**St Laurence's Larder and Open Kitchen (Charity Number 1185983, Company Number CEO19316)** **Trustees ’ report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022** ## **St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen** Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 **Trustees ’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022** **Contents** Trustees’ report ...................................................................................................................... 3 Independent exami ner’s report ............................................................................................ 8 Statement of Income and Expenditure for the year to 31[st] March 2022 ............................. 9 Statement of assets and liabilities at 31[st] March 2022 ........................................................ 10 Notes ………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………… ..11 2 ## **St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen** Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 **Trustees ’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022** **Trustees’ Report** ## **Reference and administration details** **Charity’s full name** St Laurence’s L arder and Open Kitchen **Other names the charity is known by** The Larder/ Laurence’s Larder **Charity’s registered address** c/o Mrs Diana Robinson 104 Sumatra Road London NW6 1PG ## **Trustees** |**Trustee name**|**Office**|**Dates acted if not for wholeperiod**| |---|---|---| |Mark Wakefield|Chair|Appointed 22ndSeptember 2022| |Diana Robinson|Treasurer|_Interim Co-Chair April to Sept 22_| |Philippa Hutchinson||_Interim Co-Chair April to Sept 22_| |Joan Byas||| |Pablo Gonzalez||| |Revd Natasha Woodward||| |Helen Brown||Resigned 24thApril 2022| |Gail Foord|Chair|Retired 7thApril 2022| |Jane Mehta||Resigned 7thOctober 2021| |Daniel Lewis||Resigned 7thOctober 2021| |Sarah Akinwunmi||Resigned 27thJune 2021| The Trustees operate under Terms of Reference which were last updated on 25[th] February 2021 ## **Structure, governance and management** |**Charity constitution**|Charitable Incorporated organisation (“the CIO”)| |---|---| |**Governing document**|CIO Foundation Model Constitution| |**Appointment of**
**Trustees**|Current trustees vote on the election of trustees to the charity.
We aim to have Christ Church with St Laurence Brondesbury
represented on the board of trustees by the priest in charge.
Since being appointed Transition Minister for the Church Revd.
Woodward was elected as a Trustee of the Charity in December
2020| 3 ## **St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen** Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 **Trustees ’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022** ## **Objectives and activities** ## **Objective** This is the prevention or relief of poverty in the London Borough of Brent by providing food, clothing, facilities for washing and such other items and services as the trustees may determine. The charity seeks to help those who are struggling to make ends meet. The Larder requires no referral in order to spare guests the indignity of explaining why they are in need. There is no catchment area for those who may benefit. The Larder is part of the outreach mission work of the Brent Deanery and people of all faiths, and none, are welcome. ## **Activities** St Laurence's Larder (“the Larder”) contributes to the relief of hardship for many vulnerable people, including people living on the street who would otherwise go hungry, those who suffer with substance misuse and mental health issues or who are otherwise too frail to cope with the resources they have. The Larder provides a warm welcome, fresh, cooked food and food parcels for those who struggle to make ends meet in our community and beyond. It also provides a place for guests to come together to socialise and provide peer support; washing facilities and showers are available, as is a selection of clean good condition second hand clothing. We are indebted to the volunteers, organisations and people who freely donate their time, food and money to enable the Larder to operate. ## **History** St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen has been in operation for more than nine years under the auspices and financial support of Christ Church with St Laurence Brondesbury. Following receipt of a start-up donation it was formally registered as a charity on 24 October 2019 and governed by a board of trustees under its CIO Constitution document. It had been run solely by volunteers with no paid employees. Due to a successful grant through the Brent Council NCIL grant the Larder now has its first paid employee, a project development manager on a fixed term basis until August 2022. ## **Achievements and performance** This report covers the year to the end of the second accounting period, 31 March 2022. ## **This year’s operation** Once again the Larder adapted its offering around the COVID-19 situation. 4 ## **St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen** Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 **Trustees ’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022** From April 2021 to March 2022, the Larder ran a limited service owing to the prevailing risk of transmission. This consisted of volunteers preparing meals on a Wednesday and the guests picking up food essentials parcels alongside a hot take-away meal. The Larder re-opened to guests for sit-down meals on 17 March 2022. As the financial year ended, the Larder was providing a two-course meal main course and a dessert, with meat and vegetarian options. During the year, the Larder built on its previous links with Sufra NW, another Brent food bank and kitchen, and from March 22 our kitchen was led by Sufra’s chef, ably aided by our volunteers. Our clothing bank continued to operate and we offered washing facilities and showers on request. During the year we also continued to provide food to our linked primary school, Christchurch, and to Sacred Heart Church in Quex Road, Kilburn, for those requiring support. ## **Our donors** We received donations of food from the Felix Project, Sainsbury ’s and various Brent parishes as well as money to buy staple food items for the guests’ meals and food parcels. Our partnership with Sufra and another local food project, Gift Your Neighbour, as well as grants from Brent Council, have enabled us to widen our reach within Brent and beyond. ## **Our partners and supporters** We seek to address the other needs of our guests through our partnerships with local support organisations, particularly Ashford Place, Brent Hubs and Sufra’s signposting service. These organisations provide help, support and advice with issues affecting our guests such as housing, benefits, financial inclusion, drug and alcohol. ## **Highlights of the year** We were delighted that we were able to adapt our service in order to continue helping our guests when COVID restrictions allowed and we estimate that we helped around 3,500 people, despite the limitations posed by the pandemic. During the year we provided food parcels for approximately 55 guests each week and once we reopened for sit-down meals, we saw a weekly average of 27 guests. We also helped at least 20 families each week through nearby Christchurch Primary School. More than 350 items of clothing, including coats, shoes, underwear and bedding were distributed each month through our wardrobe service. We have also seen an increase in women’s clothes being donated to the Larder which has enabled us to provide for both sexes. Toiletries such as toothpaste, shower gel, shampoo, sanitary towels, toothbrushes and more have been provided every week to guests on request. More than 50% of our guests in one week requested support with these items. 5 ## **St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen** Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 **Trustees ’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022** In one month alone more than 60 hours of volunteers’ time were freely given and three volunteers underwent food safety and hygiene training. We had a volunteers’ appreciation lunch and a volunteer engagement group was created and met twice in order to find ways to include volunteers in the decision-making process concerning the way the Larder was run. The Larder has had great success in attracting more women to the Larder, guests previously have been overwhelmingly men. During the year this meant that we saw roughly the same number of men and women. ## **Financial review and accounts** ## **Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period** Despite the generosity of those who give us food, clothes and their time, we still have to pay for staple foods to create the dishes and for the utilities we use such as hot water and electricity for the tumble dryers. In addition to the ongoing funding provided through the Brent Council NCIL and Kingsbury grants won in the previous period, two additional donations/grants were won during this year: _Brent Food Aid Grants - £37,176 received in period_ these grants from Brent Council, to fund the provision of food for those in need in the borough, were raised in partnership with Gift Your Neighbour, a local food hub providing food bag donations to those in need in the Queens’ Park, Brondesbury and Kensal Green areas. The funds have been split approximately equally between the two organisations. _Sainsbury’s Helping Everyone Eat Better Community Grant - £2,000 received in period;_ this fund was set up to assist charities and other organisations that aim to help people to access food, and/or - help lift people out of food poverty . Other donations from individuals, through cash/BACS, Virgin Giving, PayPal Giving and from the Church and other organisations and fundraising events brought in an additional £12,611 in the period. With a further injection of funds in the year under the NCIL Project of £41,647, and total expenditure of £64,339, at the end of the period the charity had increased its reserves by a net £29,095 to £91,654. Of the expenditure, £30,726 related to payroll costs for the Project Development Manager who has been employed since the end of June 2021. 6 St Laurence's Larder and Open Kitchen Charity Number 1185983 Company number CE019316 Tru5tee5' Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 Marth 2022 Reserves Policy The trustees of the Larder have set an aim to have more than six months. running costs in reserve. Because income forthe charity is sporadic, reserves of upto 12 months running costs are acceptable. The policy was originally set based upon a l(MYA volunteer led organisation; this year the running costs include the employment costs of the Projert Development Manager. Amount of re5Èrves held at 31 March 2022: Restricted £51.928 Unrestricted: £39.726 Declaratlon The trustees declare they have approved the trustees, annual report and accounts Signed on behalf of the tharity trustees Philippa Hutchinson Trustee and previous Corylnterim Chair Diana Robinson Trustee. Treasurer 14th October 2022 Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 Trustees ’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022 ## St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen ## Independent examiner’s report to the trustees I report to the trustees of St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen on my examination of the accounts of the charity (“the Trust”) for the year to 31[st] March 2022 set out on pages 9 to 13. As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the 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. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give 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. ## _Keith Stephenson_ Keith Stephenson MA FCMA MBA DipHE 25B Montpelier Road London W5 2QT 9[th] October 2022 Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 Trustees ’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022 ## St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen **Statement of Income and Expenditure for the year to 31 March 2022** |Note
**Income**
**3**
**Income and**
**endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
**_Total_**
**Expenditure**
**4**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Charitable activities
**_Total_**
**Net income for the**
**reporting period**
**_Net movement in funds_**
**_Reconciliation of_**
**_funds:_**
Total funds brought
forward
**_Total funds carried_**
**_forward_**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**
**£**|**For ye 31**
**March**
**2022**
**£**

12,611
80,823
-
93,434
-
64,339
64,339
29,095
29,095
62,559
91,654|**_Period_**
**_24 Oct 19_**
**_to 31 Mar_**
**_21_**
_32,408_
_39,914_
_1,599_| |---|---|---|---|---| ||12,611||12,611|| ||-|80,823|80,823|| ||-|-|-|| ||12,611|80,823|93,434|_73,921_| |||||_-_
_11,362_| ||-|-|-|| ||4,129|60,210|64,339|| |||||| ||4,129|60,210|64,339|_11,362_| |||||_62,559_| ||8,482|20,613|29,095|| ||8,482|20,613|29,095|_62,599_
_-_| |||||| ||31,244|31,315|62,559|| ||39,726|51,928|91,654|_62,599_| St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 Trustees ’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022 ## **Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022** |Note
**Current assets**
Stocks
5
Debtors
6
Cash at bank and in hand
**_Total current assets_**
**Creditors: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
7
_Net current assets/(liabilities)_
**_Total net assets or liabilities_**
**Funds of the Charity**
**Restricted income funds **
8
**Unrestricted funds**
**_Total funds_**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**|**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**|
**At 31**
**March**
**2022**
**£**
-
-
91,736
91,736
82
91,654
**91,654 **
51,928
39,726
**91,654 **|_At 31_
_March_
_2021_
_715_
_450_
_63,084_| |---|---|---|---|---| ||-|-|-|| ||-|-|-|| ||39,808|51,928|91,736|| ||39,808|51,928|91,736|_64,249_| |||||_1,690_| ||82|-|82|| |||||| ||39,726|51,928|91,654|_62,559_| |||||| ||**39,726**|**51,928**|**91,654 **|**_62,559_**| |||||_31,315_
_31,244_| |||51,928|51,928
39,726|| ||39,726|||| ||**39,726**|**51,928**|**91,654 **|**_62,559_**| ## Signed for and on behalf of the Trustees: ||14thOctober 2022| |---|---| ||| |Diana Robinson|Treasurer| St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 Trustees ’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022 ## Notes to the accounts ## 1. Basis of accounts These accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis and under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and with the Charities Act 2011. ## 2. Accounting policies _Recognition of income:_ income, including that from grants and donations, is included in the Statement of Income and Expenditure when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability and it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resource. The charity has received government grants in the reporting period _Liabilities_ are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. _Stocks and work in progress_ Stocks are measured at the lower of cost or net realisable value. 3. Analysis of income ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**
**£**|**Total funds**
**£**
**_12,611_**
**_80,823_**
**_0_**
**£93,434**|**_Period_**
**_24 Oct 19 to_**
**_31 Mar 21_**
_17,743_
_2,034_
_12,631_| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Donations andgifts**||||| |Individuals|10,383|||| |Donations received via the Church|1,200|||| |Organisations|1,028|||| ||**_12,611_**||**_12,611_**|_32,408_| |**Grants for charitable activities**||||_18,000_
_21,914_| |Localgovernment||78,823||| |Other||2,000||| |||**_80,823_**|**_80,823_**|_39,914_| |**Fundraising events**|**_0_**||**_0_**|_1599_| |**Total**|||**£93,434**|_£73,921_| St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 Trustees ’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022 ## 4. Expenditure on charitable activities ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**
**£**|**Total funds**
**£**
**60,210**
**£64,339**
**£0**
**£0**
**£82**|**_Period_**
**_24 Oct_**
**_19 to_**
**_31 Mar_**
**_21_**
£
_8,599_| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Expenditure against grants**
Salaries, Food, equipment,
consumables||60,210|**60,210**|| |**General charitable expenditure**||||_1,350_
_786_
_125_
_418_
_84_| |Premises costs|2,588|||| |Employer's Pension contributions
and NI|492|||| |Consumables|731|||| |Cleaning|0|||| |Volunteer Expenses|142|||| |SundryExpenses|52|||| |Bank charges|124|||| |**Total**
**£4,129**
**£60,210**
**5**
**Stock**
Stock of consumables
**6**
**Debtors**
Church rent prepaid
**7 Creditors**
Accruals– Employer’s pension
contribution||||_2,763_| ||**£4,129**|**£60,210**|**£64,339**|_£11,362_| |||||_£715_
_£450_
_£1,690_| St Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen Charity Number 1185983 Company number CEO19316 Trustees ’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022 ## 8. Funds ||**At 31 March**
**2021**
**Income**
**£**|**At 31 March**
**2021**
**Income**
**£**|**Expenditure**
**At 31 March**
**2022**
**£**
**£**|**Expenditure**
**At 31 March**
**2022**
**£**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Restricted Funds**||||| |Brent Council Neighbourhood CIL
Project Grant|17,315|41,647|32,412|26,550| |KingsburyCharity|14,000|0|417|13,583| |Brent Food Aid|0|37,176|26,625|10,551| |Sainsbury's|0|2,000|756|1,244| ||**31,315**|**80,823**|**60,210**|**51,928**| |**Unrestricted Funds**|31,244|12,611|4,129|39,726| |**Total**|**£62,559**|**£93,434**|**£64,339**|**£91,654**| ## **9. Trustee Expenses** In the period the charity has paid a total of £0 to Trustees comprising travel expenses (2021: £68) .