## ## ## |Objecti|v|es and|Activ|iti|es|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||SORP reference|| |Summary||ofthe purposes||of|Para 1.17|Tofurther or benefit the residents
ofWitham| |the charity||as set out|in its|||and the neighbourhood,
without
distinction| |governing||document||||ofsex, sexual orientation,
race or ofpolitical,| |||||||religious
or other
opinions
by associating| |||||||together
the said
residents
and
the
local| |||||||authorities,
voluntary
and
other| |||||||organisations
in a common effort toadvance| |||||||education
and
to provide
facilities
in the| |||||||interests
ofsocial welfare for recreation
and| |||||||leisure time occupation
with the objective of| |||||||improving
the
conditions
of
life
for
the| |||||||residents.
In furtherance
ofthese objects but| |||||||not otherwise,
the trustees
shall have power| |||||||to establish
orsecure the establishment
ofa| |||||||community
centre
and
to
maintain
or| |||||||manage
or co-operate
with
any
statutory| |||||||authority
in
the
maintenance
and| |||||||management
of such a centre for activities| |||||||promoted
by the charity
in furtherance
ofthe| |||||||above objects.| |||||||The Charity aims to reduce food poverty and| |||||||food waste and offer social inclusion to all.| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation to those|||||Para 1.17and
1.19|Our first year as a charity was very busy and
with Coronavirus
still dominant,
our second| |purposes||for the public||||year was just as busy. This meant we found| |benefit,|in|particular,|the|||ourselves
growing so fast that we found our| |activities,||projects or||||original
unit too small for what we needed to| |services|identified
in||the|||offer.| |accounts.||||||| |||||||While we ceased our deliveries tothose only| |||||||with
very
vulnerable
conditions
or proven| |||||||coronavirus
tests, we found
those
visiting| |||||||the
unit
increased
considerably
so
the| |||||||decision
was
taken
to
look
for
larger| |||||||premises.| |||||||In June
2021 we
found
a considerably| |||||||bi
er unit and started to ne otiate the best| |||||lease
possible
while
still
operating
to| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||capacity. The lease was finally signed on 8~| |||||February
2022.
After a 4 week
refit we| |||||moved into the unit on 6th ofMarch, opening| |||||to the
public
the
next
day
with
limited| |||||services.
Our official opening
was on 11'"| |||||March 2022; attended
by Rt. Hon Pditi Patel| |||||MP and
Simon
Brice The
High
Sheriff of| |||||Essex.| |||||We
continue
to
operate
the
community| |||||fridge that offers both free and discounted| |||||food to those
in need
and
reduces
food| |||||waste going to landfill.| |||||The
fdidge
continues
to
be
very
well| |||||supported
by the local supermarkets
both| |||||direct
and
via
the
Fareshare
and| |||||Neighbourly
scheme.
Our team ofamazing| |||||volunteers
are
dedicated
to
collecting
6| |||||nights per week and 5days.| |||||In the first year of collecting
we saved over| |||||80 tonnes offood going to landfill; seeing a| |||||huge
increase
of over 50 tonnes
of food| |||||saved from landfill
during the year.| |||||Our food support scheme to help those who| |||||are struggling
financially
has since a huge| |||||increase
in referrals.| |||||We have also added a number ofgroup and| |||||workshops
to suit those who find it difficult to| |||||connect with others,
have disabilities
or are| |||||lonely and our cafesees a number ofregular| |||||visitors who have created afriendship
group| |||||which
is growing
weekly.| |||||During
this financial
year we have
carried| |||||out
over
85,000
interventions| |||||This
includes
direct
support
and| |||||signposting,
an increase
of 55,000 during| |||||this
financial
year.| |||||During
the year our volunteers
have been| |||||awarded
a certificate
of appreciation
from| |||||The
High
Sheriff
of Essex for the
work| |||||carried out in the community
supporting
the| |||||town.| |Statement
confirming
whether the trustees
have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit|||Para 1.18|The
trustees
confirm
that
they
have
complied
with the requirements
of section
17 of the Charities
Act 2011 to have due
regard
to
the
public
benefit
guidance
published
by the
Charity
Commission
for
En
land and Wales.| ## ## ||||||||SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||The facility is run completely
by volunteers|| ||||||||Para 1.38|making
them the heartbeat
ofthe charity.|| |Contribution|||made||by|||The volunteers
have given over 15,000 man|| |volunteers||||||||hours
of time to support
the charity|during| |||||||||continued
hard
times.
They|are
a| |||||||||remarkable
group of individuals
who make a|| |||||||||huge
difference
to the
local
community.|| |Achieve|m|e|n|ts|and|Performance|||| ||||||||SORP reference||| |||||||||Our
community
fridge
has saved
over 50|| |||||||||tonnes
of food
from
landfill
during
this|| |||||||||financial
year, helping
many
families|in the| |Summary
of
achievements|||the main
ofthe charity,||||Para 1.20|process.|| |identifying||the||difference||the||Volunteers
have
completed
over|15,000| |charity's|work|||has|made|to||man hours|| |the circumstances|||||of its||||| |beneficiaries|||and||any wider|||We
have
completed
over|85,000| |benefits to||society|||as a|||interventions
since the charity formed|| |whole.|||||||||| |||||||||We relocated
the charity
to a much|larger| |||||||||premises
after
outgrowing
our
original|| |||||||||premises;
this has allowed a large increase|| |||||||||in services.|| |Additional||information||||(optional)|||| |You ma|choose to include further statements|||||||where relevant
about|| |||||||||We
have
expanded
hugely
and|have| |||||||||relocated to a much larger premises.|| |Achievements||||against|||Para 1.41||| |objectives||set|||||||| |||||||||Our
fundraising
activities
have|been| |||||||||severely
hampered
as the country|comes| |Performance
offundraising
activities against objectives|||||||Para 1.41|out of the pandemic
but we are now finding
new
ways
to keep
the
limited
supply
of|| |set||||||||money
coming
in.
As forecasted
we have|| |||||||||experienced
a drop
in funding
due to|limited| |||||||||funding
pots being available
but the|moved| |||||||||has given us a more prominent
position so|| |||||||||we ho e we can make u
the shortfall|| ## ## |Financ|ial|ial|Review|Review|Review|Review|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Review|of||the charity's|||||Para 1.21|The Charity has reported income
in the year| |financial||position at||||the end|||amounting
to 275,447 (2021:891,942).| |ofthe period|||||||||| ||||||||||Grant income has reduced
in the year, with| ||||||||||less
grants
becoming
available
as
the| ||||||||||country
continues
to
recover
from
the| ||||||||||COVID
pandemic
although
appeals
and| ||||||||||donations
have increased
in the year.| ||||||||||Towards the end ofthe year, the Community| ||||||||||Fridge
location
became
too small
for the| ||||||||||Charity's
needs and the Trustees decided to| ||||||||||upgrade to a larger premises.| ||||||||||By gaining a new premises,
rent costs have| ||||||||||been
incurred
in the
year
amounting
to| ||||||||||F.12,014. This is a new cost to the Charity| ||||||||||but we are fortunate
to have been granted| ||||||||||money
to cover the rent
by Essex County| ||||||||||Council.
We
hope
this
partnership
will| ||||||||||continue
into future years.| ||||||||||We have
also spent
money
this
year
on| ||||||||||adapting
the new premises
to be fit for the| ||||||||||Charity's
purpose,
with
repairs
and| ||||||||||maintenance
fees increasing
from R5,052 in| ||||||||||2021 tof12,646 in 2022.| |Statement
policy for||explaining
the
holding reserves||||||Para 1.22|The
Charity
aims
to
hold
f10,000
in
available
reserves
in order to continue
for| |stating|why||they are|||held|||the next financial
year. We do not need to| ||||||||||hold a large amount
of reserves as we are| ||||||||||donated
a large
amount
of goods for the| ||||||||||Community
Hub,
and we currently
do not| ||||||||||have an
staff costs.| |Amount|of||reserves|||held||Para 1.22|The total reserves ofthe Charity isf51,378.| ||||||||||The total unrestricted
reserves
are F23,018
however
f1,743
is
designated
towards| ||||||||||defibrillator
costs
for
the
Community,| ||||||||||therefore
making
available
reserves| ||||||||||F21,275.| |Reasons||for||holding||zero||Para 1.22|N/A| |reserves|||||||||| |Details|of|fund materially|||||in|Para 1.24|N/A| |deficit|||||||||| |Explanation
ofany
uncertainties
about the
charity continuing
as a going||||||||Para 1.23|No
uncertainties
exist
about
the
Charity
continuing
as a going concern.| |concern|||||||||| ## |You ma|choose|choose|to include further statements|to include further statements|where relevant
about|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||We have received funding|from a number| ||||||ofsources including
local|government,| |The charity's
principal
sources offunds
(including||||Para 1.4Z|businesses,
other groups
individuals|and societies and| |any fundraising)||||||| |A description||of|the principal|Para 1.46|Like all charities we are looking for funding|| |risks facing||the|charity||all the time, our biggest concern is these|| ||||||funding
streams
being harder to access but|| ||||||we are optimistic we can|find a way to| ||||||support those who need|us; we are having| ||||||to think more 'outside the|box' to raise| ||||||funds|| ## |tructure,
Governance|and Man|agement|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Description
of charity's|||||||||| |trusts:|||||||||| |Type of governing
document||Constitution|||||||| |How is the charity|Para 1.25|CIO|||||||| |constituted?|||||||||| |Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|Apart|from|the first|chadty||trustees,|every|| |including
details of any||trustee|must be appointed||||for a term|of|two| |constitutional
provisions e.g.||years|by a|resolution||passed at a properly|||| |election to post or name of||convened||meeting|of|the charity trustees.|||| |any person or body entitled|||||||||| |to appoint one or more||In selecting||individuals||for|appointment||as| |trustees||charity|trustees, the charity||||must have||| |||regard|to the skills,||knowledge
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