## **DELIVERING SURPLUS FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED** 

## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01/04/2023                Period start date   to 31/03/2024 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: FOOD FOR NOUGHT** 

**Charity registration number: 1179699** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

Food  For  Nought  was  started  in  mid-2017  and  has  worked  with  various Peterborough based charities and organisations to quickly set up a regular operation collecting surplus food and delivering this to a community fridges and other selected locations for the surplus to then be passed out to people in need. 

In the almost 7 years we have been running, Food for Nought redistributed close to 130,000 tonnes of surplus food to those who are in need. This is currently being collected from organisations including the following: 

- Tesco’s – M&S 

- Riverford Organic Farms 

- Waitrose 

- Serpentine Green 

- Barnack Distributions 

- Aldi’s Peterborough 



Further to the collection and redistribution of this surplus food, volunteers have also been running cookery courses to teach those in need, as well as others, how to cook a variety of meals with a view to better using the surplus food that is available through the Food For Nought scheme. 

## Key people and locaton 

Food for Nought is driven by Cocoa Fowler. It is currently located at 3 Heather Avenue,  Dogsthorpe,  Peterborough,  PE1  3XN  and  264  Gladstone  Street, Peterborough, PE1 2BS. 

## Current operatons 

Food for Nought has been able to triple its supply of food to its food hubs. It is estimated  that  over  1,500  people  are  being  helped  weekly  from  the community fridges and 100s more from the food delivered by Food for Nought to other charities in the Peterborough and Huntingdonshire areas. Food for Nought has received significant support from the local media and several external  Partners  including  Serpentine  Green;  PECT;  Peterborough  City Council; Huntingdonshire district council; City College Peterborough; PCVS; WestRaven  Big  Local;  The  Robert  Dixon  Trust; Print  Solutions;  PS Media; Children of Adam and The Social Echo Yaxley. 

## **Additional information** 

We have applied for various grants and funding with varying levels  of success. After the year end, we have received funding from  Peterborough and Huntingdonshire city councils to help us expand into the Huntingdonshire area. Our volunteers have worked nonstop and with endless enthusiasm for the whole time to keep Food for Nought running. 



## **Achievements and Performance** 

Over the past 12 months we have delivered surplus food to thousands of people in the Peterborough and Huntingdonshire area’s. 

## **Additional information** 

At the AGM Cocoa gave a report that the quantity of surplus had dropped over the past year and this is costing the charity to much in fuel to travel over two counties. The expenses for the vans has increased and we have had to purchase to many new tyres. 

## **Financial Review** 

During the past year we have received grants and donations totalling £17,100 and had expenditures totalling £18,000 approx. 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Neil Crowson|Treasurer|2021 to Present||
||SallyHowell|Trustee|2021 to Present||
||Thomas Greetham|Chairman|2021 to Present||
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members** 

Cocoa Fowler Chief Volunteer 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

T Greetham **Signature(s)** N Crowson **Full name(s)** Neil Crowson Tomas Greetham **Position** Treasurer chairman **Date** 28/10/2025 




Delivering food to those in need. 

## FOOD FOR NOUGHT CORE RUNNING COSTS APPROX PER ANNUM. 

Fleet vehicle insurance Aviva per year £3,582.87 at time of printing (2024). Due; ( 25/05/2025 ) 

Fleet breakdown cover per year £717.03 at time of printing. AA Due; ( JUNE 25 ) 

MOTs and maintenance for three vans approx. £3,800 ( in case vans need tyres + other maintenance) MOT ( 24-10-25 / 20-12-25 / 07-09-25 ) 

Vehicle tax 3x £320 per year = £980. ( 01-11-25 / 01-12-25 / 02-05-25 ) 

Total per year at tme of printng. = £9,079.90 

HDC for 2 x fridges £3,026.61 per year 

PCC for 4 x fridges £6,053.22 per year 

This is the approximate figure we need to raise just to keep running per year. 

The total income from grants for 2024/2025 was £17,100 and the expenditure was £18,000 the extra was for work done on vans and spare parts.