2023-04-05-accounts - Newquay Foodbank

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				SORP reference
Summary	of the purposes		of		The relief of financial hardship	for the		public
the charity	as set out	in its			benefit, by distributing food to	people		in
governing	document				need due to lack of funds, leading to		food
					CI'ISIS.
					Additionally signposting on to	referral
					agencies, to alleviate the underlying		cause
					of food poverty.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those				Para 1.17and 1.19	Foodbank sessions run out of	3venues:
purposes benefit, in	for the public particular, the				St Michaels Church, Newquay StColumb Minor Church
activities, projects or services identified in		the			StColumb Major Church.
accounts.					Food parcels are distributed at
					these sessions to clients directed				to
					NFB by referral agencies or to
					individuals who find themselves				at
					the immediate point of	need.
					In the latter case these	individuals
					are then referred on to	correct
					agencies for support.
Statement	confirming			Para 1.18	Charity Commission guidance	issued	to
whether the trustees		have			Trustees including CC3.
had regard to the guidance
issued by	the Chadity
Commission on public
benefit
Additional	information (optional)
You ma choose to include			further statements		where relevant about:
				SORP reference
					NFB does not give grants to individuals				or
Polic on	rant makin			Para 1.38	organisation s.

					N/A
				Para 1.38
Policy on	social investment
including	program		related
investment
					NFB is led by a board of Trustees	of5
				Para 1.38	dedicated individuals with varying	skill
Contribution		made	by		backgrounds.
volunteers
					The volunteer base is approximately 100
					volunteers spilt between 10different teams,
					dependant on their interests, skills	and
					experience. Each team is led by a	lead
					volunteer who has oversight of all	activities
					within that team and reports to the
					Operations Manager who reports to the
					board of trustees.
					Two part time paid members of staff at
Other					20hrs a week. Funded through grants.

Achieve	me	nts	and Pe	rformance
				SORP reference
					Over the course of the year the NFB has
					supported 4400 people with a food parcel
					giving 3 meals a day for 3days. In addition
Summary of achievements		the main of the charity,		Para 1.20	to this each individual has received a fresh food parcel containing bread, milk fruit and
identifying	the difference the				veg to sustain a healthy diet. This is
charity's	work	has made to			equivalent to 39,600 meals.
the circumstances			of its
beneficiaries		and	any wider		Beyond this we have worked with other
benefits to society as a whole.					charities to supply additional specific parcels for those housed during the
					pandemic period including Kettle boxes
					And Homeless packs as requested by
					agencies or council. The funding for these ceased on the 31"of March 2023.
					We have now been a part of Trussell Trust
					for 3year. We support their campaigns and
					initiatives and are able to utilise their
					support to enable better strategic planning
					and delivery of services. This gives the
					NFB a voice on the national level to target
					the root cause of food poverty.
					Due to the cost of living crisis the NFB
					a lied and successfull received rants

and donations to support the increased	and donations to support the increased
demand on the service.
The recruitment of more volunteers	has
commenced after a long period of	inactivity
due to the pandemic. Grants and donations
have increased due to the work of	the
fundraising team and have covered
volunteer expenses and the ever
increasing cost of buying food due	to
donations of food going down.

ou ma c	hoos	e t	ther statement	s where releva	nt about	nt about	nt about	nt about
				NFB aimed	to continue services throughout
				the cost of	living crisis	and a	large	growth	in
Achievements		against	Para 1.41	the amount	of individuals and families who
objectives	set			require our	support.
				One session was cancelled			in early 2023
				as recommended by		local and national
				guidelines	due to adverse weather
				conditions.
				The activity	of the fundraising		team	was
				quieter than usual due to the			larger	grants
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives			Para 1.41	received and change the team.		in personnel		within
set
				NIA
Investment	performance		Para 1.41
against objectives
				NIA
Other

Financial	Review	Review	Review	Review	Review
Review of	the charity's							Para 1.21	Due to the cost of living crisis, the charity
financial position			at the end						had to reassess its priorities with a much
of the period									stronger focus on fundraising for the
									following year. Food donations had	hit a
									national 12year low and because the
									fundraisers had not been so active,	this
									became a priority for early 2023. However,
									this did not effect our reserves, nor our
									capability to support our employees	for the
									next 6 months.
Statement	explaining					the		Para 1.22	Reserve funds —The NFB operates	a 3-
policy for holding			reserves						month reserve fund based on the average
stating why		they	are		held				expenses incurred over that period to
									safeguard the charities core business
									against a sudden and unexpected loss of
									all income or a surge in requirement.
									Van Maintenance —this fund isset	aside
									to pay for routine and unexpected
									maintenance of the now vital NFB van.
Amount of	reserves				held			Para 1.22	Reserve funds F12,451
									Restricted funds 829,438
Reasons for holding					zero			Para 1.22	NIA
reserves
Details of fund materially							in	ara 2	N/A
deficit
Explanation		of any						Para 1.23	NIA
uncertainties		about the
charity continuing				as a going
concern
Additional	information					(optional)
You ma choose			to	include			further statements		where relevant about
									Income is made up from grants, donations,
									and collections.
The charity's principal sources of funds (including								Para 1.47	The primary source in the 21/22 FY	was
any fundraising)									grants.
									NIA
Investment objectives	policy including			and any				Para 1.46
social investment				policy
adopted
									Reduction in supply of donated food and or
									funding for food/an abrupt or sustained
A description		of	the		principal			Para 1.46	increased need. Mitigated by better	routing
risks facing		the charity							through reduced visits, emergency ration

	plan, seek funding to	help address	help address	cost of
	living, increase in partnerships.
	Reduction in funding	for salaried		post or
	sustained staff absence. Mitigated			by
	emergency back up	staffing plan.
	Damage to reputation	mitigated	by regular
	training for staff and	volunteers	to ensure
	policies are enacted	and planned		external
	information rocedures.
Other

Description of charity's	Description of charity's	Description of charity's	Description of charity's	Description of charity's
trusts:
Type of governing				document		Para 1.25	Constitution reviewed annually
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How is	the charity					Para 1.25	CIO
constituted?
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	sit&I~		' lI ))
Trustee	selection			methods		Para 1.25	Separate Trustee recruitment policy in
including		details of any					place with initial application and interview
constitutional			provisions		e.g.		direct with the Chair.
election		to post or name			of
any person			or body entitled				Volunteers for the board of Trustees are
to appoint one or				more			then invited to a trustee meeting where
trustees							suitability and experience are assessed
							alongside the needs of the board.
							Recruitment on to the board ofTrustees is
							via vote of current Trustees subject to
							completed background checks.
Additional		information			(optional)
You ma		choose to include further statements					where relevant about
							Policies in place in accordance with the
							NFB constitution and trustees recruitment
Policies adopted		and for	procedures the induction			Para 1.51	policy.
and training			of trustees
							The NFB is a member of the Trussell Trust
							the National Network of Foodbanks.
The charity's organisational structure and any wider						Para 1.51	The chair oftrustees has ultimate
network		with which the					responsibility for the charity and oversees
charity	works						the current trust board and the employment
							of the operations manager.
							The trust board set the strategic
							direction forthe charity and ensure that
							the day to day operation complies with
							the strategy set, policies and
							procedures and has oversight of all
							financial and employer responsibilities.
							Some day to day activity has been
							delegated to the operations manager
							and the finance and admin support
							worker. Due to the nature ofthe part
							time employment, trustees occasionally
							have to step in to a more operational
							role to support the employees.

						It is the role ofthe operations manager
						and the chair oftrustees to attend
						strategic meetings and other
						development work on behalf of NFB.
						NFB is an organisation which isvoucher
						lead and these vouchers are raised by
Relationship		with	any	Para	1.51	referral agencies who are best placed to
related	parties					know a foodbank users individual situation.
						We understand we cannot be experts and
						cannot give advice such as benefits,
						housing etc, however we can work with the
						individual to signpost to their referral agent
						or other agencies who can support them.
						The aim of this is to ensure a person gets
						the right help from the right agency at the
						right time.
						We invite organisations to become a
						referral agent, however we set out clear
						guidance in line with Trussel Trust policy to
						ensure all agencies are issuing vouchers	in
						as com rehensive wa as ossible.
Other

Chadt name		New ua	Foodbank
Other name the charit uses		N/A
Re istered charit	number	1190483
Charity's principal	address	St Michael's Church, StMichael's Road, Newquay,
		Cornwall,	TR7 1RA

ames	ofthe charity tru	stees who manage	the charity	the charity
	Trustee name	Office lif any)	Dates acted ifnot for whole ear		Name ofperson (or to ap Int trustee		body) entitled Ifan
	Clare Anderson	Chair	Departed	March 2023	Trustee	Board
	Clare Anderson	Treasurer	Incoming	March 2023	Trustee	Board
	Felicity Hayes	Secretary	Incoming	Feb 2022	Trustee	Board
	Claire North	Trustee	Whole year		Trustee	Board
	Louis Gardener	Trustee	Whole year		Trustee	Board
	Jon Goodman	Trustee	Whole year		Trustee	Board
	Leanne Barlow	Trustee	Whole year		Trustee	Board
	Tracey Wood	Trustee	Whole year		Trustee	Board
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Funds held as custodian	Funds held as custodian	Funds held as custodian
Description of the assets		N/A
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the		N/A
charity on whose behalf	the
assets are held and how	this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details of arrangements	for	N/A
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets

Names an	d addresses ofadv	isers (Optional information)
Type of	Name	Address
adviser
ind Exam
Name of	chief executive or names ofsenior staff members		(Optional	information)

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						Unrestricted	Restricted		Endowment
	Categories		De(oils			funds		funds	funds
						to nearest E	to	nearest E	to nearoat E
81	Cash funds		Cash Boxes			727
			Bank			27,973		29,435
			Reserve Funds			12,451
				Total cash funds		41,151		29,438
			(agree balances	with receiptc cnd payments
					acccuct(c))
						Unrestricted	Restricted		Endowment
						funds		funds	funds
			Details			to nearest E	to	nearest E	to nearest E
82	Other monetary assets
			Details			Fund to which asset below e	Cost (optional)		Currant value o iona(
83	Investment	assets
			Details			Fund to which asset helen	Cost (optional)		Current value o speal