weston-$Up8r-Ma F&)Jbank Tr)J8to8 Rort and Accwnts Year Ended 31 Mah 2024 The Trustee5 have th$ur9 In presenting theAr rawt togeiher wilh the narlfil ItstenlS ofw8storW-Mare Foodbank nhe ChaiiVI forthe year ended 31 Mar¢h 2024. We$ton.super.M8re Fwdbank is rwJistetyJ as a Charrtth Organi58tiDn with the Charity Ccthrnsjn Reference Nurnbèr 1177071, and is go¥eW by a con51rtUtn dated 8th February 2018. arml operates from its Registèwj Office of North Street. west0super-mare BS23 1QF. During the year Ihe fDlovffjrJ Trustees". Felicty Imilson Le$1 Hathaway Rev Jul Birkott William Painter Margaret Bailey Paul Salmons Clwe 8odley INe Duran John Willkrns A1n Jeffs Bed Natalie Oawn Gak-Sk1e5 Andrew Retired 315t March 2024 31st March 2024 31st March 2024 315t Marth 2024 Retired 31st Marc 2024 ptynled 25th April 2024 inbj 25th W'l 2024 1 25th Apft"12tr24 Retired The Charrty e$ts for the public benefit, IhE ¥elEfoffinanck81 hardshwj nLw%t in in North Srn8et and the United knngjom by pTo¥pJing foNJ and tr8wwJ and $tr8f•nirvJ ernFrty iThJwluab. farnIS c0mrnunrt. Weslon-super-mara Fwjbank i% a charfty thenab the ¢ommunty in and arourhy weStorsuPer-M•r8 to ret the emergency fooj T$ ofthose within Ihe Same ctsnmuntyo are * a ¢ri5is wint ift thr lryes. Thousartls benefit". thousaTrts more en3e thi% lo tsk8 p. Fts)dbank a mean5 ofthnking a getmus communty with those in need of $upport. During th8 12 month$ te March 2024. WestoTrsupw4Aare Fwdbank has r9er fooJ fvrabolrt 8.4g6 peop. a very $irnilar to the prewws ar. nolKed an inL¥Èa¥e in the of arNJ GtyJp as well as an increase of more than 1CQ% in the number of over65 rOkjs. 98.IXh)kg offocé has been distributed (Last year 88.3CWI. In athJion to emergency luc#J. the Charrty has SUPPOrted kncai famil th the provision of Scho hO1jaY mèaL8. 9fft8 at ChFthas. treats et Due te the dtmand on our servw. h8¥e corrtinued to oFerate a rTh>kl boed on kKalisgJ up points to pro¥hle In0 lo¢al oplions and rrKsre sesShMS. We rthv have 4 poirts operabry across trrtn over S days a week. North Street contsntses to offer a'outsth. servK¥ duè to the space con$traints Hughenden Centre and the Bryjrnville Centre offer a rnore falty servKe tsè58S KefR51wts a5 [t as a stn of Sb3npo8ting &jetK. footfall in tht smal outkls has increaséd &8 StartiThJ to becfft more •a ofthe offEring. We have been abk to arn a lot from clr)ts with dtary needs a5 EII as hea15t01 of hardshp and Iw. The warehouse 1$ fulty opErabonal and provNJing essentkil support to the di%tribubon kn. Thanks lo the space available and the warehouse manager p05rtK)n. a whole new cohort of v01urrtee have been retrted and from Ihe warehtyJse 4 days a tek. The 2 van5 are located a1 are used to focKI as wll 3s di%tribute 8tock to the centres. The w8rehou5e has offew a lot of spate fc young Peop %•ith add0 nJs to ¥oluntr. Feod Suppl C¢Mtinue to doryated by Fwle Con w)ints in kKal superrnatets. ffl8ny ofthth have suppthent8d thr6 with direct donatn$ offwd and financtrai grfts. In 20J24 have had to purchase more stk Ihan ever fOre lo suppttnt our store les*L5 and akn to offer a w#ler var• ol products. including pet food. toikl pap8r aThJ more Most of our to1 are purcha. rnainly through organ¢58rtons such a8 InkiTrJ dired.
The Charity receNe8 dor)n$ frorn ¢)rgaal stho SUFPOrt the ofthe FOOdban The Foodbank has aLso ree•Ned 8 9rant from the Nerth Swnerset Counul to $upwrt thè woth in area. Forthe full year the Chanty had four part tirr ernOyeeS and up to 50 NeerS $p4t aCmS5 our lOCatn5 and teams. Tr majorSty of volunteers offw 5 hours of iheir im each eek but a number of them volunteer acr053 teams. up to 15 hours per V+Wk. The ftt)anci81 ciroJrnstanc8ss forthe ar are w out Ihe S(rornpanytr financial 51atemeftts. Thanks to the continued grant fw Financkil Indusw th. are abk to host a Ciizens Advice 3 twnB5 a . The aceounts forth8 year have ten pleaj on a rei arKt paents basi5. The Charty has ¢ash tEseNes of£242.W 8$ at 31 Marth 2024 ILa8t yaar £237.2211. m05t 0frth Is hehl in a C Op Bank A¢couni and Inswjnii Deposts. The Trustees have attW81l a Reserves PoliLywhth BJuire5 3 month$. of unwtThd exFThJitura to be hehj in unrestricted re8w¥es. Thi% wll alknw the Ch81ity to continue to operate for a mininal penod of 5houkl glVI reduce. The Trustees recognise that the financial c¢NnmitFnent relatir¥J to thè warehouse kne marts 3n Jdor1 n8k. aThJ thef¢re th8 Chanty holds fe5erves againsi thL8 ree(gnitN)n that there 15 no separats incrne StaM Ihat funds this curwentty. value of the Teser¥es will be mon4ored on a regular basi% in the l#aht of (Jjrrent gNin9 Is, rtems af 8enditure. aTrY anntsalty as part of the budget procÈss. At the balano sheet date, the Charity hekl unre5trithJ reserves of £192.986 (Last year £2WJ.4171. Whk thb rwJure 1$ above the required levd. the Tnstee$ tlve that f&knn9 a rEvw of commitsnents. indudiryd the oper8ttonal costs of the WarehryJ8e. and investments in'mwe than iiiBlfyEs", that the of r8serv8S is appropriate. Al the ba19n¢e Sheet date organksatK)n has restritled rgser¥es of £50.Crf)4 (Last yaar£33.8041. 7he5e relate to Grants and Donations reLqting to Additonal 5erv¢e8 being Offe to the ¢h8nts Iciirrenty citite N¢)rth Somersetl and a Fo(J Cb Ink8lNe currenty Io¢ed at Hu9heTr18n road. The Tru$tees are satfied that the Charity hOS suffnt reserves at the BaFance SW date. tO3etherwith ongoiry incorrE antiopated. to enab the Chanty to funcon elFectty in U* comwMJ Ir.
Ibti Th& Trustees are re5FOnSib for pr8pariThJ the TftJ5tees' Report and the finar?1 staiements in aC(x)rda• %hith the awlicable law aTrJ United KiTrJdom AttountirwJ StsrKlard$ (Unw Kingd¢ GeTrally A¢c8Pt&a Accounting Pr8¢tKel. The law ar4)lICab to ¢harrtEs in Eng&NJ & Wa$ rwuire5 Ihe Tntsts8¥ to prwre thmal#l stal•ments foreach ya8rwhh give a tnE aTr1 fair ofthe stste of affaits ol Charity armj of Ihe Income sOurCeS and applicabon of resouTC88 of the Charity ferthat pwb)Y. In ppanj these finanaal statemenb. the T185 arè lo". Select suilabkn account#ig and then appty consi5tenty'. ¢)bserve the methods 8fkl pri1pS in the chare$ SORP.. Make judgement atKJ estimate5 that are wsonab(e arwj prl Stsle wh8ll¢r applicabk UK Accounting Stsndards have been fotrA•I. subject to any material dopartures di5dosed aThl fjxpLwrd in the finanoal statements.. Prepare the finanoal S¢ements on Ihe goiThJ Conr basi4 $ inarwcyiate to pr8surrts that the chaiitabk company o)ntinue in busir The Trustees arB respons)kn for keepir¥J PFcyer accounimg rEcord5 Ihat thebse asonab accuraty al any tin the fina181 Jx)sition of tl chaiity and enabk trn to ensute that the finarrto15tatements compfy th the Ch8rtes Act 2011, the Charty IAcc(xJnts and Reports) Regulalk)n5 and the provtsDI of the tru51 deed. They ar aLTo responsib for safeguarding the assets of the chanty ar*J nc8 for tsknng renab steps forthe prevention and deiectron of fraud ar41 ottsr Irwujaiities. proved by thg Trustees and Sty3d on th"r0ehFty. Tru¥te¥ 10 ..2tr25
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Weston-super-mare Foodbank I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Weston-super-mare Foodbank Ithe Charity) for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the tmstees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the ACVI. I report in respert of my examination of the charity accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Direttions given by the Charity Commission under sertion 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respert.. i. accountin8 records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by settion 130 of the Act: or 2. the account5 do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this reDOrt in order to enable a nrooer understandine of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: Peirf NJ kcbF*N Address.. 7 [lf& PLtfc, Date: IIK £o£S
12 M¢yrth$ to 31 Mafth 2024 31 March 2023 Unrestridets Restriftsd Total Furth Tc4al Funds Funds £ Funds £ Gener811)0Tr8lK)r 132.290 74.f 2Cfj.8 236.948 Totsl R8¢elpts 132.290 236,948 Salarres, National Insuran( & PensKn ccsts Premises Costs Vehide Gosts Adminstrative artd Ofvr G05ts 63.442 39.164 3.102 37.013 92.4C6 67.TT8 3.102 37,842 28,614 67.989 44,059 21.805 4S.053 Total Poyments 142.r21 201,127 178.V 110.4311 16.2 5,769 58.042 un 203.417 237.221 179.179 192,*6 242.9 237.221 There no OeswJnated Furnls in either peTh)d of Cash Fund5 C¢>op 8ank Account Ins&nis Investrnerns Petty Cash Funds £ Fund5 £ Tolal E 16.252 176.292 442 16.252 ).[ 226.296 442 TOW C88h Funds 192.986 242.9 31 UnrestrKt•J Re5tnctwJ Funds £ FuThYs £ Cash FuTrJs Cfrop Bank Account Petty Cash Tow£ 202.695 722 33.804 236.499 Total Cash Funds 203.417 33.804 237.221 Appr¢>v8d by Trust8e$ 4nd $vJned on their behajfby.. Tru$tee Trustee 10 2025 ..I.Q.IAJ.1.... .2025