COMMUNITY NEEDS FOUIqDATIOIq
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
CHARITY NO: 1178347

Commutiity Needs Foundation
Financi#l $tAtements for th¢ yeaT ended 31 MArclk 202S
Contents
Legal AdrnirLStrativc Information
Report of the Tnjstee
Staternent of Trustee3' Re8pon8ibilities
Accountants Rewrt
Statemcnt of FinE￿cIal A¢tivitie5
Balanie Sheet
Note3 to the Accounts

Communlty Need5 Poundatlon
Fintttt¢lal statemeots for the year ￿ded 31 M¥4rch 2025
Adthknlstratlve Informatlo
Ch•rity Nthie..
Comznunity N¢cds Foundatson
Charlty Reglstration Nutrdber:
1178347
Re%iBteted Offi¢¢ Addreas:
IOS New]n8rsh Road, Iklndon, SE?8 8TA
Tru¥tee8:
Babatundt A Oyelaki
Cowlfort R Agbenla
Tonia T Oyene}'e
Aeeountant..
678 ConAuli Limited
100 Lincoln Rotsd
grith
Kent
DA8 2DT
B*ftkèr8:
Metro Bank
One Southampton Row
ndon
WCIB SHA
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Comthunlty Needs Found&tlott
R*port of the tru¥tt*ty for the year ended ai March 2025
Tbe Èlurity'% grea ofoperatioD UK eharitable r¢gl$ts&tlon
Commullity Needs Foundation ICNFI is a Chrisuan registered ChArity based in Royal Borough of
CTreenwth, ro address ￿rydespread hunger ￿thIEl the community.
The eharity is registered with the Charity Comrnission irt Eng18nd & Wale$ ICCEWI with the chariry
number 1178347.
L¢gal struetthrt oCth¢ charlty
The eharsty 18 consritured as a eh&ritable incorporated organisation ICIOI foundation registered on
Ilth May 2018.
All the trusiees are individuals.
Th¢ trustee8 In olts¢¢ on the date the treptirt was approved
The tru&tees in offLC¢ on the date the report was approved as $hown on page l.
following perooDA ￿TY￿a a8 trn8te¢o duTillK the y•ar end¢d 31 Mwr¢h 2025
The tnisiees Evho seTved IW8tees in the reporting period. are as shown on page l.
Our Aims and Objectlves
The. principal activities of thc charity &re proRsion$ of reknef to tILose in need anywheTe in the world by
Te&son of youth. age, ill-htaith, djsability, or soci¥J or economic disadvanrage in partir.ular but not excluEivc
by ttsrdinating 2nd developinx senTices such as, the provision of bedding, lood. clothing aTTrd %uch other
serviees for th0￿ in need as thc trustCCS Tnay deter¢nine.
A¢tlvltiei undertaken durthg the y•aT to furth¢T the clxatSty'$ pllrp06e for th• pubile beDellt
During rhe year under review. the charity tatered for the needs of the vunerE4ble IhTLTrugh pr¢Jvision of
lood suppliets and prowsion5. We were also able to provide reliefto thosc individuals WELO were also oul
of pocket becausc they had lost their jobs and the prevailing high cost of living crisjs.
Also during Chnsttnas, thc e.harity Ifoodbankl distributed patkages of food and provi$iall9 to the needy
and vulnerable in the coJntnUDity.
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CommU￿ty Need• FouttdAtio
Report of the trustee6 for the year ended 31 MAreh 2025
Tbe eharity's atsategles for achicvimg Its and obJ¢etlveB In the fut￿*
. Continue to WOTk with our partners to $tsut¢e for fvnding and donations for our work wittL the community
b. CollaboraLe with other charities that have the Same aims and objectives to cnhance ¥ervi¢e delivery
to the comrnunity.
Conrinue to re&ch out to as niany indi￿dual8 and farnille$ th&t need the assistance of the foadbank.
Voluttte¢T•
The charity depends on the support uf its volunteers, which is rnuch appreci&ttd. Thc volunleers are
iThvolved in Service provision and administratsoti.
Structurti %OV*rn4n¢¢ And mana¥enx¢tyt
The overall control of thc chaDty is the responsibility of the board of trnstees who aTe governed by the
Constitution adapted 10th May 2018. Trustet$ are appDintcd Or reapprjinted annually at thc annual general
meetinga hcld iT] O¢tober.
PrlneipAI futsdlnE 4¢llrees
This is prr>wded mainly through donations and grants. In the ye&r under review, the ¢h3rity wa8 Able
to serure funding by way of grant from the NÈ4tt0nal IA)ttery Coomunity Fund.
Fi￿¥ for the futut¢
- Contll)ue to piothde mdterial support to families find meznbers of the community requiring artess to
good and healthy food_
Continiie tn partrter with our current funders and also ¢r¢at new relationships for fund generation to
meet the objectives ofihe ehariry.
Continue ltt work with other agcncics arld chanties with *milar objectives, In the area and ?ts eftvirons
to advancc the aims objectives of the Ch￿l5 w create access to good and healthy food in the
Community.
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ConuuuAIty N•¢d• Fouttdatlon
Report or th¢ tTUrt••• for the yeAr ¢ttded 31 Mar¢h 2ty15
The cTrwity'8 trnstees responsible for the prep￿lO[L of accounts in accord8n¢e with thc trrms of
the Charilies Aet 2011 and the Clwities IAccuunts and Reports) RegI￿￿tIonS 2008. Notwithstanding
the expliat r￿uirement in the ￿tsllt st&tutory regulAtion8, the Cknitles (Accounts and Reportg)
Regulation¥ 2008, to prep8￿ the ftnon¢ial 8latemerLts in act0rda￿(C wxtb thc SORP 2005. in view of the
fact that the SORP 2005 h&8 beeTh wlthdrawn. the tnistces dttemthied to irLterpret this respoJsib?lity
AS r¢quiring them t¢ follow current best practice gnd prepare the ￿￿ntS according to VRS 102 SORP
2015 ISt&tement of Recorntt￿ded Prartice for Attounting and Reporting by Charitie812015. la
aJrwided by the bulleiin issued in Oclob¢r 2018 And xpplicjble to all ac¢ounting periods beOnning on
or after 1st J¥nu4ry 20191. rrbe SORPI.
In particulor. charAty laiy requires the ttustses to prepare financi￿ 3t4tements for each flllanci￿ year
which give a true and fair vlew of the 8tate of Affairs of the chaTity 88 at the End ofthe flnanciol ye
and of its of the surplus and def￿]t of the charity. In prcparing those fJn8neial stAtement8 the trustet8
are required to .'
- pr¢pÈre the accounts in accordance with United Kingdttm Generally Accepted Accounting PrActice
(United Kingdom AccDutittgStE&ndards and appjicable lawl",
seltct suitable accounting poJicie$ and then appty thcttL ¢onsi4tetttiy'
Tn&ke judgements estimates that ￿e reasonable and prudent.,
preparr the financial stdtetnents on the on going eoncern basis unless it ￿ inÉppropTikte to presume
that the eharity will Continue on th4t basi8",
&t&te whether applicable acwunting 8tqnd8rd$ attd Staternents of reeojnmended practice have been
followed, subject to any material dep&rttires disdo8ed gnd explained in the financi￿ 9tatements.
The trustees are also re$ponsible for maintsining propel accourjting records which disdose with
reasonable &ttLaracy 4t any time the finatkciai position of the charity which are 8ufficient to Bhow
nd explain the chartty'g trllnsactsou8 and enablt then7 to ensure thAt the fitwiciat ststements comply
wÈth the re8Lxlations mttck under the Charities Act 2011. They gzt a180 respottsible for $8Jeguarding
the as8et$ of the chgjity and hcn¢e for tojdng rea4onable 5￿PS for thc prevention wd detectlrxk of
raud and other IrregulaTitie8.
The tsusteeB pre 9Js0 re8kw)nskble the Contents of the trusteeB' rep)rt and the slatutory resp)n8ibiJity
of thc indepe¥zdeAt accountant in relation to the trusttt, report is 1]￿lted to e7t&lDinLng the report
en8Lulng that. on the fate olthe report. there are no ￿aterial knu¥nsi8tencses with the fwLre8 dl$closed
in the financia] Ètatement8.
This ffport was apprnyed by the boDrd of trustees on 29 October 2025.
BabF4fvndt A OyeloJ(in
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Communlty Needs Found8tloL
Independent accountant's report for the ended 31 M*reh 2025
We report on the hnanciai 8tatements of Community Needs Foundation for the year ended 31 MAre.h
202? which comprise the Stal.eJnent of Financial Acliwties, the IAcome and ExpendivAre A¢¢ount.
the Ba]ance Sheet and rhc related notes to the financial statements. including a summary of
significant attounung polieies. In our opinion. the accompanying ftsJartciai statements of the charitable
company kir¢ prepared, in all n)Aterial respect$, in accordunce wittL the Companies Act 2006 and Thith
the charity law applicable wllthin the jurisdiction of England & w￿eS ènd the accounts have been
prep•tred in accordance to FR$102 SORP ISlaten)ent of Recotntnend¢d Practice foT Accounting and
Repurting by Chantiesl 2015, as a]nended by the bulletin i$$ued in October 2018 and applitable to
ail thccountiiig periods Iiewnnirtg on or after l$t January 20191. (The SORP>, publi$hed by the
Charity Comnission in England & Wales ICCEWI, effective January 2016, under the hislorical cost
convention, in a¢¢ordance with ihe *ceounting policies $el out on page 8, which framework
con3titutes the applicabLe United Kingdom Gener￿lY Accepted Aceounting Practi¢e.
ReBpectlv* respots￿bIlItIeS of trystÈe¥ oad tILe accouutant
As described on page 4, you, the charity's trustees, are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
The trustees consider that the audit requirement of Se¢tion14411l of the Charitits Act 2011 Ithe A¢tl
doe$ not apply. The Lrustees con.sider the ¢haritf4ble COrnPL*lly to be exempt from tbe
requirement tD be subject to independent ex￿nin￿￿on.
Our responsibility 1.8 to prep&re accounts upon the basis of the infomaiion supplied to us, without
conducting any formal SLfuitilly.
Ilo ststement ¢Jf oplA
We have not carried out any audit pro¢¢dure and have reLied upon infortnatitsn supplied to us by the
Irustees, and the inftsrm*LLiDll supplied b}. th¢ trustees in the tourse of Ihe examinatton is not
subJectcd to audit tests or enquiries, and consequently we do not expre￿5 art audit or other assurÈnce
opinion on the view given by the a¢rounts.
678 Cvn$ult Litllited
ArpDuntaLIts
100 Lincoln Road
Erith
Kent
DA8 2DT
29 Oe.tober 2025
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Communlty Needs Foundatlon
stst¢m¢ttt of Finanel41 A¢tlvJtlo8 for the yo&r Ènded 31 MAreh 2025
2¢)25
2024
UDT¢strirted
Restrlcted
Totsj Fvknd• Total Fund$
Donations and grant
Tot&1 itseome
LO,555
JO.555
io,sss
23,265
23.265
EKpcndlttyre on:
Charitable activities
Tot&1 txpendlture
21,719
21.719
14,621
14,621
21,719
Net income for th¢ year
11.1041
11,1
8.644
Ilet ltsevox¢ *fter tranJftt8
11.1641
11.1641
8,644
Tl¢t ￿￿Tement In futtda
111,1641
ILI.1641
Total fuu4J• brought forward
14,513
5,869
T•tal funds cvried forward
3,349
3.349
14.513
The notes attached on psges 8 to l I form an integral part of these aceountB
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Communlty Need# Fouthdatlon
B4]an¢• sheet u at 31 MAT¢k 2026
2172S
2024
Note•
Flxed
TAn8ibk aB6Et
144
Cttsh ttt bank 0￿d In trkand
74
$.274
J6.582
16.S82
Net eurnt Ustts
3,200
14.513
io
14.313
Unrcstricted revenue
14,Ul3
14.613
The trustees Mckowledge thcRr responsibi]ities for complying wlth the requirettLents of ch¥Tity le&3lation
with ttspert to Accouttting recoTd¥ gnd the prep8Trtic¥n of ￿tsun15.
The chasity is not subjeet to ?ndepende7Jt examination under th￿ity legiBl8tiou, and the r¢pDrt of the
independent ￿ntant IB 011 page 5.
The twstce8 are 8ati$fi¢d thAt, ￿thOug1L the rthktity is not rcwtered under th¢ Companies Acts. sf it
were regi8tertd, it would be ellglble tc+ prepa￿ accounts iti accordante with the provisions in Part 15
Of the Componies Act 2006, applicable to companies suliect to the small compgnies regirne.
Babatunde A Oyetski
YYu•tso
Approved by the board of tn10tec$ on 29 October 21)25
The notc$ atts￿hed on paEe8 8 to l I lornk An Itste￿l part ofthese accounts
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Ctsrnmu￿tY fteeds Found&tlon
Nut•$ formlng PaTt of the financial $tAtaxLents for the year ended 31 March 2025
l. Accounting Poli¢it&
The prinr.ipal accounting p0￿CleS are su￿￿ar]Sed below. The ac¢ounting wlicies havc been applied
eonsisten(ly throughout the year and in ihe preceding ￿¥r.
lal B4818 of pr•paAtlon and ao¢outytinK eottventlon
The accounts have been prepared on the a¢¢nL8J basis, updeT the hislorical cost convctttion, and in 4¢eordance
acL¢idartce wirh the Financi¥J Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st J#nu*ry 20161 FRS 102 SORP
IStateTnent of Rccommended Practtce for Accounting and reporting by Charities) 2015, las amended by the
Bulleti￿ issued in OctDber ?018 and applicable to all perinds bEginnitig on Dr aflr.r 1st JArtllL￿ 20191. rrhe
SORP), published by the ch￿ltY Commission in England & Wales ICCEWI. cffective Ja￿￿ary 20L6, and irL
Accordanrc vnth dl applicable law itt rht chariry's jurisdictiort of registration, txcept that the charity hag
prepared the [￿￿￿¢1#1 statement in aCcord￿¢t with the FRS 102 SORP 20L5. las atnerded by the Bulletin
L5sued in October 2018 and applirnblt to Allaccounttng pttiods beginning or after 1st January 20191. IThe
SORH, In prefeTente to the prehTrou$ SORP. the SORP 2005, whieh as been wiLhdr8wn n0tt4rythstandirtg the fact
th&1 the extant statutotv Tegulalions. the Charities IAe.counts a￿a Report31 Regulatsort¥ 2008 refer explieiuy
to Ihe SORP 200S. This a8 beert done ID &ccord with ¢urrtnt best prArtiee.
¢bl Fuxd a¢¢ountlng
Unre$thcitd tunds are &vail*ble for use at the di¥¢retion of the trnstees irj furtheranee of the 8enera] objectives
of the Charity. UnTe$tricted funds may inelude a revaluation rtserve representing the restatement of itivestment
É¥t market valveg whtre applicable.
- Desi8nat¢d funds are LLnresiritled furtd8 earmarked by the tn18tees lor p¥rticuiar purpose.s
Restricted fund$ are subjeeted to re¥triL*iOAS on iheir expenditure imposed by thc donor or through the terms
of an app￿.
lel N#tuYe. ¢ategorle$ and r*¢o%nltlon ollThcome
All )ntOlli&S are included in thc 3trdLertietxi of fllian¢ial Activitie8 when thÈ ¢harJty is eniit]ed tts the income and
the amouiit tran be quantified wih ie¥soAable aecuracy.
Thelollowln9 8P¢tIAlc polleles are appl1￿ to partlcutar Cutegorles cJ* th¢•m¢."
Volutkt&ry incorne is Tcccivcd by way of granrs. dtrnations 2nd i& included in full in Lhe stdtettkent of
f￿anCIal acttwttts when receiveAble_ Grants, where entitletnent 18 conditional on tht del jvery ot a spceifit
perfortnance by th¢ charity, are Te.r.ogni¥ed when the cliarity br.romt& unconditionally cntitied to the grAnt.
Dvnal¢d services and faolities are induded at the VAlue to the ch#£ity where this can be quantified.
Idl Voluntee
In accordaiice wth the SORP, and in re¢A)gttitiOll of the dI￿lCUltieS in pLacing a monetsry value on the servi￿¥
from volunteers, the contTibutictn of volunteers its noi Incliided within the 2n¢ome of the charity-
l•> Reeopatlon of lioblUtI68 and •xp¢ndltDre
A IIAbility atkd the related expenditure is recognised wh¢n a legal constru¢ii¥e obligation ￿ts1& as a rsult of a
past event and when it IS more likely thaT) Aot that a transfer of e¢ottomic beh¢fit WSJL be required in settlemenl
and when the amount of the obligE4tion caTJ be mea8ured or reliably estixllaLed.
LiabilitlC8 ansing from future ￿ndIng ctsmmiitrienis constructive obli¥ation¥, wher¢ the titning or the
amouAt ol the future expenditure reqwred tv seirle the tsbligation ￿e untertain, give ri8e to 8 provision in the
accounts. whieh is revicwcd at the accounting year cnd.
lfj Flxed tsteti
Fixed asset$ are stated at cost le88 ac¢utyulated deprECiaUQA. Depreciation is provided ai rE4te$ raleulated Lo
write off the cosi of each asset over ir¥ eX￿Lled Useful life. whitrh in all cases is e8tirnattd at 5 years.
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Communlty Ileeds Foundatlon
Notes forming part tsf the fin•tselal statemen¢B for the year elld¢d 31 Mareh 2025
2. ))onatlon
Utttre8trict¢d
Restrlrt¢d
202S
2024
Donatio
Grant
Total donatiOtt%
2,555
8.000
10.SS5
2,55S
8,000
IQ.SS5
3,265
20,000
23,265
ChArltabl8
qrtÈvitteJ
Support Oovernart¢¢
Cwt
3. ChaAt&ble exp*Adlture
2025
2Ctr24
Charitable tetlvltle8
Cost ojactivitres Inlurtherance ol
harltys objecdves
l?,il2
12.S12
12.$12
12,512
8,014
8,014
Support ¢o$ts
Premi5e$
Administration
Others
4,298
478
4.298
478
36
4,812
1,931
324
36
36
4,776
2,255
GovernaAC¢ costs
Profe.ssional f*p.s
4.39i
4,395
4,39S
4,395
4.352
4,352
Total charltsble ezptrtdlture
l7,288
36
4,393
21,719
14,621
4. fiet ¥utplllA before tax In the Ilnan¢ial year
2024
?023
This is stated after chargirLg'.
Depreciation
2.14S
2,14S
2.282
2,282
14.513
S. In¢orth¢ &J¥d expen411tUTe aecouttt
2025
At l April 2024
Surplusldeficit after tax for the year
At 31 March 2025
14,S13
lJ,164
3,349
6. Truateeg y¢mun¢rAtton & tslated pay tran&qctlon4
Neither the trustees er any persons connected with th¢m received any rernuneration duting ih¢ year.
7. T￿tI￿rI
As a chutity, Comnunity Needs Foundxtian is exetnpt Irom tayatiort in respect of 2ntome or capital gthiA$
received within r.atcgtsries covered by chapter 3. part I l of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 UT $256 of the
Taxatton of Charge&ble Gains Aei 1992, to the extent that these are applied exclusively to its chaTltablt
objectts and for no otlier purpise. No I￿X charges have ariscn in the ch&nty
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Comznunity Needs Foundation
Notes forming part of the fin4nei*l 8tstements for the yeAr ended 31 f11￿h 2025
Motor Furniture &
Vehlejt Equlpw*tkt
8. Tan8tble tlxed
Total
COST
At l April 2024
Additions ift the penod
At 31 March 2025
DEPRECIATION
At l April 2024
Charge for the perxod
At 31 March 2025
NZT BOOK VALUE
At 31 M8rch 2024
180
180
180
180
36
36
36
36
At 31 March 2025
144
144
9. Creditor&
2025
2024
Accr1￿1$ - Accountancy fees
Otherts
300
1,769
2,069
31X)
1,769
2,069
10. AnalyslA of net bettveen fund
UnreBtTlCted
Funi]8
Re8trl¢t¢d
Futtd$
2025
2024
T￿n￿ble fllted assets
Current assets
Current liabilitie8
Net assets at 31 MaTch 2025
144
?.274
2,069
3.349
IH
5.274
2,0691
3,349
16,582
12,06gi
14,513
11. Mov¢ments fund¥
At l AdJu8tment
agAin8t
Out%olMg
r•ser￿s R¢sourcos Re￿llre
At31
2024
2025
Ro8tsi¢ted fund$
Totsl restricted funds
Uxrestrl¢ted fund
14,513
LO,555
21,719
3,349
Totaj unrestricted funds
14.513
10.5SS
21,719
3.349
Total fund
14.513
10,555
21,719
3.349
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CoMmu￿ty Need8 FoundAtiOn
In¢ome and Expettdlture Account for the y¢at eaded 31 Mar¢h 2025
202S
2024
Ineome
10.555
23,265
LESS EXPENDITVRE
Co4t of actlvltles kn hutlLer of
charlty'6 obiectivt
Purchases
Tr￿lspOrt & trave
12,418
94
12.512
8.014
8.014
Support eo¥ts- ¢hArltable &ctivitl¢ts
Rertt
Storage/Pa¢kaging
860
3.438
4,298
810
1,931
Admlnlstratétsn
nung and ststionery
Insurance
Postage
Training
Bank tharge¥
Webyite developmetLt
85
iii
278
43
113
44
478
84
44
324
Depreciation
36
36
Gov*yllatsee colts - ehxrltsble actlvltles
Pmfessional fees
Accountancy fees
4,095
300
4,395
4,Ck52
300
4,352
31.719
14.621
8.644
5,869
14,513
8otylllB for the ye&r
Surylus brought fonv8Td
S¥JTrluo ¢4rrl¢d for4VAtd
14,513
3.349
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