CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 0510412021 To 04104r2022 Charity name: Watford Foodbank and Community Relief Trust Charity regIs￿tiOn number 1184482 Objectives and Activities Summary of the punx)ses of the charity as set out in its goveming d0￿ment The relief of financtal hardshp amongst people living in and around the Watford area, by providing suth persons with fooj and other assistan￿. in an effort to restore and offer ho Operation of a Foodbank to provbje food and support to local people in crisis. Care professionals from over 150 local agencies assess possible dients and issue foodbank vouchers rf needed. Clients exchange vouchers for fo￿￿ at one of fve distribution points around Watford. and a￿ offered further 5UPPOrt as ne￿SSary Donated non-FErishable food is sorted and stored by volunteers at a warehouse and transported to distribuiion intsasr uired. Trustees follow Chartty Commission guKl8nce to operate the charity for the benefft of dients. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit. in particular, the activitie5, projects or services identified in the accounts. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the 9uidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Addltional Inforniation loptional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: PoliGy on grant making Occasional hardship grants are made to clients where a relats.vely small sum (usually less than £500) can make a S￿nificant improvemerrt in their circumStsn￿s. Trustee approval is required. the decision is recorded in writing, and a rece t is si ned b the th"ent. Charity does not operate social investment. Policy on social investment indUd￿1g program related inveslment Cortribution made by volunteer5 Charity relies ents.rely on over 50 volunteers arKI has no paid staff. Other Achievements and Performance Summary of the main achievements of the chaiity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the orcumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefrts to society as a whole. S￿5 foodbank voulthers were exchanged by dients (4974 in 2020121) giving food supplies to 7138 adults (7532 in 2020121) and to 4447 thildren (4494 in 2020r21). 2116 vouchers were exchanged at the Empire Centre disth"bution point, 1518 at Wellspring Church Centre. 1036 at South Oxhey Baptist Church, 261 at St Michael and All angels Church, and 74 at Christ Church. 110.443kg of food vras given out (119,136 in 20201211 representing an average each month of 9204kg {9928kg in 2020r21). Aost cr￿S came from South Oxhey followed by the Central and Howell Wards in Ivatford. and were in the age ranges 2&64 followed by 5-11 and 12-16. The most common reasons for crisis We￿ low income. delays or changes in ￿nefts. and sickness. The most common family S￿e5 were firstty single pw50ns. followeAJ by single parerrts and then families. 102,256kg of food was taken in (126,402kg in 2020r21), 450/0 VRS donations at supermarkets. 16'h was donations from individuals. 15% was donations from churches. and 6% was purthased. Fuel bank payments were made on 49 occasions to dients sufferirg fuel poverty (33 occasions in 2020121). Financial Review Review of the charity s financial pOS￿"0n at the eTr of the period See the ￿deF￿ndentIy*xaMlned Re￿iptS and Payments AC￿U￿1$. Re￿Ipts were £96,895 and payments were £76,877. Cash furKls at end of year were £250,779. Reserves were set asKle induding for three years warehouse rent. SLgtement explaining the policy for holding reserves statin are held Amount of reseryes held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materialty in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties at￿ut the charity continuing as a going concem £100,000 Chartty is a going concern Additional inforniation {optional) You ma choose to include fvrther statements V￿re re￿vant atKbut: The Charit￿s PTincAP Donattons of non-perishable food from Ghurches, sources of funds (induding voluntsry organisations. schools, supennarket any fundraising) colleth"ons. co￿Orate d￿orS and individuals. Financial donations from ￿rpOrate donors. churc*es and individuals. Online donations CAn ￿ made through our website or Fa￿boOk enabling supporters to give via the JustGiving orPa Pal GNin Fund SeNI￿S. We do not make investments. Investment policy and objectives including any So￿al investrnent policy adopted A descrtption of the piincipal risks facing the charity Loss of support the general wblic (unlikely). Other structure, Governance and Management Descripkn'on of tharity's trusts: Type of goveming document Conslilution. How is the charity constrtuted? Charitabl8 In¢orporated Organisation. Trustee setection methods including details of any constrtutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees New appropriate t￿￿teeS approathd by existing trustees. No bodies afe entIt￿d to appoint trustees. Additlonal infomiation loptional) You ma choose to include further ststements where relevant about" Polictes and pra￿dureS Trustees are involved as volunteers in the day-to-day adopted forthe indudion operats.on of the foodbank and in meeting with dients. and training of trustees New trustees are gp￿n trustee inforniation pr(￿Ju￿d by the Cha Commission. Watford Foodbank is part of the netwo￿ of over 400 fciodbanks Operat￿ by the national Christian charity The Trussell TrusL arml operates according to r(s polictes ar¥J 9uidetines. The ¢hanty's organisational structure and any wider network wtth which the charity v￿rkS Relationship with any related parties Watford Foodbank ￿￿rkS ck)sely with the local charities New Hope. and Watford and Three RNers Refug PartrErshp. other Reference and Administrative details Cha name Watfoftl Foodbank and Commun Relief Twst Other name the tha . uses istered cha numter Charity's principal address Wattord Foodbank 1184482 Unit 5, The Empire Cent￿, Imperial Way, Watford, IP4D24 4YH Names of the charlty trustees who manage the ¢haiYty Office lrfany Name of pwBon (or body) enlitled for TAho John DavKI Bishop Andrew Thomas Tranter Chair of Trustees Project Manager Carol Gillian Herfcert Roger Thomas Murphy 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacty None. Name and objerts of Ihe chanty on whose behalfthe assets are held and how this falls withTn Ihe custodian chanty's objects Details of arrangements for safe custod and segregation of such assets from the charitls own assets Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disd05ure of ke None. rsonnel details Other o tional information Declarations trus￿ dKlare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on bohalf of the charity's tr￿tee5 Signature(s) Full namels) Position leg Secretary. Chair, etc) John David Bishop Chair And Thomas Tranter Proie¢t Manager Date 31. lo. Z2 FOODBANK AND RELIEF TR 4 APRIL WATFORD AIID rriDepviDENT RT R ThEYEARE DED4APRIL 2 22 I report to the chartty truths my e>3minatb)n of the Lrf the tharity fc￿ the year ended 4 At%¥ 2022 Ydhith are rrtrt on pv4es 2 to 4. requiremeTrt5 of the C￿arl￿e5 kt 2011 Ptt). I report in rewl of r7Yy examinat1￿ thartLYs accwnts car￿￿ wt 145 ￿ the Act and in carryw rtry pJaminakn¢M I habE fc11o￿j oll the ap￿￿trfe tir￿tI￿￿ giv￿ by the Charity comm5s*￿ under sectth 145(5Xb) of ttE kL IN￿s connection the examination gNing me ￿uSe to I￿e￿e that in ary m*wial resfft. 1.accc￿nttng rtrords V•fJE In rewt of the charity a5 rwuir8J by s8lM)n 130 of P£t," r whith attentK)n 5houkl be dra￿￿ In tris retmxt in to enab￿ a prw undtr#andirKJ of the Neu Cundale FCA prillier Hot*ins LLP (hrtyut I￿￿ntants ius HLxJse 51 aarenthjn Ro￿1 Watford WD17 IHP Date: 2 November 2022 FOR THE DED 4 APRIL 2022 20 Cash tknrklthjns Legaoes &3nk Inter& 96,891 96,891 96,895 96,895 Chaitsble exp￿t￿lUre. Rent UUlitle5 Addityonal Focrfl Refvg Car Including Petrd Maintenano of ￿￿7(r￿lj InsuTrn Admin 20,784 986 12,118 15.000 6,8H 3,366 2,Z31 1.778 12,118 ,0 2231 1,778 Legal and professoonal fee5 Sun(lries Communlty Ref￿ pa￿￿t Bank 2,735 1,214 2,735 1,214 9,808 13 76,877 13 76,877 F￿e(S a55*. new van PAYM 76,877 76.871 RECEI 20,018 230.761 250,779 20,018 CASH FUNDS AT START OF YEAR DW4K AND C014 TOTAL funts 27,5 250,779 278.279 27.5tKI 250,779 278,279 TOTAL NEf FUNDS The accounts were at¥JrMI by tt* Trttss C￿." 31.10. 2 Z and siw on tts behatf by J D Btshop A T Tranter NDED 4 APRIL The stock hekfj at ts year ha5 L*en vahA at £1.75 ￿ kibwam. This repr￿5 2022 13,680 Cc6t at 4 Awa 2022 for whidi the gTFt to be c13imed (m s £14,849 arxl £11,349 reWNety. T FOODBANK AND RELIEF TR 4 APRIL WATFORD AIID rriDepviDENT RT R ThEYEARE DED4APRIL 2 22 I report to the chartty truths my e>3minatb)n of the Lrf the tharity fc￿ the year ended 4 At%¥ 2022 Ydhith are rrtrt on pv4es 2 to 4. requiremeTrt5 of the C￿arl￿e5 kt 2011 Ptt). I report in rewl of r7Yy examinat1￿ thartLYs accwnts car￿￿ wt 145 ￿ the Act and in carryw rtry pJaminakn¢M I habE fc11o￿j oll the ap￿￿trfe tir￿tI￿￿ giv￿ by the Charity comm5s*￿ under sectth 145(5Xb) of ttE kL IN￿s connection the examination gNing me ￿uSe to I￿e￿e that in ary m*wial resfft. 1.accc￿nttng rtrords V•fJE In rewt of the charity a5 rwuir8J by s8lM)n 130 of P£t," r whith attentK)n 5houkl be dra￿￿ In tris retmxt in to enab￿ a prw undtr#andirKJ of the Neu Cundale FCA prillier Hot*ins LLP (hrtyut I￿￿ntants ius HLxJse 51 aarenthjn Ro￿1 Watford WD17 IHP Date: 2 November 2022 FOR THE DED 4 APRIL 2022 20 Cash tknrklthjns Legaoes &3nk Inter& 96,891 96,891 96,895 96,895 Chaitsble exp￿t￿lUre. Rent UUlitle5 Addityonal Focrfl Refvg Car Including Petrd Maintenano of ￿￿7(r￿lj InsuTrn Admin 20,784 986 12,118 15.000 6,8H 3,366 2,Z31 1.778 12,118 ,0 2231 1,778 Legal and professoonal fee5 Sun(lries Communlty Ref￿ pa￿￿t Bank 2,735 1,214 2,735 1,214 9,808 13 76,877 13 76,877 F￿e(S a55*. new van PAYM 76,877 76.871 RECEI 20,018 230.761 250,779 20,018 CASH FUNDS AT START OF YEAR DW4K AND C014 TOTAL funts 27,5 250,779 278.279 27.5tKI 250,779 278,279 TOTAL NEf FUNDS The accounts were at¥JrMI by tt* Trttss C￿." 31.10. 2 Z and siw on tts behatf by J D Btshop A T Tranter NDED 4 APRIL The stock hekfj at ts year ha5 L*en vahA at £1.75 ￿ kibwam. This repr￿5 2022 13,680 Cc6t at 4 Awa 2022 for whidi the gTFt to be c13imed (m s £14,849 arxl £11,349 reWNety. T