Chorlton & Didsbury Foodbank Chairs Report 2020-21
During this period the Board of Trustees met on 9 occasions, with additionally an AGM (held via Zoom due to the Covid-19 Pandemic) on 16[th] September 2020.
In this financial year we welcomed to the Board Owen Lloyd as a Trustee but said farewell to Tim Field. Tim had been involved heavily in the process of the Chorlton & Didsbury Foodbank becoming a Stand-Alone Charity, facilitating a number of planning sessions about our future and in the appointment process of our Project Manager. For these things and much more we thank him, and his continued volunteering for the foodbank. As a board of trustees, we therefore remain static in numbers, with 8 Trustee positions filled out of a possible 9.
The period for which we are reporting has been a challenging year with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. With this has come various national and local measures to limit it infecting people. These then, having an impact on the way we have operated.
If we include March 2020 in our round up of events we can sum up as follows:
Volunteers:
Some of our volunteers have had at times to step back, others may have felt underutilised, some have had to shield, and we have had a few off for periods of time with COVID-19. We have had to review numerous times, safe working practices to operate within the law and guidance in this time of the pandemic. This has meant many operational changes through the year, and changes in what Volunteers undertake, and how many we can have working at any one time.
Serving Clients:
At the outset of 2020, we were meeting with clients face to face, having time to chat, have a cuppa, provide some company, having opportunities to signpost. Passing through a brief phase of serving clients at the door, to having delivery drivers supplied through an agreement between Trussell Trust nationally and British Gas, and locally with Manchester City Council, to where we serve our clients by deliveries using our own volunteers.
Operating Venues:
We began 2020 by operating from Chorlton Central Church, Christchurch Hall, and St Barnabas, with some storage at Barlow Moor Community Centre (BMCA), and ended with all operations focused at Christ Church Hall, with storage for longer-dated stock at BMCA.
Stock:
We started 2020 with quite a bit of stock, but we did make some stock purchases to be able to fulfil clients' food parcels. We began hiring space at the beginning of 2020 at a self-store storage facility with the intention of this being for 6 - 12 weeks and then began to get record levels of donations, both personal and corporate, so it became more of a 6-month thing! We changed the main location of our day-to-day storage from Barlow Moor Community Centre (BMCA) to Christ Church Hall.
Operations Team:
With so many changes and reviews of operating, we have during this period increased our number of board meetings and Operations Team meetings to provide strong support for our Project Manager and Volunteers.
With all of these challenges, with ever changing circumstances, no foodbank sessions were missed throughout the year. We could not have handled the increased client numbers and stock that the Chorlton & Didsbury Foodbank has ever seen before without the dedication of our Board of Trustees, our Project Manager, and team of volunteers, for these all, I want to reinforce my thanks, and for your continued support into whatever 2021-22 throws at us!
Phil Gay Chair of Trustees 20[th] October 2021
Registered Charity Number 1177999 Chorlton and Didsbury Foodbank Charitable Incorporated Organisation {ClO) Unaudited Financial Statements 31" March 2021 Diane Crowcroft The Broughton Trust Humphrey Booth Building Heath Avenue Salford, M7 INY
Chorlton and Dldsbury Foodbank (CIO) Year end 31 March 2021 Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Chorlton and Dldsbury Foodbank ICIOI. I report to the trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of the Chorlton and Didsbury foodbank ICIOI {the Trust) for the year ended 31" March 2021. Responsibilities and basis of report A5 the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charltles Att 20111.the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust'5 accounts carrled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Dlrections given by the Charity Commisslon under section 14515llbl of the Act, Independent examlnerfs staternent I have completed my examlnation. l ¢onfirrn that no materlal matters have come to my attentlon In connectlon with the examination giving me cause to belleve that in any materlal respect: accountlng records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 ofthe Act,. or 2. the accounts do not accord wlth those records. 3. the accounts did not comply wlth the applicable requlrernents concernln8 the form and contont of accounts sot out In tho CharitieJt (Accountar and Roportsl Regulatlons 2008 other than any requlrement that the accounts 8lve a 'true and falr, view which is not a matter considered as part of an Independent examinatlon. I have no concerns and have come acr055 no other matters In connection wlth the examlnation to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of accounts to be reached. Slgned: Narne: Address: f N-é &Ro LAG TQfy) TKLiST, gots7A L&NTRÉ AÉA{ f4UÉh)uÉ £8 Lfolr) b41 Date: 171fj111
Chorlton and Didsbury Foodbank ICIO} Income 202012021 201912020 Fundralslng & Collections Donations Trussel Trust/ Tesco Grants Mcr City Council Coop Local Communlty Fund Refundlcompensation ASOA Grant Donation5 towards post Other £1,775 £48,108 £885 £2,985 £972 £3,336 £4,884 £3,900 £52 £130 £9,686 £10,173 £200 £7,483 £1,250 Total £62 485 £33 334 Expendlture Room hlre Equipment Premises costs Salary & on-costs Stationary IT Supportlsecurlty Telephones & Wl-fl Fee Insurance Travel Expenses Advertisin8 materials Activities- food Sundries To Petty Cash £9,049 £2,263 £720 £17,611 £672 £581 £905 £285 £5,444 £2,878 £5,423 £69 £231 £766 £400 £339 £252 £153 £2,148 £147 £366 £50 £99 Total £18 201
Registered Charity Number 1177999 Chorlton and Didsbury Foodbank Charitable Incorporated Organisation {ClO) Unaudited Financial Statements 31" March 2021 Diane Crowcroft The Broughton Trust Humphrey Booth Building Heath Avenue Salford, M7 INY
Chorlton and Dldsbury Foodbank (CIO) Year end 31 March 2021 Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Chorlton and Dldsbury Foodbank ICIOI. I report to the trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of the Chorlton and Didsbury foodbank ICIOI {the Trust) for the year ended 31" March 2021. Responsibilities and basis of report A5 the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charltles Att 20111.the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust'5 accounts carrled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Dlrections given by the Charity Commisslon under section 14515llbl of the Act, Independent examlnerfs staternent I have completed my examlnation. l ¢onfirrn that no materlal matters have come to my attentlon In connectlon with the examination giving me cause to belleve that in any materlal respect: accountlng records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 ofthe Act,. or 2. the accounts do not accord wlth those records. 3. the accounts did not comply wlth the applicable requlrernents concernln8 the form and contont of accounts sot out In tho CharitieJt (Accountar and Roportsl Regulatlons 2008 other than any requlrement that the accounts 8lve a 'true and falr, view which is not a matter considered as part of an Independent examinatlon. I have no concerns and have come acr055 no other matters In connection wlth the examlnation to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of accounts to be reached. Slgned: Narne: Address: f N-é &Ro LAG TQfy) TKLiST, gots7A L&NTRÉ AÉA{ f4UÉh)uÉ £8 Lfolr) b41 Date: 171fj111
Chorlton and Didsbury Foodbank ICIO} Income 202012021 201912020 Fundralslng & Collections Donations Trussel Trust/ Tesco Grants Mcr City Council Coop Local Communlty Fund Refundlcompensation ASOA Grant Donation5 towards post Other £1,775 £48,108 £885 £2,985 £972 £3,336 £4,884 £3,900 £52 £130 £9,686 £10,173 £200 £7,483 £1,250 Total £62 485 £33 334 Expendlture Room hlre Equipment Premises costs Salary & on-costs Stationary IT Supportlsecurlty Telephones & Wl-fl Fee Insurance Travel Expenses Advertisin8 materials Activities- food Sundries To Petty Cash £9,049 £2,263 £720 £17,611 £672 £581 £905 £285 £5,444 £2,878 £5,423 £69 £231 £766 £400 £339 £252 £153 £2,148 £147 £366 £50 £99 Total £18 201