2024-03-31-accounts - Fallowfield And Withington Foodbank

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 06/04/2023 Period start date To 05/04/2024 Period end date

Charity name: Fallowfield and Withington Foodbank

Charity registration number: 1173202

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To relieve persons in Fallowfield a n d W i t h i n g t o n a n d t h e surrounding area that are in financial hardship.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Provide relief by: a) providing emergency food, essential toiletries, and household items to individuals and families in need and for distribution by charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty Collecting and distributing food donated by the public Preparing “food parcels” Engaging with referred clients, providing them with signposting to other agencies. Supporting community cooking projects and Organsing residents in temporary accommodation. Liaison with local schools to provide targeted help to pupils in need. Provide in house budgeting and financial inclusion support via Citizens Advice.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Our trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

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SORP reference

Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/a
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/a
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteers support in warehousing, donation collections and processing, operating our foodbank sessions and on our Organising and community outreach programmes.

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	From April 2023 to April 2024 the charity provided over 2405 emergency food parcels supporting 5754 people to overcome immediate food poverty. Uniform grants were again provided to the local Primary Schools as well as and expanded provision for our ‘Holiday Hunger’ project. 15,989 kg of food/toiletries have been donated, collected, sorted and stored, showing the generosity of the local community and their desire to help their neighbours during these difficult times. 29,632 kg of food/toiletries have been distributed.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	While we have no targets set for service usage we are pleased to to have been able to consistently provide quality support throughout the year. Overall demand for the services has increased significantly.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	We are pleased to note that we have received £48,742 of unrestricted donations from 2023 to 2024. This has supported our foodbank in the current calendar year.

Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/a

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Against a backdrop of steeply rising demand the we have maintained a strong balance sheet. Our total funds for the end of year 2024, 80,603 (£), was a small decrease from the previous year and represents a relatively secure overall balance reflective of the rising demand and for implementing our ongoing services.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Sufficient funds have been ring fenced to enable to Foodbank to keep operating for up to 6 months if there is a significant reduction in donations and grants.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	N/a
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/a

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	- Donations from individuals and local organisations - Grants awarded by the Trussell Trust - Grant awarded by the Local Authority and subsidiaries.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/a
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Principal risks include: Significant and unsustainable increases in foodbank demand. Sudden loss of staff impacting day-to- day and medium term operations.

N/a Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	CIO Foundation
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	N/a
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	Charity is a CIO. It is affiliated with the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	Several of our trustees our City Councillors. Their interests are know and declared at each Trustee meeting.
Other		N/a

Reference and Administrative details

	Charity name Fallowfield and Withington Foodbank Other name the charity uses Registered charity number 1173202 Charity’s principal address c/o Union Chapel, 2b Wellington Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6EQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	Trustee name	Office (if any)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Linda Ann Mary Foley
	Claire Crawley
	Simon Nichol	Chair
	Rachel Watson
	Alice Niamh Kennedy
	Rebecca Chambers
	Rebecca Kennedy
	David Colin Walker	Treasurer
	Neelam Mehmood
	Max Turton

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/a

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/a

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date


	Charity Name			No(if any)		CC16a
	Fallowfield and Withington Food Bank			1173202
	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from	Period start date	To		Period end date
		4/1/23			3/30/24

Section A Receipts and payments
	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
Grants	3,411	-	-		3,411	3,500
Regular donations	6,099	-	-		6,099	6,737
Other donations	27,489	6,665	-		34,154	31,901
Trussel Trust	11,743	27,350	-		39,093	45,479
	- 0	-	-		-	-
	- 0	-	-		-	-
	- 0	-	-		-	-
	- 0	-	-		-	-
*Sub total*_(Gross income for AR) _	48,742	34,015	-		82,757	87,617

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	- 0	- 0	- 0		-
	- 0	- 0	- 0		-	- 0
*Sub total*	- 0	- 0	- 0		-	- 0

**Total receipts **	48,742	34,015	- 0		82,757	87,617

A3 Payments
Food/toiletries purchases	27,102	-	-		27,102	4,990
Equipment	1,436	6,663	-		8,099	391
Insurance/Fees	982	-	-		982	1,299
Venue costs	900	-	-		900	2,950
Salary costs	14,383	41,814	-		56,197	57,192
Training	834	-	-		834	320
Expenses	346	-	-		346	184
Goods transport	1,440	-	-		1,440	1,800
Schools project						3,076
Other costs	- 0	-	-		-	233
**Sub total **	47,423	48,477	-		95,900	72,435

A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table)
	- 0	- 0	- 0		-
	- 0	- 0	- 0		-
**Sub total **	- 0	- 0	- 0		-	- 0

**Totalpayments **	47,423	48,477	- 0		95,900	72,435

**Net of receipts/(payments) **	1,319	- 14,462	-		- 13,143	15,182
A5 Transfers between funds	- 0	-	-		-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	62,232	31,514	-		93,746	78,563
**Cash funds thisyear end **	63,551	17,052	-		80,603	93,745


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 funds			-		-	-
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	*Total cash funds*		63,551		17,052	-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		OK			OK
			Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Endowment funds
	Details		to nearest £		to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets			-		-	-
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	Details		Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
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	Details		Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	Shelving				1,920	-
	Secure store				1,440	-
	Computer/phone				1,440	-
	Bike transporter				6,500	-
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B5 Liabilities					-
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature		Print Name			Date of approval

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to tho trustses Fallowfield and Withington Food Bank On accounts for the yoar ended 3010312024 Charity no (if any) 1173202 Set out on pages I report to the trustees <)n my examination of the accounts of the above charty {Ihe Trust") for the year ended 3010312024. Rasponsibilitie$ and ba818 of report As the ¢harty'S trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Chari(ies Act 2011 1.the Actl. l pOrt in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carned out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection Vth the examinalion tot1 -dBeIovth1Ch gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect." the accounting records Vre not kept in a¢¢ordan¢e with section 130 of the Charrties Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records" or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to vthich attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: ¥L_ Date: 2810112025 Name: Tristan Robinson Relevant professional qualification(s) or body ICAEWACA ts'me and exam qualified,. pending submission and admission to full membership IER Oct 2018

(if any): Address: 49 Hopton Wood Way, Buxton, SK17 9GT Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief dotails of any items that the examinorwi8hes to di8cIoso. NIA IER Oct 2018