2022-03-31-accounts - The Wisbech Food Bank

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Wisbech foodb Annual Report 2022 Registered Charity 1172525

The Wisbech Food Bank ................................. Registered Charity No.1172525

Annual report of the activity of The Wisbech Food Bank covering the period 1[st] April 2021 until 31[st] March 2022

Legal and Administrative Information

The Wisbech Food Bank was set up in 2013 as a part of Churches Together in Wisbech. In 2017, the trustees sought and achieved CIO status.

The trustees of The Wisbech Food Bank present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 31[st] March 2022 and confirm they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011, the Wisbech Food Bank constitution and the Trustees Act 2000.

Trustees

The Trustees of The Wisbech Food Bank who served during the period from 1[st] April 2021 to 31[st] March 2022 were :-

Bryan Baker Eilis Gardner Susan Hillyer Simon King

Catherine Noonan

Chantelle Fiddy (appointed 18.6.21)

Julie White appointed (18.10.21)

Robert Poots (resigned 17.5.21)

Address

The correspondence address for the charity is 358 High Road, Newton in the Isle, Wisbech, PE13 5HS

The Objects of the Wisbech Food Bank as set out in the Constitution are:

The relief of hardship for people in Wisbech and the surrounding area or in other parts of the United Kingdom in such ways as the Trustees from time to time think fit, in particular, but not exclusively by:

a) providing emergency food, essential toiletries, and household items to individuals and families in need and / or for distribution by charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.

b) such other means, including (but not limited to) the provision of support or signposting to relevant information and other advisory services.

Review of Activities and Achievements during the year

The Distribution Centre at the Wisbech Baptist Church was open, as usual, during lockdown for two hours on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. A total of 22,019 kg of food was distributed to 2606 clients, of which 1,678 were adults and 928 were children. Fresh fruit and vegetables along with meat vouchers for a local butchers were distributed along with food parcels.
Signposting to providers of debt advice and on the rules covering the claiming of benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions were regularly available.
Trustees have maintained contact with referral agencies and, at the beginning of the Covid pandemic signed almost all referral agencies up to an E voucher system to allow them to issue vouchers to clients without the need to see them in person. The number of referral agencies has continued to increase and the database of referral agency contacts has been updated to comply with the General Data Protection Regulations.
Due to Covid 19 the trustees were unable to arrange regular food collections at three local superstores but have received donations of food from a range of schools, churches, businesses and individuals. A total of 21,405 kg of food was donated.
Unfortunately, due to Covid 19 the Trustees were unable, during the Harvest Festival period, to give talks about food poverty to local schools and organisations.
Two new Trustees were appointed; Chantelle Fiddy with responsibility for Data Protection and Julie White with responsibility for the charity’s finances.
The trustees secured further grant funding of £5,200 per year from the Elizabeth Wright Charity towards the staffing costs.
The Trustees re evaluated their staffing requirements in light of the new ways of working. The post of Operations Co-ordinator was replaced with a new role of Project Manager and an Assistant Project Manager role was created with specific responsibility for warehousing, stock control and volunteering.
The Trustees have renegotiated their relationship with Wisbech Baptist Church in the light of increased Food Bank usage and the associated increase in heating and lighting costs.

The trustees held twelve quorate, minuted, Trustees’ meetings in order to arrange the collection and distribution of food, to purchase food to balance demand to supply and to deploy our team of volunteers to store, pack and distribute food to our clients.
The charity regularly entered data on the Trussell Trust management information system to allow monitoring of the supply and demand for food and to understand the needs of its clients.
The trustees have regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in their administration of the charity.
The Trustees have reviewed their policies for Health and Safety and Safeguarding and associated Risk Assessments.

Future Plans

The trustees will:-

consider options to expand the service and to maximise the impact for beneficiaries;
explore the potential for new partnerships with the County Council and other statutory agencies;
develop additional signposting materials;
organise training and support for volunteers and Trustees; and
continue to update the volunteer and client records to ensure compliance with GDPR.

Financial Position

The trustees believe that the charity’s financial position is strong. The accounts show income of £22,471 set against expenditure for the year of £19,343, resulting in a surplus of income over expenditure for the year of £3,127 and total funds held of £42,780.

The main sources of income are donations from supporters, either on a regular basis through standing orders, or in one-off donations, online giving via Give.net, grants from local charities, and donations from Tesco plc and Asda Stores Ltd based on the quantity of food collected at their stores through a scheme run by the Trussell Trust.

The main areas of expenditure are salaries, rent, insurance, fresh food, meat vouchers and administration costs.

The charity continues to benefit greatly from free use of storage facilities both at Fenland Haulage & Storage and the Remo Eco Superstore, also from the use of facilities at Wisbech Baptist Church at minimal cost.

The charity holds sufficient reserves to provide alternative facilities for warehousing and distribution whilst they seek alternative sources of funding, should the need arise.

The Trustees would like to record their thanks to the following:-

Our team of hardworking volunteers Wisbech Baptist Church Fenland Haulage & Storage Nikki & Marcus from Remo Eco Superstore Margaret Gibbs and Steve Grantham Robin Hine Ivan Cooper The Trustees of the Elizabeth Wrights Charity Cambridgeshire County Council Monika Mazeikaite Adam Garford Our network of donors and collectors and our network of referral agencies Tesco, Morrisons, Asda, Heron Foods, Wisbech Library, and Nationwide Building Society

Kevin Smith from the Horsefair Shopping Centre.

Charity Name	No (if any)
The Wisbech Foodbank	1172525
Receipts andpayments accounts		CC16a
Period start date For the period from 01/04/2021	Period end date To 31/03/2022

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 13,094 995 5,200 2,588 381 213 - - 22,470 - - - 22,470 12,444 620 - 928 192 321 - 520 4,121 21 176 19,343 - - - 19,343 3,127 - 39,652 42,779	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £ 13,094 995 5,200 2,588 381 213 - - 22,470 - - - 22,470 12,444 620 - 928 192 321 - 520 4,121 21 176 19,343 - - - 19,343 3,127	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	13,094		- - - - - - - - -	13,094	26,313
Gift Aid	995			995	534
Grants	5,200			5,200	4,500
Trussell Trust	2,588			2,588	1,477
Bank Interest	381			381	318
SundryIncome	213			213	5
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	22,470			22,470	33,147

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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			-	22,470	33,147

Salaries & Wages	12,444		- - - - - - - - - - - -	12,444	7,420
Fees	620			620	65
Trussell Trust	-			-	360
Admin Expenses	928			928	485
Equipment Purchases	192			192	3,056
Insurance	321			321	321
Advertising	-			-	-
Premises Costs	520			520	1,040
Food Purchases	4,121			4,121	1,043
Carrier Bags	21			21	-
Other Costs	176			176	345
**Sub total **	19,343			19,343	14,135

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
			-	19,343	14,135

	3,127	-	-	3,127	19,012
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	39,652	-		39,652	-
	42,779	-	-	42,779	19,012

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

18/05/2022

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

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Barclays Bank Redwood Bank Stewardship Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 6,877 - 35,723 - 180 - 42,780 - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name	Endowment funds to nearest £
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

18/05/2022