2025-12-31-accounts - The Great Yarmouth Pathway

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Guests enjoying Christmas dinner at Pathway cafe

Annual Report 2025

Charity Number 1178940

CHAIR OF TRUSTEES REPORT

Welcome to our Annual Report for Great Yarmouth Pathway Cafe and Support Centre for the year 2025.

In the years I have been writing these reports each year there has inevitably been changed. Our work never stays still. Our core objectives and our values as a charity remain steadfast and firm but the way these are worked out demands us to remain adaptable and open. It was this year we separated from our partnership with St Mary Magdalen and as we do so we give thanks for how that partnership enabled great things to happen: many people fed, an established Trussell service offered in this area and a fine warehouse. Looking ahead we will each continue to serve but focusing on our own geographical areas.

As always, I have to reflect upon the enormous contribution of so many people work towards making this charity everything it is. We have amazing staff who are both gifted and dedicated in all they do. They are the reason there is delicious food on the table 3 days a week. They are the reason Foodbank shelves are stocked and parcels packed. They are the reason the money is raised and the bills are paid. They are the reason people who come seeking help are greeted with a smile. They are the reason governance and administration quietly takes place in the background. Thank you to all of our amazing staff and volunteers. We remain extremely fortunate to have Jennifer King as our charity manager: It is under her guidance this charity has grown and flourished over the last five years.

There is one quiet man who very much remained in the background but was so important when Pathway first established. David Pearson faithfully served as a trustee from 2018 to 2024 and sadly died in September 2025. When we first set out to establish Pathway as a charity to serve those in need but working independently of the Parochial Church Council of the Great Yarmouth, we needed trustees to serve: David was the first with his hand up. Over the years so many times I heard him speak of the essential calling of the church to serving those in need but most especially in the south of Great Yarmouth; an area which can often feel isolated and excluded and where deprivation is very real. David was a constant source of gentle encouragement and perceptive wisdom.

Charities are always dependent upon those who volunteer, as I have already said. I urge everybody to do all that they can to encourage volunteering in the charity sector. There are so many ways that gifts and talents can find use in service to others. Many charities, especially in Great Yarmouth often struggle to fill their trustee board with capable people equipped with the right skills. We are blessed with a small but effective board of trustees but if ever you meet somebody who has useful professional gifts, please give them a word of encouragement and a gentle nudge.

You will notice how our costs have risen significantly over the years. This has enabled this charity to become more dependable and consistent, thus present and serving people in need. I would like to publicly express gratitude for the individuals, trusts and foundations who have supported us so generously in 2025. You will see in the Managers’ Report exactly how many people have been served as a consequence of this generosity. Thank you for your remarkable and generous support.

I anticipate this will be the final report I write as Chair of Trustees. Change is inevitable but it is good to see others stepping up to share the responsibilities of leadership. I will remain a trustee and always excited to see what the next chapter may hold for great Yarmouth Pathway and Yarmouth Foodbank.

Revd Simon Ward

Chair of Trustees

MANAGER’S REPORT

Our vision is to be a transforming safe space of light, welcome and engagement for the community of Great Yarmouth to support those in need in Great Yarmouth. This vision is what myself and our volunteers use day to day in the building – working really hard to offer a warm and friendly welcome to build a pleasant environment for all to enjoy. I am really passionate that I want our building to be a nice, safe place to congregate and I want to build a hub for the community to thrive in. We work in partnership with other charities and agencies across the area and regularly have representatives from partner agencies such as Dial on-site worker who supports our clients on site.

Our two main provisions are: our café, which opens three times a week and, our foodbank which opens once a week. We have a holistic approach, where food provision is our core offering, but it is supported by wrap around care – with the aim to build resilience and independence for our clients. In our café, we have 683 registered names on our database and in 2025 served 15,692 meals. Our foodbank distributed parcels to 4118 individuals across 2025, which equated to 34188kg of food. The number of parcels has reduced by over 700 year on year. This is a testament to the hard work of our team of support coordinators who are working tirelessly to reduce the need for foodbanks, through the ongoing support to bring clients out of crisis.

At the end of the year, our fantastic chef Andres retired. Andres has been a joy to work with for the past few years, serving both delicious and nutritious food, as well as understanding our values and being at the heart of our charity. Andres will be missed on a day-to-day basis by the staff, volunteers and clients and I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank him for his hard work, dedication and commitment to our charity during his time with us. We wish him a restful retirement. For our volunteers and staff, we have continued to offer a range of training opportunities and welcomed 4 new volunteers to the team in 2025. Our volunteers are at the centre of our provision, and I am proud of everything we achieve together as a team. In December, we welcomed our new chef Anthony, and I look forward to working with him in 2026 and the food he will create for our café.

As I reflect on the last 12 months, I often find it difficult to ‘celebrate’ our work. The fact that we have faced (and fulfilled) consistent demand for our services reflects the ongoing hardship and deprivation our town is facing and at times it can be hard to accept that things have not improved for everyone since I wrote in annual report last year. It is comforting to know that we are there as an ongoing support system for those who need us and that we are the trusted place they come to when they feel most vulnerable. I take that responsibility very seriously and I am very conscious of the faith they show in us to support them during challenging times. When reviewing last year’s annual report and paperwork, it is clear to see the development and evolution of our charity across the years, as we have continuously grown and reacted to the needs of our clients.

In September we relaunched our foodbank under the new name of Great Yarmouth Foodbank (formerly Yarmouth&Magdalen Foodbank). This was in response to the separation from our former foodbank partners at St Mary Magdalene Church, who now run their own foodbank under the name Gorleston Foodbank. I always view change as an opportunity for new doors to open and this is how we have embraced the new reality for our foodbank. We are dedicated to serving local clients and we are more focussed than ever to offer the most suitable, efficient and sustainable services we can. Our foodbank provision area has grown to cover the surrounding areas of; Ormesby, Hemsby, Martham, Winterton, Fleggburgh, Acle and Filby - so we are excited to welcome what 2026 has in store for our foodbank. Our warehouse coordinator Debbie, and her wonderful team continue to operate from our warehouse in Cobholm – collecting, sorting and packing food ready for distribution from our hall. The warehouse has proven to be a vital asset for us and I am keen to thank Debbie and her team for running a slick logistical operation that enables our foodbank to run efficiently.

A highlight on the calendar in 2025 was our Christmas event – where we served over 100 meals. We were treated to a brass band playing festive music, whilst we served 3 course full festive meals and distributed Christmas gifts to all who attended.

At the end of the year our wonderful Chair of Trustees, Canon Simon Ward stepped down from his position (and will remain as a trustee on our board). Simon was the reason I applied for this role – his inspirational manner, vision for the charity and supportive nature encouraged me that we could do something special with this charity. Throughout his time in this role, Simon has been a leader in all senses of the word, calmly leading and navigating the charity through change, evolution and development – guiding us onwards into the future. As a team, together we have built this charity to be sustainable, robust and resilient – and none of this would have been possible without Simon’s leadership. I am grateful for everything he has done for me personally whilst I have been in this role and cannot underestimate the impact his work has had on our clients and the local community.

Jennifer King

Pathway Manager

TREASURERS REPORT

I would like to start first by thanking all the staff, volunteers and various helpers for their marvellous efforts in what has been another exceptionally busy and challenging year. We still serve about 80/100 free hot meals on three days each week and operate a very busy Foodbank from our warehouse premises.

The total received in Income in the year was £207,581.63 and £184,470.31was paid out.

We received many generous donations from individuals for Pathway and Foodbank.

Pathway also received funding from the Norfolk Community Foundation Trust of £45,001, National Lottery Community Fund of £43,843 and Headley Trust of £20,000. Foodbank received its main funding from The Trussell Trust in the form of grants totalling £23,736.74 and we thank all of them for their support of Gt. Yarmouth Pathway and Food Bank.

In addition to Fare Share and Thompson Foods we have been using other suppliers, especially for Food Bank while we try to grow our public donations. The on-line banking and implementing of accountancy software have continued to prove very helpful. Also, we at present pay £200 per week (£50 for each of the four days we are open) to the PCC for the hire of the hall. This covers all the utilities we use. We have additional premises costs for the new Foodbank Warehouse £14,992.21. This left us with a total of £189,173 in cash and £1849 in assets to carry forward into 2026. Again, I thank all our various donators for their contributions and the Trustees for all the assistance given to me over year and in producing these accounts.

Susan Murtha Treasurer

Pathway Financial summary 2025

Great Yarmouth Pathway Statement of Financial Activities Year ending 31[st ] December 2025

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Great Yarmouth Pathway Statement of Financial Activities Year ending 31stDecember 2025

	2024	2025
INCOME
Gift Aid donations	0	0
Fundraising	1182.09	0
Standing Order / Direct Debit/Stripe/Paypal	2376.32	2496.00
Churches	490.57	0
Other Groups, companies or Charities	20730.00	0
Individuals and councillors	26529.06	9743.61
Grants from Trusts & Foundations	243740.95	151499.02
National Lottery	0	43843.00
TOTAL INCOME	295048.99	207581.63


EXPENDITURE
Insurance	1587	1473.46
Catering Supplies and running expenses	4399.37	1520.78
Cleaning Supplies & Refuse	2048.64	2326.06
Volunteer Expenses and petty cash	777.95	280.77
Training Costs	0	1223.47
Rent to GY PCC	5850.00	9300.00
New Equipment	0	898.28
Foodbank (detail on separate page)	126570.38	115621.97
Centres management and administration	2160.85	2853.00
Staff Wages: Manager	32940.00	15655.03
Staff Wages: Chef	17550.00	16034.34
Staff Wages: Volunteer Coordinator		5697.08
Tax NI	10176.87	9001.08
Staff Expenses	403.20	489.99
Van and running costs	2409.74	0
StMM Support Coordinator		2095.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURE	206874	184470.31
BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD	77886.94	166061.93
BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD	166061.93	189173.25

Foodbank Financial summary 2025

Great Yarmouth Pathway Statement of Financial Activities Year ending 31[st ] December 2025

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Great Yarmouth Pathway Statement of Financial Activities Year ending 31stDecember 2025

Activities directly relating to foodbank EXPENDITURE
	2024	2025
Manager	0	11741.28
Volunteer Coordinator	0	2848.57
Warehouse Coordinator	0	13813.59
N.I	0	4116.89
Warehouse Costs	10103.75	16541.56
Payments to Mary Magdalene Church	35802.44	8300.00
Dial	17882.60	21496.94
Utility Cards	0	649.00
Fareshare	5861.70	6787.70
All the various stores	30746.12	22430.16
Premises Hire	13480.32	3100
Legal Advice	8582.00	588.00
General Expenses	1236.77	1282.78
Van Expenses	95.00	838.30
Staff Training	2505	0
Waste Collection	274.68	1087.20
TOTAL EXPENDITURE	126570.38	115621.97

A full set of accounts is available on request and will be uploaded to the Charity Commission Register: www.charitycommission.gov.uk

The full accounts were independently examined and approved.

STATISTICS 2025

Pathway café

A register is kept each time we serve a hot meal at our café food.

Month	Meals served	New Clients
January	1307	1
February	1087	2
March	1123	3
April	1082	5
May	1706	11
June	1198	15
July	1151	8
August	1224	3
September	1343	15
October	1551	10
November	1509	5
December	1411	6
Total	15692	84

Foodbank

In 2025, parcels were distributed to 4118 individuals.
34,188kg of food was distributed in 2025.
1851 signposting referrals were made by our support coordinators.

Thank you to all our supporters: We could not do it without you!

THE GREAT YARMOUTH PATHWAY

Annual Report and Accounts 2025

Registered Charity (England and Wales)

1178940

Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 December 2025

Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowmen t funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowmen t funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowmen t funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowmen t funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowmen t funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
-	68,195	-	68,195	186,478
-	127,207		127,207	57,263
-	12,180		12,180	50,817
-			-	491
-	207,582	-	207,582	295,049

-	46,773		46,773	100,135
	137,515		137,515	106,739
-	399		399	399
-	184,687	-	184,687	207,273
-
-	22,895	-	22,895	87,776
-	-	-	-	-
	1,850		1,850	1,850
-	21,045	-	21,045	85,926

-	169,361	-	169,361	167,908
-	190,406	-	190,406	169,361

Balance sheet As at 31 December 2025	Balance sheet As at 31 December 2025	Balance sheet As at 31 December 2025	Balance sheet As at 31 December 2025	Balance sheet As at 31 December 2025	Balance sheet As at 31 December 2025
Notes 5 8 7 9 Creditors: amounts falling due after one year *Total net assets or liabilities* Funds of the Charity funds *Total funds* Creditors: amounts falling due within one *Net current assets/(liabilities)* *Total assets less current liabilities* Tangible assets *Total fixed assets* Current assets Cash at bank and in hand *Total current assets* Fixed assets other advance payments	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowmen t funds Total this year Total last year £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
	-	1,849	-	1,849	3,699
	-	1,849	-	1,849	3,699

	-	189,173	-	189,173	164,821
	-	-		-	1,241
	-	189,173	-	189,173	166,062

	-	616		616	399

	-	188,557	-	190,406	169,361

	-	190,406	-	190,406	169,361

	-	-	-	-	-
	-	190,406	-	190,406	169,361

	-	190,406	-	190,406	169,361
	-	190,406	-	190,406	169,361

The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies

Signature of trustees authenticating accounts being sent Signed by one or two trustees/directors on behalf of all	Print Name	Date of approval dd/mm/yyyy
	Revd Canon Simon Ward
	Rev Richard Washington
	Steven Taylor
	Michael Green

	Signature	Date dd/mm/yyyy

Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 Dec 2025

Note 3 Income

Analysis of income	Unrestricted funds	Restricted income funds	Endowmen t funds	Total funds	Prior year
	£	£	£	£	£
Donations and gifts	-	207,582	-	207,582	295,049
Total	-	207,582	-	207,582	295,049
	-	207,582	-	207,582	295,049

Other information:

All income in the prior year was unrestricted except for: (please provide description and amounts)

Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the reporting period, please give the reason for the conversion.

Not Applicable Not Applicable

Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the prior period, please give the reason for the conversion.

Not Applicable

Within the income items above the following items are material: (please disclose the nature, amount and any prior year amounts)

Not Applicable

This year: Where sums originally denominated in foreign currency have been included in income, explain the basis on which those sums have been translated into sterling (or the currency in which the accounts are drawn up). Last year: Where sums originally denominated in foreign currency have been included in income, explain the basis on which those sums have been translated into sterling (or the currency in which the accounts are drawn up).

Not Applicable Not Applicable

Note 4 Expenditure
Postage Rent other expenses Printing & Expenditure on raising funds: Telephone and fax Motor expenses Analysis	Thisyear Lastyear
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted income funds	Endowmen t funds	Total funds	Total funds
	£	£	£	£	£
	-	813	-	813	954
	-	-		-	34
	-	28,942		28,942	19,330
	-	918		918	871
	-	9		9	149
	-	1,987	-	1,987	2,505
staff training	-	1,223	-	1,223	2,505
Legal Expenses hmrc tax IT DIAL Consulting advertisment Food costs subscription wages travel waste collection Accountancy fees Insurance Depreciation See Note 5 Total expenditure on raising funds Repair and maintenace charges St Mary Magdalen staff expenses warehouse running cost Volunteer enrishment	-	496	-	496	442
	-	1,473	-	1,473	1,587
		8,300		8,300	35,802
	-	498		498	403
		-		-	9,706
		13,118		13,118	10,177
		216		216	227
	-	21,497		21,497	17,882
		588		588	210
		1,225		1,225	125
		30,739		30,739	39,800
		374		374	60
	-	67,885		67,885	60,335
		-		-	321
		105		105	258
		176		176	562
		3,272		3,272	2,323
	-	1,850	-	1,850	704
		832		832
	-	186,537	-	186,537	207,272

Note 5 Tangible fixed assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets 6.1 Cost or valuation

Freehold land & buildings £	Other land & buildings £	Plant, machinery and motor vehicles £	Fixtures, fittings and equipment £	Total £
-	-	-	3,699	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	3,699	3,699

SL or RB (Straight Line or Reducing Balance)	SL or RB	SL or RB	SL or RB	SL or RB


-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	1,850	1,850
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	1,850	1,850

-	-	-	3,699	-

Net book value at the end of the year

- - - 1,849 1,849

6.4 Impairment:

This year: Please provide a description of the events and circumstances that led to the Not Applicable

Last year: Please provide a description of the events and circumstances that led to the Not Applicable

Note 7 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.

7.1 Analysis of creditors

Free of interest loan Accrued expenses Trade creditors Total	Amounts falling due within one year	Amounts falling due within one year	Amounts falling due after more than one year	Amounts falling due after more than one year
	This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
	-	-	-	-
	616	399		-
		-	-	-
	616	399	-	-
Note 8 Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and on hand Total			This year £	Last year £
			189,173	164,821
			189,173	164,821

Note 9 Charity funds

9.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period

* Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendable endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of

Fund names	Type PE, EE R or UR *	Purpose and Restricti ons	Fund balances brought forward £	Income £	Expenditure £	Transfers £	Gains and losses £	Fund balances carried forward £
Unrestircted income	UR		-	-	-	-	-	-
Restircted income	R		169,361	207,582	186,537		21,045	190,406
*Other funds* *(balancing figure)*	N/a	N/a	-	-	-	-	-	-
169,361 Total Funds as per balance sheet				207,582	186,537	-	21,045	190,406
Fund balances carried forward include assets			and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency				Yes No
								✓

*If yes, please state the basis on which the assets and/or liabilities have been*						Not Applicable

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees

Charity Name THE PATHWAY GREAT YARMOUTH

On accounts for the year 31 DECEMBER 2025 Charity no 1178940 ended (if any) Set out on pages (1-10) (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 /12/ 2025 .

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent The charity’s gross income does not exceed £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of Association of Accounting Technicians AAT.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true 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 which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

* Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed:

Date: 10/02/2025

Oct 2018

IER

Name: MUHAMMAD ARFAN

Relevant professional Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification(s) or body 20435035 (if any):

Address: 3 Dene side, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2HL

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Oct 2018

IER