868
Vehicle costs
4
0
28574
24232
32195
Balance of Funds at 6/4/2023
12694
15919
Net Movement in Funds
7768
48114
Balance of Funds at 5/4/2024
20462
The notes on the following pages form part of these accounts
Represented at close of play 5/4 /24
Postal CCD account – Note 7
Savings account – Note 7
8170
Operations Account
39886
Business Account
58
Petty Cash
48114
Total
Middlewich & District Food Bank
Charitable Incorporated|0
0
17740
1970
0
2822
1000
0
700
0
0|395
395
255
255
1787
19527
86
2056
376
376
0
2822
343
1343
3362
3362
1600
2300
404
404
1231
1231
1685
1685|
|---|---|---|---|
|||24232|11525
35756|
|||12694
7768|35420
48114
8962
16730|
|||20462|44382
64845|
||||£
30668
16898
5527
11639
112
64845
Organisation|
|||||
|||||
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**Registered charity number**
1170679
## Balance Sheet
## 5[th] April 2024
|5thApril 2023
£
48,056
58
48,114
16,330
9,090
-5,000
20,420
15,000
5,865
3,160
3,670
12,694
48114
5853
180|**Notes**
**Monetary Assets**
Bank Balances
Petty Cash
Represented by:
**Accumulated Fund**
Balance brought forward
Deficit / Surplus in Year
Transfer to Reserve
**Reserve Fund**
7
**Restricted Funds**
1
Rent Grant CF
Employment grant CF
Othe remaining grants
**Total Funds**
**Non-Monetary Assets and Liabilities**
Car
4
Supermarket Vouchers
8|£
64733
112|
|---|---|---|
|||64845|
|||20420
8962
-30000|
|||-618|
|||45000
15043
5420
0|
|||20463|
||||
|||64845|
||||
|||4227|
|||310|
The notes on the following pages form part of the accounts. The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ report and the Accounts and Notes.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
Simon Drew (Chair) Anne O’Keefe (Treasurer)
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## **Middlewich & District Foodbank** Charitable Incorporated Organisation **Registered charity number 1170679**
Notes to the Accounts for the Year ended 5[th] April 2024
- 1 Grants / Restricted funds
During the year the Trustees have received grants as follows:
£20,000 from JHC towards the Employment costs of the Foodbank manager and £12000 from the Trussell Trust towards the rent of our new warehouse premises.
- 2 Donations
Although down from the level we received last year by just over 10% we continue to receive a good level of donations. Through Just Giving, regular standing orders and general one off donations. This year we ran a couple of fund raising initiatives, (Raffle & Wreath making) which are included in donations and together raised over £1100.
Without the continued generosity of our supporters the Foodbank would not be able to support its clients and we are extremely grateful.
- 3 Employment
The Foodbank has one paid member of staff, Nicky Harris the manager. The Foodbank uses TCS accountants to run the payroll.
- 4 Car
We continue to use the Dacia estate for stock collection and parcel deliveries. Depreciation of the vehicle value is calculated at 20% on a straight-line basis.
- 5 Summer/ Christmas Parcels
During the summer school holidays the Foodbank provided meat vouchers from a local butcher to help families in need. This was partly funded by a grant received in the previous year. Christmas parcels were once again provided.
- 6 Rent
Following a year of uncertainty, we have secured a new warehouse on a 5 year lease, with 3 year break clause. Annual rent is £12,000 and the first two years are being paid from grant funding. Legal fees for the advice on the lease are included in sundries.
## 7 Reserve Funds
The Trustees agreed that the Reserve Fund should be increased to £45,000. The fund is there to ensure that the Foodbank can honour all its financial commitments if it could not continue to operate. The increase results from the rental commitments under the warehouse lease.
Reserve funds are held across, a charity Postal account and a savings account, both of which generate interest. The level is reviewed annually or if there are major changes in the Foodbank operations.
- 8
Supermarket Vouchers
Vouchers totalling £1700 were purchased from grant monies. These were used to give clients the opportunity to obtain fresh food to supplement the standard parcels. At the end of the fiscal year the Foodbank held £310 of vouchers.
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MIDDIEWIQI AND DISTRICT FOOOBANK
Registered Charity Number- lJ70679
Charitable inct>rporated Organisation
Report ol the Independ1 Examlnev on the Acwntsfortho y•ar•ndod 5th April 2023
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5th April 2024.
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