Annual Report 21/22 for the Swanley and District Foodbank
This has be another demanding and changing year for the Swanley and District Foodbank. The Chair of the Trustees passed away and the Foodbank Secretary resigned due to ill health, all in a short period in the latter part of the year. We thank them both for all their hard work in the time they were in office with the Swanley and District Foodbank.
The new Chair of the Trustees was elected in the New Year as well the new Foodbank Secretary.
In the early part of the year the Foodbank was still under some r COVID restrictions but due to the hard work of the Foodbank Manager and our dedicated and loyal volunteers they worked through the period and supplied food to all those in need in the local area. We would like to thank all our volunteers for all their hard work and a big thank you to our Foodbank Manager.
The giving of Food to the Foodbank has remained stable over the period as we had collection points within two local Supermarkets in the local area were customers place food items in wheeled furniture marked for the Foodbank. Local churches and other organisations also supplied food items but this declined due to COVID, and premises being closed. Our Harvest Collections from local schools helped us to replenish our stock level later in the year due to earlier closure of churches. Our local Farm Shop also supplied fresh vegetables and fruit weekly throughout COVID which was greatly received by all our customers.
We would like to thank all those who give to the Foodbank on a regular basis without them we would not function in helping those in need with the Swanley and District Area.
We saw an increase in the amount of food given out to customers due to various reasons but mainly due to benefit changes and other issues related to client’s personal problems, which we sign posted to other agencies such as the CAB, West Kent Housing and Social Services.
Our financial support remained stable, the rent on our premises increased but this was covered by extra donations from generous public donations.
Chair of the Trustees
John Kahan
Receipts & Paents Acc(NJnt Forthe Period l April 2021to 31 Marth 2022 202 37A51 Balance blf 51.496.83 23,170 714 23.883 Donètions Trussell Trust- Asda Topwp 18,(tsK97 1214.71 20.263.68 212 360 Communiotior Franchise Fee Gtfts and Donations Information Commissioner Insuran ght & Heat Postsee Printing & Stationery Rent Repair5 & Mainten Water 35 385 393.36 203.10 14.16 16 27.78 8,250 19 136 19,8381 451 75.70 {9.744.161 51,497 CAsh at Bank= Ilesignated Funds: Petty Cash: 31.096.88 30,796.20 IZ3.27