CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1st January, 2024 to 31 st December, 2024 Charity name: Llskeard & Looe Foodbank Charlty registratlon number: 1183375 Objectlves and Activities SORP Surnmary of Ihe purposes of the charity as set out in Ils governlng documenl Para 1.17 'The object of Ihe CIO is Ihg relief of financial hardship amongst people in Liskeard and Looe and the surroundlng aroa in such ways as the truste8s from time-to-t1me think fit, in partlcular, but not exclusively by= a} providlng emergency food, essential toiletries, and household items to individuals and families In need andlor for distribution by charities or other organisalions working to prevent or relieve povety bl such other means, including (bLrt not limiled tol the provlsion of sUPPOrt or slgiipo8ting to I"elgv¢lril Information and olher advisory seNices, and cl to provide such services with a Christian ethos, supported by Ghurches in Liskeard and Looe and th8 surrounding area. Summary of the main activities in relation lo those purp)ses for the wbllc benefit, in partiwlar, the activities. prolecls or services identlfied in the aGGounts. Para 1.17 aNI 1.19 The Foodbank helps Individuals and families in crlsis, through tha provlsion of emergency supplies. A network consistlng of h8alth visitors. social workers. and other community-based support workers, refer people to the Foodbank centre where people Lullect food and loiletries. Other services, such as debt and b9nefits advlGe, are also available to help them out ol Ihoir crisis. For our clients in wral areas or Ihose unable lo reach us. we try to eilher deliver direct or lo a nelwork of locations more convenient for them. Each r$On reIVeS enough nutritionally balanced food for at least thre6 days. Food is collected from donors, mainly at supermarkels, at churches or Ihrough local groups. Money is also donated by Ihe public which helps to cover admlnlstrative costs and, increasingly In the last two years. to purchase food when items run short. Food Is seen as a catal st lor chan
providlng emergency food immedlaloly meets a crisis wlth practical help. However. wo also work closely with Care Professlonals and other agencies lo l(x)k at longer-lann strategies and to idontify those in crlsls, providg greater support and ensure Ihe public's donations only go to those really In need. Slalement conflrming whether the tSteeS have had regard lo the guldance issued by the Charity Commission on publlc benefit Fa 1.18 The Twstees are awarg of and follow the Charities commission's guidan on the need for publlc beneff(. Addltlonal Inforniatlon (optlon81) You ma choose lo include furlher statements where relevant about.. SORP rofer06 Policy on grant maklng Para 1.38 Nol Applicable Pollcy on social Investment including program related inveslmenl Para 1.38 Not Applicable Contribution volunteers made by We havo a srnall. employed team. led by Sharon Sissons, our Slrategic Manager, who mainly deal with clSents in the Llskeard offi. otheis6, the overwhelmlng majoriiy of Ihose who work for the Foodbank do so on a voluntary basis. They undertake roles in every area ol operalions, from 'face lo face. meetings with cli8nls. delivering goods, collecting and receiving donatlons and working In our warehouse. Withoul this voluntary work, the Foodbank Gould not opgrate on Ihe scale it does. Para 1.38 Olher The Foodbank's client-faclng actlvllles take place principally in two locations In Liskeard (which accounts lor 85-900/0 of all aclSvltyl and in a satelllte office in Torpoint.
Achievements and Performance SORP r*rgnce Summary of the maln achievements of tho Gharity, idgntifying the differen¢6 tho charity's woth has made the circumslances of Its beneficiaries and any wider beneflts to society as a wholo. We cover a wlde but only infomally defined area with Liskeard at its centre - from Torpoint (where we opgned a satelllte off ico in 2023} In the east lo the Fowey estuary In the west, from Looe on the south coast lo Bodmin Moor lo the north. It is a larggly rural area of at least 500 square mlles. Llskeard is the largost town wlth a population ol just over 10,000, Torpoinl has c7,000, LO c5,000. Given that. the total population of the area we service is Ihought to be c50,000. Para 1.20 Thal is the bad<drop to the table below which shows the number of refe¥rals we have received in the last 5 years- over 4.000 In each of the last three years.11 shows a c500/0 rise in referrals in the sprlng 012022 when the cosl of living and fuel price rises took hold.. In reswnse, in that year we relocated Inlo separate and larger office and warehouse premlses. However. as the table shows, desplte government assistance to households and the subsequent falls in both inflatlon and fuel pricgs, the demand lor our services did not fall In 2023 or 2024. Indeed, we can already see that demand contlnues to rise in 2025. most notably wlth those over the age of 65 seeklng our help. Vouchers Fulfllled Adults Children Helped 998 1,095 Total Helped 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1,871 1,694 2,789 1.681 1,507 2,607 4,390 Jusl as the area we service is wide, so our clients are ref9rred to us from a wide range of agencies over 60 separatè Referral Agencles made referrals to us in 2024. The 6 largest (listed below) accounted for 1,089 or 520/p ol all vouchers fuEfiiied'. over half of referrlng agancles rnade less than 20 referrals the year. Referrln enc We Are Wlth You (formerly Addaclion Liskeard and Looe Foodbank No of Referrals 277 271 Cornwall Councll 161 Citizen's Advlce- L18keard 141 Cornwall Council Assessmenls and Crlsls and Care Team Torpolnl Foodbank 105
Low income is the most common reason people are referred to us for help, whether that is low wages OK benefits or a combination of tth. The other reasons people are referred to us are debt, homelessness, domestic aLuse, benefit changes and slcknesslill health. We operated a'delivery only, model during the pandemic, but now ask our cllenls to collect from us If they can. as they did pre-pandemic. We do conlinue to deliver to those olients that have either physical or mental heallh issues or those who, given our rural area, do not have the use of a car as many of our villages are not on a bus roule to Llskeard or Torpolnt. However, to sav@ costs we are developing a network of more local, rural points of conlact whlch can hold a small amount of stock and where people can collect lood from. Havlng most clients attend ourofficesallows uslo talkto them and guide them towards support from other agencies. In our Liskeard off Ice we offer clients a warm welcome in a 'cafe style, room, with tea or coffee and a chance lo sll and lalk to allow us to establish what further help we can gulde them to. We have a team trained to help offer a free benefit check online. using th& Turn2us website, makilng sure our clients areny missing out on Income they are entitled to and whlch could allevlate their need to turn to the foodbank. Whilst not recorded numerically, we have had nolable wccess in doing this. saving or providing people wlth access to hundreds and, on occasions. thousands of pounds of supwrt they were not gettlng. In 2024 we altered our model In two ways. Alongsldo provSdlng a varlety ol nutritionally balancgd food as suggested by the Trussell Trust, wo have bogun offering Meal Bags bags containing the Ingredients and the recipe for preparing simple moals wilh the aim of giving clients both a greater skill-set and a sense of independgnce and self-respect. We also moved away from providlng a 'one size fits all. range of food to allowing those wTrK) attend our Llskeard off Ices to choose Iheir own f¢)od from the range we stock in a small. 'supermathet-like' room, again wh the same aims. Both these systems have been operated successfully at other foodbanks in the West Country which we have lialsed with and visited and they havg been well-reGeived by our clients. Also In 2024, with the supwrt of the Bennelong Foundation and Trussell, we have employed someone to workexclusively and full time on our school's engagement project. This has raised the proflle ol the foodbank, allowed us to reach new cllents and lo improve the cooking skills of both puplls and parents. As a result, we have received very positive fg6dbaGk and the number of families, especially those nominated by school and who we supportecl over the Easter, Sumrner and Christmas breaks which were well up on the corrospondlng periods in 2023. We also rIodICallY supply food to some schools, Breakfast Clubs.
Addltlonal Information (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where r81evant about.. Achievemgnls againsl djlectlves set As a Foodbank, our objeclive is slmply lo help people in crisls. 11 would be wrong to expect or hope that we will ever achieve our oblectlVg- which, put plainly. is that In an Ideal world there would be no need for foodbanks. Para 1.41 We undertake a range ol acllvltles to raise either funds or, more oll@n, donatlons of food and other goods as well as raise awareness. For gxample, we periodically run a stand for a week at our princlpal, local supermarkets, Mor¥isons in Llskeard and Sainsbury's in Torpolnl. W8 are also lucky enough to be a chosen charity for some local events such as the Cornish Maralhon which takes place each ALrtumn and the local Duloe Cider and Ale Festlval. Performance of fundraising activities against objeclives set Para 1.41 Our objective Is obviously not only io raise as muGh as we can but also lo raise our proflle to encouragg donations at other times. To that end we also work lo encourage support for the Fo¢xlbank by engaglng ¥vllh the local media, pollticlans, business and community groups. Wo have accounts with Facebook. Instagram and Twltler to kegp clients and donors up to dale with our news. Indeed. having an onling presence is proving vllal.. for example, whllsl overall donalions by indivlduals f911 in the first hall of 2024, they rose onllne. We are gratefvl for all the help we re1v8 from our supporters and volunteers, without whom wo could not do what we do. Investment performance againsl objectives Not Applicable We have no profit motive other than we alm to remain solvenl and to help as many people as we can, we have no obvious financ1 objectives. Pard 1.41 Other As measured by weight, in 2024 whilst we saw a rise in the amounts of stock we have taken injofieth lalmost all donaladl that given out rose by more and. for the Ilrst time in recent years, we were unable to balan the two. Withdemand rising, the signs are that the problem is only becoming worse in 2025 Slock In 36,186 Stock Out 43,296 2021 2022 39,763 41.740 2023 42.587 40.453 2024 47,347 58.511
This next lable shows that In 2024 we saw a continued fall In donations Irom individuals, a trend that began in 2023 and which we have had to compensale for by buylng in stock using our own flnanclal resenres. However. bear In mlnd Ihat even the food shown here as donated by 'Supermarkets' and 'Churches' represonls food that has been purchased or donated by an individual.. we arg almosl entirely reliant on the generoslty of individuals and groups wlthln our local community for Ihe food we supply. % of Total Donated B Supermarkels 2022 2023 2024 28.4 29.3 28.1 Churches 22.9 24.4 27.7 Indlvidu818 23.3 12.7 Purchased 12.6 Other 24.7 21.0 25.1 Totsl 11X).O 100.0 ioo.o
Financial Review Review of the charity's linanclal posltion at Ihe end of the [r0d Para Whilst financially sound at the end of 2024 and havlng reported small financial surpluses in 2023 and 2024, as will become clear the signs are that the foodbank faces growlng financial rlsks. Statement explaining ihe policy for holding reserves slating why they are held Par 1.22 Reserves are held to ensurg that we ar8 able to contlnu8 to provlde our vital support to what is proving a still growing number of people. ReseNes are split between those restrlcted to spocific projects (all l%ing funds donaled by outside bodies, notably Truss811) and unallocated funds. However, within unallocatecl funds we have deslgnated funds for specific polential costs (eg, l(K)d loss, war8houso upkeep, van replacement). Amount ol reserves held Para 1.22 As our a¢wunts show, as al 31 sl Decemlxr 2024 we held £302,168 in total nds, of whlch just ovar a thlrd were Reslricled. Reasons for holding zero raserves Para 1.22 Not Appllcable Details of fund materially In delicil Para 1.24 Not Applicable Explanation of any uncerlaintles about the charity continuing as a going con¢grn Para Whllst sup6rfi¢ially the Trust appears to be in sound financlal health, tho outlook is currently very un¢ertaln. The fall in tood donated by individuals that we saw in 2023 and 2024 appears lo be contlnuing ln 2025 which means that there is a growing need lor us lo use our financial reserves to purchase food to dlstributg. However, as it did in 2024, in 2025 tho demand for our SUPFY)rt appears to be continuing to rise. Thg OLrtlook for grant support from Trussell is particularly unclear.. il seems Ilkely that It will be reduced, perhaps greatly so, in 2026. As thls is our main source of funds. albeit Roslrlcted, we are already planning lor reduced funding, including the expectation of both a financial deficit (il not in 2025 then, more likely, in 2026) and that we will need to redu the scope of our aGtlvilles accordingly.
Addltlonal Information (optlonal) You ma choose lo include further statements where relevanl about.. The harity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Grants. from TrLJssell and olhers Regular and unsolicited cash donations from Individuals Fund raising activitles that we undertake Invgstment policy and objectives including any social investment wllcy adopied Pai8 1.46 Not applicable A description of the prlncipal risks faclng the charlty Para 1A6 As already mentioned, In 2023 and 2024 we saw a fall in lood donated by individuals and, In 2024. These shortfalls are havlng to be made up by ourselves. purchasing food using our financial reserves. This is also happenlng as demand for our help rises- as il did in 2024. We assume that these Iwo trends are merely a reflection of the contlnulng cosl of living pressures facocl by Ihose who Ilve in our opgrating area. Glven the uncertain Outlook for Grant support, the financial pressures that result from these two trends mean that we expect Ihat tho charlly wlll therefore seo a deficit, if not in 2025 than most likely in 2026. The net resull is thal, most likely in 2026, we will negd to rgduce the sGope ol our actlvitios.
Structure, Governance and Management Type of governing documont (e.g Irusl deed. royal charter) Para 1.25 CIO Foundation. reglslered 13"May 2019. It is based on Ihe Charlty Commission Model Constllutlon. How Is constltuted? le.g unlncorporated association. CIO) the charity Para 1.25 CIO Foundation Trustee selectlon methods including details of any Constilutional provisions e.g. election lo post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more truste98 Para 1.25 The appointment of a Trustee requlr6s IN)th a nominee and someone to second a nomination. Applicants undergo a structured inteNiew prior to Iheir appointment. carried out acwrding to Trussell guldance, and they must provlde Iwo references, at leasl one ol which must be independent. all references being checked. Additional information (optional) You ma choose to include rther statements where relevant atK)ut: Policies and procedures adopted for the Induction and training of trustees The Foodbank has an Induction Pack for new Injstees whlGh Is revised annually. Para 1.51 The charity's organisational sEructure and any wlder nelwort( with whlch the charity works The Foodbank operates under the'umbrella. organisalion, -1 russell. The Foodbank therefore follows Twssell's operations and procedures as laid out In Ihoir Owraling Manual. Para 1.51 Relationship wilh any related partles The Foodbank q)erates under the 'umbrolla' organisation Trussell. It only receives financial support from Trussoll for sp8clflc projecls relaling lo relleving hardship. Para 1.51
Reference and Administrative details Charfly name Liskeard & Lo(* Foodbank Other name Ihe charlty uses NIA F18gistered Gharity number 1183375 Charfly's prlnclpal addr&£s 21 Dean Slreel Liskgard Cornwall PL14 4AB Names of the charity truslees who manage Ihe charlty Tru8tee nÈme Offlce (If any) dlos a¢tsd If not for whol6 year Mftma of person (or body) entltled to appolnt truztee (If an Judith Annells Chair Vice Ghair Appointed 06102123 Resigned 3113125 Died 518124 Appointgd 1511124 Appolnted 316124 Appolnled 817124 Appointed 219124. Resigned 216125 Appolntod 3113125 Appointed ?113125 Appointed 3113125 Stev8 Vinson Maureen Godfrey Becky Lear Alan Hartridge Androw Fowler Margarel Sylvester-Thorne Safeguarding seCretaryreaSUrer Katherine White Wllllam Stuart-whlte Treasurer Secretary 10 Michael Brock-cook Cor rate trustees- names ol the directors at the date the re ortwasa roved None Name of truslees holding title lo prortY belong1ng io the charity Trustee name Dates acted If not forwhole ear None
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf ol others Descr1ptlon of the assets held in this Gapaclly Nong Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how thls falls within the cuslodian charity's objects NIA Details of arrangements for sale custody and segregalion of such assets from the charity's own assets NIA Name of chlef executlve or names of senlor staff members (Optional informatlon) Sharon Sissons, Strategic hAanager Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-dlsclosure ol ke ersonnel delalls NIA Declarations The Iruslees declaffj thal they have approved the tru8tse8' report above. Signed on behalf of the charlty's Iruslees Slgnature(8) Full name(8) Poslllon {eg Secretaryy Chalr, etc) I'TW LCSLK" CVA41 Date
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report lo Ihe Irusteesl members of Liskeard & Laoe Foodbank On accounts for the ye8r ended 31 December 2024 Charity no (If any) 1183375 Sel oul on pages 13-17 I report lo the trusle8s on my examinatlon of the accounts of the above Gharity {'Ihe Trust'l for the year ended 3111212024. Responsibilitles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responslble for the preparallon basls ol report of the accounts in acGordan¢e with the requlrements of Ihe Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of Ihe Twsl's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out my examlnation, I have followed the applicable Dlrethlons given by the Charity Gomrnlssion under section 145{51(bl of th8 Act. I have completed my axamination. I conllmi that no materlal matters have Lxjme to my attention in connectlon with the examlnation which glves me Gause lo belleve that in, any materlal respect: accounting records wer6 not kept in accordance with section 130 of the AGt oi" the accounts do not accord wlth the accounting records Independent examiner's staiement I have no concorns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which allentlon should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of accounts to be reached. Signed: Name= Gary Randall Relevant professional qualif Ication(s) or body (if any): ACA Prydis Accounts Ltd The Parade Liskeard Comwall PL14 6AF Addre88:
Llskeard & Loo6 Fotsdbank Financial Statements For tho pprfod 01101r2024 To 3111212024 Unr8strictsd fund D1gnatod funds A1 R6¢alpt8 fund Total funds La$t ar 2024 to the noarggt to tho noar•8t£ to thb noar•t£ tylho no•roSt£ t• tho nBor¢•t£ Don8Uons Frfènds Donallons Otherwurix8 GIItAld recel Grant8 Fundralsl IntgTgSt Red 38.997 3.25e 3256 101270 104 104 Sub total 144 181 175,647 A2 A880t and Iwè8tmant sateB Sub total 71,345 215,520 175.647 A3Pa AdmIstraOn Accounun 22 600 6,181 . 91692 ,21,.688 53,582 000 1.V80 5,657 79,762 2,710 640 Pa Governanc8 Cllent Purchasos 26,649 11,924 41.688 Promlse8 14,621 14738 29.3ts0 31.681 Sub total 63,086 20.000 123,439 201525 166M20 A4Asgot and InVant pur¢hasb$. Sub total 63,086 20.000 123A39 2Q8,525 166.820 N•t olreco1p{p#ym0ntsJ A5 Transfèrs bgtwogn funds A6 cash n6 la8t yaar and Cash fiinds th18 ygar end 8,260 10,ODO 22,963 21,223 20,000 10.000 180.000 170.000 20,742 9.001 8.827 PD,204 110.94a 293,167 302,1e8 284,340 293.167
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of.the period;.. Unrestrlcted funds Deslgnatgd lunds Restdcted lunds B1 Cash fund$ Total lund8 Last year 2024 71,467 70,351 80,000 2023 Lbyds CLJrrent Account HSBC Current Aecouni 20.873 10,000 40.594 276,192 70,351 16,625 Hamp5hir8 Trust Bank Bath Buik4ing So¢i&ly Petty Cash 80,000 104 80,000 80,104 246 246 350 Total cash lunds 21,223 170,ODD 110,945 302,168 293.167 B2 Other mongtary assets Unrestrlcted funds Deslgnatgd funds Reslrlcted funds Total funds Last year 2024 2023 to neare81 £ lo nBafBSt £ to twrest £ to neav881 e to nearest £ Dec 2023 Glfl Ahy IRgcelved Feb 251 41,916 4,916 5,000 Dec 2024 Grft ANJ Reoewed Feb 25 3,918 3,918 8,834 8,834 5.000 B3 Investment assets Fund lo whlGh a59el belon Unreslri¢l Cwrertt value Dèsktop Computèrs a1 Prknter L¥top thmput8rs nad Prinier 850 150 Unreslrioted 600 250 Henry Vacuutn Unrestricted 134 75 Publicrfy tt¢ms Vans Unrestricted 427 175 Unrèstrictod 23.500 20,600 200 LaptDPS Restricted 252 Total 25,763 21.450 B4 Stock FLThlto whleh 88$ei b9 Llnr6strkt6d rrent value Food 8totk 16,912 16,912 6 105.28K s at £2.77 erKG Totsl 16,912 16.912 Signalurg Prlnt Nam& Dale of roval SigrEd by onè or Iwo trustees on behalf of all lh6 trugto08 ANJJ)RtKI LdLe 23,7.25
Section C Notes on the accounts. 2024 Restricted funds 2023 Unrnstrlcted Restrfcted funds lunds to noarost Unrnstrlcted funds C1 Source of mon8y to tho 81&St £ to tht areSt £ 10 Ihe r•s1 £ Donatior 01Pr Grants Fundrai&n Intest received 62,856 6,443 144,181 104 SubTotal Total 71,345 144,181 85.504 90,143 C2 Re$trfed Grants Received In the yèar Fund Balance ett to the naarost to the neprest £ to the noare81 £ to the nearest Facilitles Grant Trevecca Rent 7,SOO 6,164 1,336 Pathfinder D8velopmenls at thls FB 34,313 33,488 825 T Trust Volunteer Devek)pmenl T Trust Nnanclal InClUon CAB T Trust Food Purchase Joint grant wih Wadebridge FB 7,892 13,382 15,735 5,539 Grant for Debt pay., spe1st staff from CAB To buy food 23,397 51,750 37,545 37,602 999 980 Rural Hub cO[d & Project costs Benneng Rural d8livery of food 32,346 5,923 26,423 For sCoIS to develop oooking skills ol pupils and arents For tho rural project 4,383 2,128 2.255 Rural 10,000 4,674 5.326 Smile Centre To buy food 2,272 2,272 CCF Crkqs Fund £1000 rgceived in 2021 220 CCF Sunring Wlnier £1000 r6célved In 2020.£250 spent rewous ears To extond the reach and profile of FB support lo hidden rural etsmmunlties through active engagement with schools lo develop ¢ooklng skills of pupils and parents 318 1,600 1,918 T Trust School Engagement Officer 16,409 27,603 16,802 27,210
C3 Debtors Gift fN 2023 and 2024 has now bean claimed and was racgw in February 2025. C4 Fundra151ng In 2023 thls was rwsed from a marathon, 8 8poN)red walk and a haNest supp8r. C5 Payments Breakdowns Cat 2024 2023 to the nr•s1 to the nearest £ Adminislralion Tgle Fne/Broadband Stallone & Posta Public Admlnisliatlon Oflice E met)t 196 304 160 1,952 e78 3,290 1,112 235 1022 Premlses Office- Dean Street WarehoLse - Trevecca Off lee- Tor olnt Off Ice Rent Ulilitios & rates 7,763 16,000 4.200 7,763 16,L)00 3,850 2,360 1,397 31,681 Logisiics W&ho9 consL#nables Van Trans ort l Milea Unrforms Volunteer Ex 1,288 2.119 763 643 844 5,657 4,564 1,617 nses PayToII Sa Penson Pengion servicgs oll se¢8$ 77,361 3,843 288 340 85,766 3,960 198 241 79,762 Dec 2023 Gtrt Aid {dw October 20241 Client Purchases Food I Client ExpeThYiture Grant Schedule 11,924 41,$58 53,582 7,503 35,137 A(xJunlln Examination lees 600 600 1,080 1.080 Governance Insurance Frarh1se lee Data Protection Le Feeg Bank Char Other Char 1,185 360 85 20.000 1,265 360 35 720 60 270 es es 108 21,688 P&yments lotal
C6 Deslgnated funds folbwlro dognad funds wera hekl at the end of tho year Fwd 2024 2023 to thè nÈarest to the nearèst E Food security V8hi¢les warelISe &Premises, Storage. Fttmenis Buildiro ReseNe Legal fees 20,000 50,ODO 20,000 80,0 20,000 40,000 20,000 80,000 20,000 Total