Annual Report
1 April 2021- 31 March 2022
SHREWSBURY
FOODHVB
**Shrewsbury Food Hub Annual Report 2021-22**
## Table of contents
**Welcome from Chair of Trustees** ................................................3 **2021/22 overview and impact** ......................................................4
## **Food Redistribution**
Supporting our community ......................................................8 Volunteer-powered food rescue.............................................12 Making a difference..................................................................15
## **Financial review, structure, governance & management** ...21
## **Appendix**
|1.|Thanks to our supporters........................................................26|
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|2.|Our regular suppliers...............................................................27|
|3.|Our community partner groups.............................................28|
|4.|Final Accounts 2021/22............................................................30|
|5.|Independent examiner's report..............................................42|
Office 41, Flexspace, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Stafford Drive, Shrewsbury, SY1 3BF
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**Shrewsbury Food Hub, Registered Charity No. 1171092**
**Shrewsbury Food Hub Annual Report 2021-22**
## Welcome from Chair of Trustees
## **Dear friends,**
2021/22 was another difficult year for our community. Although rules and regulations were mostly replaced with advice and guidance, COVID continued to have heavy economic, social and health impacts on lives and livelihoods.
In the early stages of the pandemic, we responded by switching to a 7-day a week operation, supporting new Foodshare tables and buying in additional surplus food from FareShare to supplement the amount of food we were able to collect from local suppliers. Thanks to the support of our amazing volunteers, staff, and funders, we were able to keep our COVID response work going during what continued to be a very challenging time.
During the year, we rescued 175 tonnes of good food from going to waste, slightly up on the previous year. This mitigated 451 tonnes of damaging greenhouse gasses and was enough food for 417,859 meals. Food reached more than 3,300 families a week.
Surplus food is useful, but it is not the solution to food poverty. Food waste and food poverty are symptoms of bigger problems which need systemic change. Having secured start-up funding to set up the Shropshire Food Poverty Alliance and Shropshire Good Food Partnership to address these issues, I am very pleased to report that they have now been successfully launched as separate organisations. Whilst an active member of both, the Food Hub is focussed on reducing food waste for environmental and social good.
We will continue to support our community through surplus food redistribution and to educate people on how they can reduce food waste in the home – saving the planet and their purse.
We would like to thank our volunteers and supporters for helping us to realise our vision for a community where food is valued not wasted.
**Andrew Howe Chair of Trustees January 2023**
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## 2021/22 Overview and impact
## **Our Vision**
**Our vision is a community where no food is wasted.**
## **Our Mission**
**Our mission is to redistribute surplus food and to promote food waste reduction in Shropshire for environmental and social good.**
**The food provided by the Food Hub has made such a difference to our pupils’ readiness for learning in the classroom, as many come to school not having had breakfast. We are also more able to spend time equipping the students with kitchen skills and cookery skills that hopefully they can use in their future lives. We have a very limited budget for food and cooking and the help of Food Hub is invaluable.**
_**TMBSS (Tuition Medical and Behaviour Support Service)**_
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## In 2021/21 our amazing volunteers…
**Rescued 175 tonnes of good food from the bin**
**Shared enough food for 417,859 meals**
**Saved 451 tonnes of CO2**
**Supported 48 community groups and Foodshares**
**Saved our partner charities and groups more than 40% of their food budget**
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We achieved our 4 strategic targets
**Undertake a strategic review to consolidate our focus on the pressing emergency of climate change by reducing food waste**
_Saved CO2 equivalent of not driving 70 times around the world_
# **Continue to support our community through surplus food redistribution**
_Supported 48 partner groups including 12 community Foodshare tables_
**Educate our community on how they can reduce food waste – an estimated 70% of food waste happens in the home**
_Shared tips and tricks for reducing food waste and using up leftovers, and secured funding for a Taste Not Waste campaign targeting households_
**Establish Shropshire Food Poverty Alliance and Shropshire Good Food Partnership as independent organisations**
_Both are now operating as autonomous organisations_
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**Shrewsbury Food Hub Annual Report 2021-22**
## Our beneficiaries
**The beneficiaries of the work that we do in Shrewsbury are many and diverse including:**
## **Our charity and community partner groups**
- **Welcome the surplus food that we collect and redistribute for their own social good causes**
- **Make savings on their food budget**
## **Our suppliers**
- **Reduce their food waste for social and environmental good Make savings on their waste disposal costs**
## **People in our community**
- **Collect food at our Foodshare tables to support themselves and their families**
- **Make social connections**
- **Access information and skills to help reduce food waste at home and save money, and signpost to other services**
## **Our volunteers**
- **Contribute their valuable skills and time to help the planet and support their community**
- **Build friendships and social connections Gain useful employment experience**
_The benefits that our work brings are discussed in the following summary of our activities._
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**Shrewsbury Food Hub Annual Report 2021-22**
## Food Redistribution: Supporting our community
## **What our charity partners say**
_"Surplus food from the Hub saves us approximately 55% of our food budget, helping us support around_
_130 people a week. Our town is lucky to have the Food Hub. They do_
_an incredible job of spreading kindness whilst saving the planet.”_
Our community partners include mental health charities, charities that support elderly people, youth clubs, schools, playgroups, the Domestic Abuse network, The Shrewsbury Ark, food banks, hospices, and others.
## _**The Shrewsbury Ark**_
_“We use the food to do cookery sessions during youth club and as snacks. Also, the young people take some home to their families. We are_
_a voluntary group, so we only receive limited funds. Having food hub food means that we can spend more on resources for the group.”_
The surplus food we provide saves them on average 46% of their food budget. Some groups rely entirely on the food we supply to provide refreshments for their client group.
## _**The Grange Gang**_
We also support 12 Foodshare tables and community fridges/freezers where everyone is welcome to collect a few bags of food to help stop food waste and stretch people’s budgets.
_“The groceries and bread get well used by members. We split things where we can, to let people have one or two items, ideal when they live on their own. We use the flowers you deliver to brighten up tables but_
_more importantly to celebrate birthdays – we have about 100 to celebrate through the year, and also to deliver to carers and older members unable to get out. I can’t_
_value the smiles we get.”_ _**Coffee in the Living Room**_
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## Supporting our community
## **What Foodshare visitors say**
“During lockdown it was the only place we could socialise and the only place I could see my sister. I always collect bread and like to try different vegetables and fruit.”
“The Foodshare helps the budget and it’s social.”
“I live by myself and can survive on food from here for four days before I need to go shopping again.”
“I come to help stop waste, I come on a Sunday then plan my meals around what we get and I do my big shopping later. It makes me more experimental in my cooking.”
“I’m a vegan and I come to help keep healthy by getting lots of different fruit and vegetables. There’s been lots of really good vegan frozen stuff in the last few months. I don’t have a freezer so I put it in my daughter’s freezer.”
“We’d never had aubergines before but we got some last week. We got some potatoes as well and found a recipe for vegetable moussaka, it was delicious.”
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## Foodshare story: Martin Wilson School
Martin Wilson School is a primary school in one of the most deprived areas in Shrewsbury. They started up a community Foodshare in the summer of 2020. They also now have a community fridge and freezer, so that they can share valuable chilled and frozen foods. Martin Wilson School is part of a network of Foodshares supported by Shrewsbury Food Hub, where everyone is welcome to collect a few bags of food on a ‘Pay As You Feel’ basis, to stop food waste and help stretch their budget.
## **Getting started**
During the first lockdown, many of the groups that the Food Hub served shut, and the Hub needed new outlets for food.
The Hub had already been giving surplus food to Martin Wilson School to help support vulnerable families in the school community and we contacted them to see if they could open a Foodshare. A Foodshare is a welcoming community space where anyone can collect a few bags of good food that would otherwise have gone to waste and help stretch people’s budgets.
Martin Wilson’s team thought this was a great idea and a weekly Foodshare was set up in summer 2020. The Sunday Foodshare continues to receive weekly deliveries of surplus good food from the Food Hub and is well attended.
_Joanna said: “The surplus food helps people financially, but just as importantly engenders community spirit. Volunteers talk to visitors about ways of preparing foods, and there is a lot of chat in the queues for the tables. The food is offered in the spirit of preventing food waste which changes the tone of the Foodshare from getting something for nothing to one of helping to reduce waste. There is a great atmosphere.”_
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## Foodshare story: Martin Wilson School
## **Unpredictable but valuable food**
All of the Foodshares distribute ambient food that is safe at room temperature including fruit, veg, bread, cakes and buns, eggs and store cupboard food. This food is collected from 20 stores and other suppliers every day, so it’s completely unpredictable. One week there might be mainly bread and cabbages, the next mangoes and potatoes. Some Foodshares have implemented extra food safety practices so that they can share frozen and chilled food including yoghurts, milk, butter, meat, fish, eggs, and ready meals. Martin Wilson has been running a community freezer since winter 2020.
_Foodshare coordinator, Joanna added: “Chilled food offers people a chance to give their families a treat such as yogurts and desserts. Everyone uses milk and feels the impact of price rises on basics. Although not everyone has access to freezer space, frozen food that can form the basis of a meal and ready meals are popular. Being able to offer chilled surplus food allows a more varied range of foods that save people more money.”_
Between 40-60 people come along to the Foodshare every week with each person supporting two to three family members. Joanna estimates that a person using the Foodshare saves in the region of a £10 shop in a supermarket. As well as providing a practical response to the financial pressure than many families find themselves in, together we have saved more good food from going to waste, preventing carbon emissions and protecting the environment.
_One visitor said: “I come because I hate waste, it’s very social and helps the budget, especially with the cost of living at the moment. There’s a variety of stuff, not just the basics and it introduces me to new foods. I’d never had celeriac or fennel before.”_
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## Volunteer-powered food rescue
Shrewsbury Food Hub would not exist without the support of our amazing volunteers. We are proud to be working with them and so very grateful for all that they do to support our mission to reduce food waste for environmental and social good.
Although we saw a higher turnover of volunteers as more people returned to work, there were 65 new volunteers resulting in an increase in volunteer numbers, 129 against 123 the previous year. Together they provided 12,619 hours of service, up from 11,300 the previous year.
Volunteers collected, checked, sorted, labelled, and delivered food 7 days a week. Specialist volunteer advisors supported on food safety, carbon reduction, technology, systems and organisational development. Our 7 volunteer trustees worked on governance, accounting, fundraising and strategy.
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## What our volunteers say
“I was desperate to do something to help the climate crisis. Volunteering at the Hub makes me feel valued, appreciated, worth something, happier and useful. It has helped me get some of my lost confidence back. I have met some lovely people, new friends, and I love the work. It has opened my eyes to how much surplus food is wasted and why. I have been shocked at the volume and the reasons. I am left speechless as we live on a planet with fast reducing resources and numerous people struggling to pay their bills.” _**Di**_
“I really look forward to my volunteering day in the depot. I have also made some great friends. We work well together as a team. Every day is different, and we always manage to have some fun.” _**Kathryn**_
"I hate waste and love the idea that we're helping to reduce waste, especially food waste. I also enjoy the camaraderie of being part of a team and enjoy the company of the lovely people who make up Shrewsbury Food Hub. I knew we had a massive food waste issue, but the amount of perfectly good food that we collect from supermarkets staggers me. Volunteering makes me feel uplifted, better about myself, like I've spent my time productively. Happy! _**Matt**_
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## Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
The Hub was proud to receive the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for the tireless work it does to stop food waste and support the community.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Hub – they rescue good food left over at supermarkets and manufacturers and get it safely to community groups and Foodshare tables seven days a week.
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## Making a difference
“We are extremely happy to work with Shrewsbury Food Hub, working together in providing a fantastic connection to our community to help prevent food waste. They are professional and efficient and the staff and volunteers a pleasure to work with.”
**Luke, Tesco Extra Shrewsbury**
**Despite the ongoing challenges of COVID, we prevented 175 tonnes of good food from going to waste, enough for 417,859 meals and mitigating 451 tonnes of damaging greenhouse gasses.**
Although our regular supplier base was slightly down to 31, our total number of suppliers increased. As well as collections of fruit, veg, bakery and store cupboard food from local supermarkets, we had supplies of eggs from farms and chilled/frozen food from manufacturers. We were not seeing the same level of food surplus coming through from individual suppliers, but the increase in our supplier base plus one-off donations kept our tonnages at around the same level as the previous year. There were a lot of one-off donations from local business such as pubs, restaurants, cafes, and schools due to the ongoing impact of COVID restrictions.
More partner groups reopened their doors, with numbers increasing to 48 from 36 the previous year. Feedback from partners showed our food reached more than 3,300 families a week.
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## Making a difference
## **Extra fruit and veg**
We secured funding to continue to buy in extra surplus from FareShare Midlands. The food supplemented the food we collected from local suppliers providing a more consistent supply of food to our community partners and Foodshare tables.
## **More Foodshare tables**
Everyone is welcome to collect a few bags of food from our community Foodshare tables to help stop food waste and stretch people’s budgets. At the end of the year, we had established 12 Foodshare tables, compared to 5 before the pandemic.
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## What's on the Food Hub van?
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Growth in Food Tonnage
Ambient
Chilled/ frozen
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## Chilled and frozen food
We have more than quadrupled the amount of chilled and frozen food we redistribute from 5 tonnes in 2018 to 23 tonnes.
This was possible, thanks to our planned growth project funded by WRAP and supported by others including Sodexo, and Culina Group (which kindly converted our charity van ‘Ronnie’ into a refrigerated vehicle).
**The supply of chilled and frozen food increases the nutritional value of our offering and the carbon reduction impact as it has more embedded carbon than fruit, veg and bread.**
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## Partnership working
In response to food poverty issues raised by our partners, we set up Shropshire Food Poverty Alliance in 2017. Partners included Shropshire Council, Age UK, Citizens Advice Shropshire, the Diocese of Herefordshire and food Banks.
Shrewsbury Food Hub coordinated the group, led on research projects and sourced funding. After successfully completing a scoping strategy, the Alliance now operates as part of Citizen’s Advice Shropshire with the Hub remaining a key partner in terms of food redistribution and sharing advice to our partner groups and Foodshare tables.
Shropshire Good Food Partnership, created with start-up funding secured by the Hub, is now operating as an independent community interest company with a wide remit across six focus areas of the food economy in Shropshire. The Hub remains a partner contributing to its ‘Reducing Food Waste’ focus area.
Meaningful connection that brings communities together over shared food
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## Celebrating 6 years of saving food for good
In just 6 years, we have grown from rescuing 14 tonnes of surplus food to 175 tonnes. In total, we have saved 539 tonnes of food – enough for 1,291,368 meals. This has mitigated 1,524 tonnes of damaging greenhouse gases CO2e.
This has only been achieved thanks to our volunteers, suppliers, partner groups and funders.
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Indicator 2016/17 2021/22 Total for 6 years
Tonnes 14 175 539
Meals 32,093 417,859 1,291,383
Tonnes of CO2e
28 451 1,524
Mitigated
Partner groups 20 48
Regular suppliers 5 31
Volunteers 45 129
Ambient, chilled
Food types Ambient only
and frozen
Days of operation 3-5 7
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## We are a small charity from a small town making a BIG IMPACT!
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## Financial review, structure, governance & management
During 2020-21, the charity benefitted from an exceptional level of financial donations (£413,499), mainly in response to the crisis created by COVID 19 and the work on food poverty. These one-off grants were largely expended during 2021-22, prior to the transfer of Shropshire Food Poverty Alliance to Citizens’ Advice Shropshire.
As anticipated, our income fell to £223,830 in 2021-22 but we were still able to maintain and slightly increase the tonnage of food saved and to set up the Shropshire Good Food Partnership prior to its operating as an independent organisation.
The trustees have continued their work to ensure the future sustainability of the Food Hub by designating reserve funds to support the continuing operation of the charity, as set out below, and the development of a sustainable fundraising strategy, including investing in systems and technology to support this.
The accounts have been prepared on an accruals basis, in accordance with all relevant reporting requirements and the attached financial statements show the charity’s financial position for the year ended 31 March 2022.
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## Financial review, structure, governance & management
## **Financial Position at the end of the year**
Total income for the year was £223,830 including donated goods and services of £37,407. Total expenditure was £300,096, giving net expenditure of £76,266. Total expenditure included some £124,633 relating to Shropshire Food Poverty Alliance and Shropshire Good Food Partnership.The main sources of income and expenditure are summarized below:
**Note** : Our operational staff team was 3.9 FTE with our 129 volunteers providing the equivalent of 7 FTE.
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## Financial review, structure, governance & management
When combined with funds brought forward from the previous year, the total funds of the charity as at 31 March 2022 were £182,273 and are made up as follows:
£ **Fixed Assets** 30,480 **Unrestricted Funds** General/Free Reserves 52,897 Designated funds 62,000 **Restricted Funds** Food Redistribution 10,002 Learning and Partnership 21,785 Food Poverty 5,109 ________ **Total Funds** 182,273
Unrestricted funds are the free funds of the charity to use at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the charity's objectives. Unrestricted funds may include designated funds where the trustees, at their discretion, have created a fund for a specific purpose. The general funds are therefore the ‘free reserves’ after allowing for all designated funds.
The trustees have designated the following reserve of funds to support the charity’s continued operation:
£ Liquidity Reserve – 3 months operating costs 50,000 Donation to support budget 2022/23 12,000 ______ 62,000
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## Financial review, structure, governance & management
Restricted funds are maintained in accordance with the restrictions placed by the donor upon funds donated or by the specific aims of fundraising appeals of the charity.
The restricted funds of £10,002 for the Food Redistribution activities relate to donations received to support the project to expand the collection and redistribution of chilled foods. Those for Learning and Partnership are for the delivery of specific projects, in addition to Food Redistribution activities. Restricted funds relating to Food Poverty were largely spent before the transfer of this work to Citizens’ Advice Shropshire at the end of the year. However, there remained a sum of £5,109 relating to the purchase of food which could not be transferred.
## **Reserves Policy**
The Liquidity Reserve is in accordance with the trustees’ policy to maintain a contingency sum of money in reserve equivalent to at least 3 months outgoing payments. This is to enable the charity to respond to unforeseen events or unplanned expenses or to cover the costs of closure.
## **Going Concern**
The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from approving these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue for the foreseeable future. As a result, the charity's financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
## **Public Benefit**
The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when setting the charity’s aims and objectives, and in planning future activities. Our mission is to redistribute surplus food and to reduce food waste in Shropshire for environmental and social good.
## **Charity Structure**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organization (CIO), following the Foundation model constitution.
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## Financial review, structure, governance & management
## **Trustees Information**
Trustees were invited to join by the Board of the charity based on their skills and experience to support the future sustainability of the organisation.
## **People Currently Acting As Trustees**
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|Andrew Howe|Chair||N/A|
|Joy Currey|Treasurer||N/A|
|Alison Thomas|||N/A|
|Katharine Hudson|||N/A|
|Michael Haddaway|||N/A|
|Jo Powell||17/02/2022|N/A|
## **Other People Who Served As Trustees In 2021/22**
Harriet Monday
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' annual report and annual accounts for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.
**Signed by Date**
**Andrew Howe 27/01/2022**
**Chair of Trustees**
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## Appendix 1: Thanks to our supporters
Through our fundraising, we aim to ensure the financial resilience and sustainability of Shrewsbury Food Hub by nurturing supportive relationships with our volunteers, community, and suppliers. Our fundraising approach puts our supporters at the heart of everything we do.
We raise income to fund a rolling 12-month budget with income raised from local fundraising activities, donations, corporate support, and charitable trusts and foundations. We are steadily increasing the amount of income we raise from trusts and foundations. We are also building relationships with more local businesses who share our environmental and social objectives.
In April 2021, we launched our Walk Against Waste challenge. The fun challenge brought people together to walk and talk and show they care about the environment. All funds raised, went to support our work to rescue surplus food and redistribute it to our community.
We are immensely grateful for the support we receive. We will continue to use feedback and data insights to guide our fundraising activity.
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## Appendix 2: List of regular suppliers
Thanks to our suppliers, we stopped more than 170 tonnes of good food from being wasted last year. The food helped to reduce their environmental impact and supported local groups such as schools, Age UK groups, The Shrewsbury Ark and community Foodshare tables. As well as our regular suppliers, we received one-off donations from local business such as pubs and restaurants due to the impact of Covid-19. We also received donations from others including allotment groups and smallholders.
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Aldi Arlington Iceland Shrewsbury
Aldi Oteley Road Lidl Harlescott
Asda Shrewsbury Lidl Oteley Road
Bookers Shrewsbury M&S Meole Brace
Connect Aid CIC M&S Town Centre
Coop Bomere Heath Maynards Farm
Coop Monkmoor Road (Coop Food Group) Morrisons Shrewsbury
Coop Radbrook Green Mid Counties Muller, Market Drayton
Co-op Wenlock Road Nandos Shrewsbury
Coopers Gourmet Foods, Telford Promotional Handling Ltd (PHL)
FareShare Birmingham Sainsburys Abbey Foregate
Farmfoods Sainsburys Meole Brace
Green Acres Farm (eggs) Sainsburys Whitecroft Road
Greggs, Pride Hill Tesco Express Ditherington
Greggs, Wenlock Rd Tesco Express Pride Hill (Town Centre)
Tesco Extra Shrewsbury
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## Appendix 2: List of active partners
We are proud to be working with more than 50 local charities and community groups who support our community. The surplus food we supply free of charge saves them money, giving them more to spend on their core services. In addition to our regular partner groups listed, we also provided food to other groups on an ad-hoc basis as well as groups in surrounding rural communities including Minsterley, Bomere Heath, Stiperstones, Craven Arms, Whitchurch, and Oswestry.
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AGE UK, Forest Way Day Centre Emmanuel Church
Armed Forces Outreach Empathy for Special Children
Belle Vue Youth Centre Foodshare Friends Zone
Bellevue Youth Group/ Community Centre Gains Park Foodshare
Bomere Heath C Of E Primary School Grange Primary School
Bromford Housing, Beagle House Grange Youth Club
Bromford Housing, Upton Lane Greenacres Primary School
Christ Church Foodshare Harlescott Community Hub
Church of the Holy Spirit Harlescott Grange Junior School
Coffee in the Living Room Headway
Column Nursery Inside Out Learning
Crossbar Coaching Leaving Care Team
Early Help Outreach Team Little Greenfields Preschool
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## Appendix 3: List of active partners
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Shrewsbury Town Council Temp
Longden C Of E Primary School
Accommodation
Martin Wilson School Shrewsbury Town in the Community
Meadow Farm Pre School Shrewsbury Unitarian Church
Meet Place Shrewsbury United Reformed Church
Shropshire Mental Health Support (prev
Meole Brace Primary School
Shropshire Mind)
Meole Brace School, Young Carers St Giles Community
Mount Pleasant Primary School Sundorne Infant School
Passmaster Activity Club (supported by the
Take a Chance and Dance
HAF project)
Riversway Elim Church The Grange Gang
Senco Breakfast Club (Belvidere School) The Shrewsbury Ark
Shrewsbury Academy Trust TMBSS, Harlescott
Shrewsbury Baptist Church Crowmoor TMBSS, Sundorne
Shrewsbury Food Bank plus Barnabas Wilfred Owen School
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Appendix 4: Final Accounts 2021-22
SHREWSBURY FOOD HUB
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD I APRIL 2021 TO 31 MARCH 2022
CHARfrY NUMBER 1171092
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Appendix 4: Final Accounts 2021-22
SHREWSBURY FOOD HUB
STATEMENT OF FINANCIALACTIVfflES
FOR THE PERIOD I APRIL 2021 TO 31 MARCH 2022
Notes
Unwestnrted
Funds
Restrirted
Funds
Total
Ful$
2022
Total
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6.791
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Food Poywty
75.371
93.301 168,672 148.113
26,379
26,379 1,755
98.254 98.254 88.509
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Total Ful brou¢ht forward
85.258
173.281 25B.519 84,476
Total Funds (arri•d forward
1121
14S.378
36.895 18L173 158.539
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SHREWSBURY FOOD HUB
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2022
Noies
2022
2021
Fi¥éd A55ets:
Tangible assets
30.480 30.777
Total Fix•d Ass•ts
40,480 30,777
Curreni Assets:
Cash •t Bank and in hand
153,752 227,659
1.590 14,255
Total Cun•nt Assots
155341 241.914
Li•biliti•s:
Cr•ditors falliry du• within on• y•ar
lio}
13.$491114.152}
N•t Ass•ts
258
Funds of lh• Charity
fix•d As5•ts
Cash Fundsi
Unr+strict*d Incom• Funds
Gen*ral fvnd5lFro• R•5
Designated funds
Restrlcted Irscom• Flmds
Food Redistributhon
Learning and Pann•rship
Food Poverty
30.480 30.777
112b)
112c)
112dl
52.897
62.1X 54.482
10.IK12 81,049
21,785 21,788
5.109 70,443
Total Charity Funds
182 273 258 53
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD I APRIL 2021 TO JI MARCH 2022
I. ACCOUNTING POUCIES
•) Basis ol preparation
The financial stètements have been prepared in accordance wrth Accounting and
Reporting by Chontses." Statement of Recommended Prèctsce applicoble to chanties
preparing their accounts in accordance wrth Financial Reporting Snndard applicable
in the UK and the Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 leffectwe l January 20151- (Charrt$
SORP IFRS 10211, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic
of Ireland IFRS 102) and the Companies Acr 2(*)6.
Shrewsbvry Food Hub meets the definrtion of a public benefrt entrty under FRS 102.
Assets and liabilit*s are lIV recognised at histoncal cost or trnnsaction value
unless othe(wise stated in the le¥an1 accwntiryg policy notelsl.
b) Prepai•tion of the a(¢ounis on o co¢ con¢em b•sis
The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expeaed level of
income and expenditure for 12 months trorn approving these financial statements.
The budgeted iKome ar expenditure are sufficient wirh the level of reser¥es for
the charity to be able to contin for the foreseeable future. As a resuli. Ihe charity's
finanoil statements have been prepared on o (oiw concern bosis.
cl Income
Donats"ons are recognised as incorne where there 15 entitlement. sufficient certainty
of receipt arbd the amount can be rneasured with sUffKt relbIrty.
If a donation 15 subjert to condition5 that require a level of performance before the
Char is enffiled to the funds. the incorne Is deferred and noi recognised until
erther those condrtions are fulty met. or the fulfilment of those condition5 is wholly
wnhin the control of the Char and rt is probable that those condrtion5 will be
fulfilled ir> the reporting penod.
d) Investment incorne
Interest ¢)n lunds held on deposit is indJed wben receivable and the amount can
be measured reliably by the charrty. Thi5 is ncmally upth) notffication of the interest
paHI and payable by the ban
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el Donated good$ 8nd services
£)onated goods, services ènd faolities are recognised as income when the chariry has
control over the rtem. any condrtions associated wrth the donated itern have been
met. the receipt of eco1MiC benefit from the use by the chanty is probable and the
e(onomic benefit of can be measured reliably.
In accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021. the time of volunteers is not
recogned In the a(cntS. bLrt the trustee< annual report provides information
ab•)Ut their contnbution.
On receipt. donated assets. services and tscilit*s are recognised on the basis of the
value of the 8rtt to the charity which is the amount the chanty would have been
williw to pay to obtain services or assets of equivalent econ•)mK benefit in the open
Market" a coThespondin¥ arnOt 15 then re(08nised in expenditure in the perlod of
recebpt.
fl Fund occountin
Rellricred funds are rnainTained in accordance with the re5tricrion5 placed by the
donor upon the funds donated or by the specrfic aims ol fUndraIng appeals by the
charrty.
Unrestricted funds ère the free funds of the chèrity to use at the discretion of the
trustees in the furtherance of the charity's objectives. Unresvicted funds may
include desienated fund5 where the trustees, èt their discretion. have created a fvnd
for a specific purpose.
Expenditure and Irrecoverable VAT
liabiliti'es are recognised as expenditure as soon as there 15 a legal or conStrtIve
oblicalion comrnfftjng the charity to that expendrtUTe, it 15 probable that settlernent
will be required and ttbe Jmounr of the obligatM)n on be measured reliably.
All expenditure 15 accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses. induding 5UPPOrt
costs, are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expendire headinE5 in the
aternent of finarKial acts¥it.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a c05t against the activity for which the expenditure
was incurred.
h) All¢xation of suppoft costs
Support costs are incurred by funrtions that assirt the work of the chariry kxrt do not
dirertly undenake charitable activits"es.
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General support costs include office administrntion. finance support. IT and pfM)nes.
insurnnce and management. These cost5 and the basis t)n whDch they have been
allocated are included In Note 4- Anatysis of Expendnure.
i) Fixed a$5ets
The threshold for capitalisation of fixed assets is £ICf*. Purchased fixed assets are
caprtalised at cost. Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost of an asset over
the useful economic life of tIt asset as follows".
IT, Office and Genernl equipment- straight line basis over 3 yea
Major Depot equiprnent- straight line bas over S year5
Motor vehicles - straighi line basis over 5 year5
j) Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after anv
trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any
trade or charity discounts due.
kl Cash fji bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand represents tunds whith ore readity availoble on demand at
less than 24 hours notice or with 60 day notice.
l) Creditors and wovisions
Creditors and provisbons are recognised where the chaiity has a present obligation
resulting from a past event that will probably resuft in the transfer of funds to a third
parry and the ornount due to Settle the obligatK>n con be measured or esiimated
reliably. Creditors aThd provigons are rrMallY recognised at their settlement
mount after allowing for any d15counts allowed.
m) Finan(ial instruments
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as
basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are inits.ally recoenbsed at
transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
n) Pensions
All employees of the chariry are automaticalty enrolled into a defined conrflbution
pension scheme operated by NEST. unless ihey exercise their nght to opt out of
scheme rnembership.
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2. ANALYSIS OF INCOME
Uniestr•cl•d R•strict•d
Funds
Funds
Total
Funds
1022
Total
Fufftds
2021
Don•tions:
Donatson •nd ¢ffts
Gfft Aid
WRAP
D¢Jn•ted facilrtie5
Joint fvndraisinz and donations
GTJnts receivtd by Shrop5hire Food Poverty
AlliaThc• for r• distribution durini P•£
94.430
6.926
44,8 139,230 266.808
6.926
4,761
13.057 31.185
37.407 12,985
24.130
13.OS7
37.407
27.0
27.offj 73.495
138,763
84,857
223.620 413.364
Ch•fit•bl• Arti¥ili•s
i•r•st In¢om•
210
210
135
Tot•1 kn¢om•
138,973
84,857
223.830 413.499
3. DONATED GOODS, FACILITIES AND SERVICES
2021
1021
Depot fl•ntsl
Olfic• R•ntal
h*r-
IT Support
Communic•tions sllPPWt
Loan of vehbcl•s
Ftx•d A55ets'.
Motor vehicle uwrad•
R•furbish•d laptops
10.927
Total Donat•d Goods. FKiliti•s and S•Thic•s
37,407 12.985
Oonaied goods. facilit and services are recognised on the basi5 of the Value of the
ft to the charity which is the amount rhe charity would have been williw to pay to
obtain services or assets of equivalent economic benefit in the open market
The contributi¢)n of unpaid volunteers is not recognised in the accounts. but the
trustees. annual reporr provides information about their contribution.
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4. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDttURE
iknféStrIct Restrirted
Funds
Fund5
Total
Fund5
2022
Tot•1
Funds
2011
Éxperbdiwr• on Raisir¥ Donations
.791
6.791 1.059
Experbdrture on Ch•rit•ble Artrwities:
RedistribuiioTh ol Food
StsffinK Costs
Volunt*ef Costs
O•pot Cost5
Opèratmy Costs
Grants
DepreciitNm of Ftxed A55ets
System d*v•lopm•nt proi•ct
Support Costs
12.952
1.912
17,017
13.203
62,683
1.349
1.557
24,846
75.275 62,043
3,261
1,279
18.574 16,804
38,049 38,622
12,065
12.515 9.423
11,105
9.893 7.877
12.392
11.105
7.150
123
2.743
75.371
93,301
168,672 148,113
L•arnini and PartTh•rship Proi•as
Proj•rt Costs
22.029
4.350
22.029
665
4,350 1.090
26,379
26,379 1,755
Food Poverty PTojects
Grants fof distribution durini pand•mic
Project Costs
57,088
34,249
6.917
57.rm 37.695
34.249 47,942
6.917 2.872
98.254
98.254 88.509
Total Expendituro
81162
117.934
300.096 139A36
Support costs •rde offKe administration. fir•ance support. IT and phOrS.
insurance and management and are allocated between artivitS based on an on-
cost basis.
5. STAFF COSTS
iou
2021
Salaries and w•ces
S¢Kial security costs
Pension costs
118.973 84,541
3.769
2,622
7.139
4.932
Totèl staff costs
129.881 92.095
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No employees received total employee benefits lexdudin8 ernpl(ryer pensN)n costs)
of more than £60,000.
The average monihly number of employees who were engaged on charitable
actlvities during the year was 7 as compared with 6 in 2021.
PENSION SCHEME
io
2011
7.139 4.932
This expense is allocated between aapiiDes and festricted and unrestricted funds
the basis of time incurred.
7. GRANT MAKING
The followi grants have been made as a resPse to the pandemic:
2022
2021
Joint donii•ons to and fundraisi wrth Shr•wsbwi Food
with 50% of funds f•C•N•d pass•d to th• Food 8•nth
Distribution of irant lundin£ to Food 8•nks
by SIwop5hir• Food Po¥•rry Alli•nc•
12.065
57.088
37.695
& TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Comput•r
D•pot
Motor
Equipment Equipment Véhicles Total
Co
At l April 2021
Additiofts
19.244
370
19.06S 41.789
8.cm 12.218
At al Mawth 2022
7.328
19.614
27.065 54.(K17
D•pr*cbation
At l April 2021
Ch•ri* ft>r y•ar
1,787
2.129
5,412
3.813 11.012
4.573 5.813 12,515
Al 31 March 2022
3,916
9.985
9.626 23.527
N•1 Book Valv•
At l Aprrl 2021
At 31 Mafth 2022
1,693
3,412
13.832 15,252 30,777
9.629 17.439 30.480
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9. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS
2012
2021
1.590
14.255
10. CREDITORS
2022
2021
Cr•ditors fallni du• within on• y•¥:
Accruals
3.594 10,407
3.745
3.$94 14.152
11. CASH AT BANK ANO IN HAND
Cash èt bank and in hand totals £153.752 in 2022 as compared with £227.659 in
2021. Thi5 15 held in bank accounts with notice terms To1n( from zero to 60 days.
12. ANALYSIS OF CHARITY FUNDS AS AT 31 MARCH 2022
•) Total Funds
The overnll funds of the chanry at 31 March 2022 were £182.273 as compore(I with
£258.539 at 31 March 2021 and are made up as follows..
1022
1021
¥•d A55•ts
Cash Funds..
Unrestrlcted Funds
Generni/Free Reser5
Designated fwds
Resiriaed Fur$
Food R*distributi
L•aming and P•nn•r5hip
.480 30.7n
S2,897
62.(W 54,482
10,(XJ2 81,¢J49
21.785 21.788
5.109 7Q.443
Total Funds
182.273 258,539
In 2022. net funds of E3.309 were transferred from Restricted to Unrestriaed Funds.
Grant funding of £4,885. which was received to fund the purchase of capFtal nerns.
has been transferred to Unrestriaed Funds to cover the depreciation cost of these
assets in future years. This is after (harging the first yearfs depreciation to Restricted
Funds. DeSnIted fvnds of £1.576 were then transferred to Restncted Funds for L•amini
and partnWsh proi•as ty 5UPPOrt Food PartD•fshy work d4Jiini the y•ar.
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b) Unfestricted Funds
LlnrestTirted funds are the free funds of the charity to use at the discretion of the
trustees in the furthernnce of the (hanty's obJectNes. Unrestnaed funds may
include de5igDaTed fLmds where the trustees. at their discretion. have created a fund
lor a 5pecrfic purpose. The genernl funds are therefore the free reserve5. after
allowin8 for all designated funds.
¢) Analysis of Designated Funds
The trustees have desienared the folltrwing reserve of fvnds to support the chonvs
(ontinued operation..
2021
L1rtY A•s•N•- 3 months ¢)p*rntin¢ costs
Estsblishment of Fundr•isini Rol• 202V22
Funds to 5UPPOrt Food P•rtn*rship 2021122
Dryhation ts supporr budpt 2022123
50,IKQ 33.4C
7.5
1,576
.(KK• u,c
62.OX> 54.482
The Llquldity Reser¥e is In accordance with the trustees, pollcy to malntaift a
contin8erKy sum of money in reseNe equivalent to at least 3 months outgoing
paymenis. This is to efiable the chariry to respond to unforeseen event5 or
unplanned expenses or to cover the cosrs of dosure.
d) Analysis of RestrKted Funds
Restrirted funds Ofe rnèintained In accordance wiih the restrict$ placed by the
¢Jonor upon funds dmated or ty the specffic awns of fundra1n( appeals of the
(hanty.
The $tricted fvnds ot £lO.iX12 for Redisrributson actplities relate to donations
received to support the project to expand the co11ettm and redistributn of chilled
foods. Those for Leafning and Partnership are for the delivery of specrfic projetts. in
ddrtion io Food Redistribution activities. Resm"cted funds relating to Food Poverty
were largely spent before the transfer of this work to Citizens. Advice Service at the
end ol the year. However. there remained a 5urn of £5.109 which re5tritted to the
purchase of food which could not be transferred.
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13. TRANSACTIONS WITH TRUSTEES AND RELATED PARTIES
•) Trustee Remuneration and Benefrts
The charit*s governi docurnent provides that trustees may be paid for the suppty
of services. rf tnstees consider this to be in the best interest of the charity.
In the year ended 31 March 2022. the foll(A¥ing trustees were paid for the
supply of services..
Alison Thomas received £7.030 to SUprt the chariry in its resporbse to the
Covid 19 pandernic.
Kate Hudson received £720 to support the charity in its fundraising activities
One trustee. Alison Thomas. received £7.441 as remunerntion for services #i the year
ended 31 March 2021 for slmllar purposes.
b) Trustees Empenses
No trustees receryed any expenses for fulfilling their duty as trustee in either the
year ended 31 March 2022 or 31 Mar(h 2021.
cl Tiansaclions With Relaied Parties
There were no trnnsactms with related part$ in either the year ended 31 March
2022 or 31 March 2021.
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Appendix 5: Independent examiner's report
Independent examinerfs report on the accounts
Report to Ihe Trustees of Shrew5bury Food - Charty nunts 1171092 on the Accounts the Ye
ended 31 March 2022 as set (xrt pages 3(H1
I rel to the tteeS (m my exammatK)n of the acC(nts of the above charty ( Twsf) for the yeai
ended 31 2022
Responsibilrties and basis of rewt
As the chanty's truslees, you are responsiNe for the wara.on of the Unts in accordance wlh the
requirements of the Chanties Ad 20111.the Acr)
I report in resped of my examinalion 01 the Tr$ accounts caTtied (xrt under sectton 145 of the 2011 Ad
and in carryino oul my examinatson. I have followed all ttie applicable Direthons gNen by the Chanty
C(*nfflission under secl'on 145(5Mb) of Ihe Act
Independent examiner's statement
The charity's gross income Ild not exceed £250,000 in this year and l am qualified to undertake
the examination by being
A qualthed member of Ins1rtule 01 Chartered Accwntats in Entyand and Waks.
I have completed my examinab'¢)n. I confirm that no matwial matters have come to my attent'on '
connedion Wllh Ihe examinats V*thich gNes Me cause to believe that In, any matenal respect.
The accounling record were not kept in accordance wilh Secti¢ 130 of the Chariti'es Act., or
The accounts th"d not aCCd wrth the accountrg iecoids,
The accounts (h'd not comity the applicai* rewirements ccem Ihe and clent of
accounts set out in the Charrtj'es (Accounts and RepCts} Regulabons 2008 other than any
iequiremenl Ihat the accwnts give a 1rue and faif which Is not a matter considered as pat
of an independent exaninats'.
I have no concerns and have c(Mne across no matters in Cne(li wrth the examination lo vthicti
attention should be drawn in thts rep in otdef to enable a wopef undetslandirwj of the accounts to be
reathed.
H P Bruce
FCA
clo Dyke Yaxley Lmirted
18rassey Road
Old Potts Way
ShrewsLwry
SY3 7FA
17 January 2023
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