## Annual Report for, Prestatyn and Meliden Foodbank Prestatyn. 1190053 The trustees submit this annual report for the period 5/4/2022 to 5/4/2023. There have been no changes to the board of Trustees they are ……… The Accounts having been agreed by an independent accountant and all trustees have been submited with this report. The charity con�nues to run out of the fes�val church there has been no charges made for either rent or u�li�es. However, the storage facility based in Meliden does cost the foodbank with monthly lease payments and full u�li�es. This year we have seen the launch of our community money advice centre joining with the CMA network as a debt advice centre running alongside our foodbank, community shop and café this is based at the fes�val site and again an agreement drawn up for the Charity to use private secure office space at no cost. We received a large grant from the Trussell Trust to support this ini�a�ve. Our Aims have always been to reach as many households experiencing food poverty as possible through referrals from any statutory or volunteer agencies who engage with us. There is full data suppor�ng this. This year we have developed all our previous aims to include, - Addressing money management, - Debt advice, - Isola�on, and loneliness. dona�ons. All the local supermarkets engage with us, we receive deliveries from Fareshare Merseyside twice a week, this is all surplus foods as we are passionate about lessoning food waste. We con�nue to support refugees and all other groups of the community without prejudice. We have con�nued to promote all other agencies to help those individuals and families that we regularly engage with. Referrals year on year con�nue to rise and the present economic crisis has not helped. This is the second year to have been a challenge, even a�er the pandemic and all its issues this economic crisis has required us to concentrate more on grant applica�ons to stay afloat as the public are dona�ng less, receiving seven Grants this past year. Christmas 2022 we provided an extensive programme providing food and toys to those who engaged with us for that support. We were able to reach over 300 families. ## **Future** To increase provision to address loneliness hopefully opening the Café 5 days a week. To engage with more support agencies encouraging them to set up at our venue. To help with the support of a new parent and toddler group. To provide eat well for less cookery classes. This annual report has been read and accepted by…… - Mrs Heather Norris - Mr David Watson - Mrs Susan Pierce - Mrs Jill Fanning - openingbalance 14156.51 Grants receiveo 131981.54 Donallons via BACS 4780.38 Just Giving 935.41 Other Donations 1291.68 l esco Top up fees 1329.66 Cash & Cheque Donations 530 Cash from Coffee shop donation can 4659.26 Fees from Fareshare Members 16278.6 Xmas club Cash Donations 2063 Pet Bank community paws 180 Payments made via sum up card services 7368.44 iotst incoming Opening balance 171.397.97 14.156.51 Ivb A¢cordapwe with IMstnistio￿S givevL to w I have GhcGked thtse aGCoOMVLts for the bJeRr eKdLtrlg 31/0: g 2810412025 Fro￿ books,records i￿VOLGeS aKd L￿for￿ttL0￿ tXpliKrtio￿S g&Ve￿. l Gavb So￿6r￿ them to be A6cordRKtt therewith C_Af Lease Storage Unit a+ Insurance and Fees 5,904 Waste Disposal and Utilities 2.300.09 Mobile Phones X 2 516.46 Van Purchase Runningcosts + Fuel 46.755.34 Repai[5 and Renewals 9.777.30 IGO Fees. Stationary.printing & Ink T/l.9 Salary Nl penslon payments Debt Centre 53.108.99 Bank Charges and Car(1 Fees 133.19 Chrfstmas initive costs including toy bank 7.753.46 Fareshate Fees Merseysioe 8.572.50 benefft advice shop costs 5,730.00 Food Purchase coffee machin< stock top up emergency food. Lunch club costs Cleaning Materie1&ba￿ .sundry costs 22.604.70. 2516.95 Tralnlng Days & events 789.85 All Outgolng expences have recelpts involce&Statements ana records to verlfy all costs XeotAety NA4hA& 28/03/2025 nd ra Denbighshire CC Trussell trust Gwynt y Mor Neighbourly 49,221.54 69.750 12.500 510 Total Ll Via BACS just giving Qioptic Tk Max small cash donations Surplus at hub donations 4780.38 935.41 750 500 530 41.68 Other Income sum up payments Tesco top up Xmas club Fees from fareshare members coffee can and café Pet Bank 7,368.44 1329.66 2.063 16.278.60 180 2810312025 fareshare communrty nub income 2810412023 11 2610512023 2310612023 2810712023 li 2510812023 2210912023 27110/2023 3VIU2023 £L13.6 ES monttr8 £afR 1511212023 qi 2610112024 11 2310212024 th 2210312024 11 11 igi reL... Donations via Bacs R Regan James Greenflelu E Cockram S Allport H Papworth T Voderman O Watson A Watson G Wright H Djones D Foulkes P Andrews V Reed Bethal N Mcauly Kward P holloway L Daltry 300 480 60 720 1,200 240 240 40 120 120 600 50.38 292 53 60 50 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES SÈet6on Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Independent Éxaminer's Report Report to the trusteesl members of On accounts for the year ' "lfrj VIOLI Foo> 4hJ L. Set out on pages Charity no (If any) 11loosi I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 rthe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trusys accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I Independent have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have examinerfs statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect" accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body lif any): Prior Address: reet L19 9AS 59 tcompao IER October 2018 SÈ¢tion B Disclostsre Only clxnplete rf the examlner needs to hwhI￿h1 matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examinats¢)n of charrty accwnts: directions and guthr￿ for examin8r8). Give here brief details of any itwns that the examiner *ishes to disclom. IER Octs)ber 2018