CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Truste85' Annual Report for the period From 08 April 2024 To 05 April 2025 Charlty name: Newquay Foodbank Charlty registration numb•r: 1190483 Objectlves and ActlvitieB SORP ref•r8n Summary of the purposes of the charity as sel out in its governing document P•r• 1.17 The relief of financial hardship for the public benefit, by distributing food to pèople in need due to lack of funds, leading to food crisi8. Addilionally, signposting onto referral agencies, to alleviate the underlying cause of food poverty and to provide wrap around care and support to help overcome $o¢ial Isolation. Foodbank $e$$ions run out of 3 vènues.. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit. in particular. the activities, projects or services identif18d in the accounts. P•r4 1.17 irtd St Michaels Church, Newquay St Columb Minor Church Sl Columb Major Church In addition, we deliv8r to residential addresses & interim accommodation site8 where reasons such as disability or geographical rèmoteness mean people are unable lo gel to our cenlres. Food parcèls ar8 distributed at sessions lo clients directed to NFB by referral agencie8 or to individuals who find thémselvès at the immediate point of need. People can self- refer or are refèrred by partner agencies - in both ¢ases ongoing wraparound support is provided lo enable people to move out of immediate crisis and build a resilient future. Charity Commission guidanee issued to Trustees including CC3. Statement confirniing whether the trustees have had re9ard lo the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit P4r4 1.18 Addltional inforniation (optionall You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. SORP referen NFB does not give grants to individuals or organisations. Policy on grant making Par8 1.38 NIA Policy on social inv8stm8nt including program related investmenl Para 1.38 NFB is led by a board of volunteer Trustèes of 10 dedicated individuals with varying skill backgrounds. Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers The volunteer base is approximately 100 volunteers, spill be￿een 10 different teams, deper¢dant on their interests. skills and exFefience. 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 Irust8es. Five members of staff. Funded through grants. Other Achievements and Performance SOAP fef•r•nc• Over the course of the year NFB has supported 7319 people with a food parcel giving 3 meals a day for 3 d8ys. This is equivalent to 65,871 meals. Moving to a hoice-based system has sèén a positive decrease in food wastage and cost. 11 has improved dignity for those accessing our foodbank. Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of ils beneficiaries and any wider benefits lo society as a whole. PAra 1.2D Beyond this we have also worked to develop collaborative partnerships across Cornwall. For example, the local authority interim housing project has been Cornwall wide collaboration with organisations in each major lown in Comwall to meet the needs of tt+e local population. This housing project has supported an additional 128 people with signposting and essential support. We have now been a part of Trussell Trust for 5 years. This gives NFB a voice on the national level lo target the root cause of food poverty and campaign for wider governmental, policy and societal change. Wesu orted lobb in at Westminster about the proposed PIP changes which were later retracted. We actively support organisations such as VSF, Transfomation Comwall & Cornwall Poverty Forum in their calls lo adion. Due to the increase in demand for our service dué to cost of living crisis and other local food supply organisations closing, NFB has secured multiple grants and funding sources throughout the year. This has enabled recruitment of essential roles, lo provide the wraparound and signposting support needed making a vital difference to our community. In addition, sèeking funding for a fundraiser 8nd Comms lead which is crucial in enabling our sustainability Into th8 future. Addltlonal Inforniotlon loptlonall You ma choose lo include further stalement8 where relevant about.. NFB aimed to continue services throughout the cost of living crisis and a large growth in the amount of individuals and families who require our support. We have mel that objective not only in providing a consistent support model but within a landscape of increased need. We have seen 39% increase in people requiring our support and have scaled the operalion up in res onse lo this. The activity of the fundraising team was quieter than usual due to the larger grants re¢eiv8d and change in per$onn81 within the team. There is a plan to employ a fundraiser. However, securing a year long large grant has enabled us lo concentrate on a sustainabilit lan over the next eaf. NIA Achievements against obj8Ctiv88 Sèt P•fi 1.41 Perfomiance of fundraising 8Ctivities against obieclive8 set P•ia 1.41 Investment performance against objectives P•f• 141 NIA Other Financial Review Review of the charity s financial position al the end ofthe ￿riod Para 1.21 Finances are in conjunction with the chanty's objectives. ReserveslRestricted funds are adequate and well conlrolled. NFB will continue to review rts financial position in accordance with ils policies. In order to ensure we are sustainable in future years. This y6ar we have developed our Sustainability strategy including financé for the comin ears. Resorve fund$- The NFB operates a 3- month reserve fund based on the average expenses incurred over that period to safeguard the charities ¢ore business against a Sudden and unexpected loss of all incomé or a sur einre uirement. Reserve funds £65,000 Statement explaining thè policy for holding reseN&S statlng why they are held P•r• 1 22 Amount of reserves held P•r• 1 22 Rea60n8 for holdlng zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concérn Parl 1.22 NIA Para 124 P41A PIM123 NIA Additional Informatlon {optlonal) You ma choose lo include furthèr statements where relevant about.. In¢ome is made up from grants, donations, and collection$. The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundr8i81ng) Par• 1.47 The primary source in the 24125 financial year was grants. These are from a range of grant providers including local businesses and organisalions. NFB has food donation points in the local area and 4- 5 times year we hold SU￿rmarket food drives to raise food donations and raise awareness of the work we do. NIA Investment policy and objectives including any social investment poliGy adopted PaM146 Reduction in supply of donated food (although this only constitutes c5% of our food} andlor reduced funding for foodlan abrupt or sustained increased need. A description of the principal risks facing the charity Pam 1.48 Mitigated by reducing number of foodbank visits required, emergency ration plan, seeking funding to help address cost of living, increase in working partnerships. Reduction in funding for salaried postlsl or sustained staff absence. Mitigated by our review points al board meetings to ensur8 we are financially viable throughcul the year. Damage to reputation - adverse publicity - mitigated by regular training for staff and voluntéers lo ensure policies are enacl8d. All media requests agreed by Director and any position slalements agr88d between board and Director. other Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts., Type of governing document harterl PArn 1.25 Constitution review8d annually How is the charity constituted? Parn125 cio Trustee selection methods including details of any conslitulional provisions e.g. 8leGlion to post or name of any person or body entitled lo appoint onè or more Iruslees Pirn 1.25 Separate Trustee recruitment policy in place with initial application and interview direct with the Chair. Volunteers for the board of Trustees are thèn invited to a trustee me8ting where suitability and experience are assessed alongslde the needs of the board. R8cruitmenl onto the board of Trustees is via vote of currènt Trustees subject lo com leled back round checks. Addltlonal Informatlon (optlonal} You ma hoose lo include further statements where relevant about.. Policie6 in place in accordance with the NFB ¢onstitulion and Iruslees, recruitment policy. Policies and procedura8 adopted for the induction and training of trustees Pira 1.81 The NFB is a member of the Trussell Trust national netsvork of foodbanks. The charity's organisalional structuré and any wider ne￿ork with which the charity works Par¥ 1.51 The chair of trustees has ultimatè responsibility for the charity and oversees the Current trust board and the employment of the director. The trusl board sel the strategic direction for the charity and ensure that the day-tO- day operation complies with the strategy sel, policies and procedLtres and has oversight of all financial and employer responsibilities. Some day-to-day activity has been delegated lo the director and operations manager. Due to the nature of part lime employment. trustees occasionally have to slep in to a more operational role lo support the employees. It is the role of the director and the chair of trustees lo attend strategic meeting5 and olher develo ment work on behalf of NFB. NFB is an organisation which is voucher lead and these vouchers are raised by referral agenGiès who ar8 b8St placed to know a foodbank users, individual situation. We understand we cannot be experts and annot givè advice such as benefits, housing etc, however wè can work with Ihe individual lo Signpost lo their referral agent or other agencies who can support them. Relalionshlp with any related part18S P•ra 1.51 The aim of this is to ensure a ￿r$On gels the nghl help from the right agency al the right lime, W8 invite organisations to become a referral agent, however we s8t out clear guidance in line with Trussell policy lo ensure all agencies are issuing vouchers in as comprehensive way as possible. We work wilh partner organisations lo support individuals using the foodbank to resolve Ih8ir underlying root courses of their situation. NFB commits itself lo supporting these individuals as they work throu h their s ific issues, We have partnerships with organisationg such as Citizen's Advice & Shelter to ensure expert advice & support is given to those who visit us. Other Reference and Administrative detalls Charit name Other name the chari uses istered charit number Charity's principal addres$ New NIA 1190483 Unit 2 Darbari, Prow Park, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 2SX ua Foodbank Names of the charity trnstees who manage the charlty Datoo actsd11 not for wholg •ar Tru•t¢g namg Offlce Ilf any) Name of pgr•on lor body) •ntitlod toa olnt tru•¢ge Ifan Richard Williams Chair Whole Year Trustee Board Grant Vi9or Claire North Joseph Brook Nicholas Applaby Tyler Cross Natalie Dow Treasur8r Whole Year Trustee Board Trustee Board Trustee Whole Year Whole Year Trustee Trustee Trustee Board Whole Year Trustee Board Trustee Whole Year Trustee Board Trustee Board Trustee Board Trustèe Board Trustee Incoming 1 June 2024 Incoming 9 Aug 2024 Incoming 11 June 2024 Incoming 22 May 2024 David Pettigrew Luke Cox Trustèe Trustee Trustee 10 Grace Blakeley Trustee Board 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cor orate trustees - names of the dire¢tor8 at the date the re Dlr•ctor nam• nla ortwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Trust•e nam• nla Date• ¥cted 11 not lor wholo ••r Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets NIA held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects NIA Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such asset8 from the charity's own 8s88t8 NIA Addltlonal Infomiatlon loptlonal) Namos and addre8808 of advl8ors Ioptlonal Informatlon) Typo of Nam• Address advls•r Namo of chlol oxecutlvo or nam0• ot sonlor •tsff members Ioptlonal Infom)atlon) NIA Exemptions from dlsclosure Réason for non4isclosure of ke 8rsonnel details NIA Other o tional infomation NIA Declarations The trustsos daclare that they have approved the trusto8$' report above. Slgned on behalf of tho Charlty's trusteès Slgnaturo181 Full namelsl Elizabeth Smith Posltlon log Secretsry, Chalr, •tcl Acting Clerk Dat• 27.01.2026 |**Charity Name**||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Newquay Foodbank**||**1190483**||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
06/04/2024|Period end date
**To**
05/04/2025||| ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Grants|**81,696**||**228,252**||||**309,948**||**114,896**| |Donations|**57,049**||||||**57,049**||**48,267**| |Collections|**2,722**||||||**2,722**||**3,261**| |Gift Aid|**1,848**||||||**1,848**||**1,703**| |Bank Interest|**1,233**||||||**1,233**||**673**| |Other Income|**114**||||||**114**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**144,662**||**228,252**||**-**||**372,914**||**168,800**| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**
Food-Fresh
Food-Shelf
Food-Christmas Giving
Storage
St Michaels Church Project
Client Sundries
Packaging Materials
Nappies
Employee Wages and Salaries
Employer's Pension
DBS Checks
C.A.B. Financial Inclusion
Training
Employee Expenses
Volunteer Expenses
Insurance
Vehicle Costs
Mileage/Parking
Printing
Stationery & Advertising
Computer & Software
Mobile Charges
Credit Card Charges
Professional Charges
Repairs and Renewals
Waste Collection
Cleaning costs
Rent
Marketing
Health & Safety
Subscriptions
Clothing Costs
Refreshments
Toiletries
Rounding
**_Sub total_ **|||||||||| ||||||||**372,914**||**168,800**| ||||||||**21,019**
**38,822**
**6,220**
**-**
**-**
**24**
**681**
**-**
**72,875**
**866**
**270**
**77,888**
**238**
**194**
**6,612**
**280**
**5,463**
**3,556**
**263**
**448**
**1,506**
**2,026**
**132**
**120**
**1,046**
**2,047**
**293**
**4,371**
**-**
**199**
**188**
**372**
**1,207**
**1,325**
**215**
**-**
**- 2**
**250,764**||| ||**11,019**||||||**21,019**||**19,662**| ||**28,822**||||||**38,822**||**46,160**| ||**1,220**||||||**6,220**||**9,894**| ||||||||**-**||**46**| ||||||||**-**||**- 2,682**| ||**24**||||||**24**||**71**| ||**681**||||||**681**||**463**| ||||||||**-**||**68**| ||**2,843**||||||**72,875**||**32,163**| ||**866**||||||**866**||**356**| ||**270**||||||**270**||**72**| ||**-**||||||**77,888**||**20,461**| ||**238**||||||**238**||**2,006**| ||**194**||||||**194**||| ||**6,612**||||||**6,612**||**1,064**| ||**280**||||||**280**||**765**| ||**5,463**||||||**5,463**||**800**| ||**3,556**||||||**3,556**||**3,470**| ||**263**||||||**263**||**293**| ||**448**||||||**448**||**999**| ||**1,506**||||||**1,506**||**456**| ||**2,026**||||||**2,026**||**1,238**| ||**132**||||||**132**||**296**| ||**120**||||||**120**||**2,320**| ||**1,046**||||||**1,046**||**1,190**| ||**2,047**||||||**2,047**||**1,071**| ||**293**||||||**293**||**462**| ||**4,371**||||||**4,371**||| ||||||||**-**||| ||**199**||||||**199**||| ||**188**||||||**188**||**636**| ||**372**||||||**372**||**1,048**| ||**1,207**||||||**1,207**||**72**| ||**1,325**||||||**1,325**||**309**| ||**215**||||||**215**||**196**| ||||||||**-**||| ||**2**
**-**||||||**- 2**||| ||**77,844**||||||**250,764**||**145,425**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 15/01/2026 1 |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||**-**
**172,920**
**55,332**|**-**
**172,920**
**55,332**|**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|**1,935**
**-**
**1,935**
**252,699**
**120,215**|**1,935**
**-**
**1,935**
**252,699**
**120,215**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Office Equipment
Vehicle (New asset)
**_Sub total_ **|**1,935**||||||||**7,036**| ||||||||||**16,519**| ||**1,935**||||||||**23,555**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**168,980**| ||||||||||| ||**64,883**||**55,332**||**-**||**120,215**||**- 180**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||**35,852**||**34,557**||||**70,409**||**70,589**| ||**100,735**||**89,889**||**-**||**190,624**||**70,409**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Cash Boxes
Bank
Reserve Funds (3 months average)
**Details**|**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Cash Boxes
Bank
Reserve Funds (3 months average)
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**301**||||**-**| ||||**35,434**||**89,889**||**-**| ||||**65,000**||||**-**| ||||**100,735**||**89,889**||**-**| ||||||||OK| ||||||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
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**asset belongs**
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**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**||**Cost (optional)**
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**-**
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**-**
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**-**
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**-**
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**(optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**When due**
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15/01/2026| ## **B5 Liabilities** Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees **-** Date of Signature Print Name approval CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 15/01/2026 3 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R•port to tho Inj$t￿ mombors of N￿￿qUaY F(thbank On accounts for the year ended 05 April 2025 Charlty no (rf any) 1190483 Sot out on pages I report to the tmstees on my examination of the a¢￿Unts of the above chanty {Ihe Trust") for the year ended 0510412025. Responslbllltlgs and As the ch8nty trustees of the Trugt. you are r89pon$ible lor tha preparation basls of report of the attounts in ￿cordanCe with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Acl.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's ac¢x)unls carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have fdlowed the applicable Directions givan ty tho Charity Commisslon under section 145(5){bl of the Act. I have r￿Mpleted my examinalion. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below ') in connection wilh the examination which gives me cause to belie* that in, any malerial re$pect.' accounting records w•re not kept in e￿ordance with aection 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the a(tsunting records Independent examlnerfs statement I haw no coneam$ and have corn across no other matters in connection wtlh the examination to which attenllon should be dr8wn in orrler to enable a proper underslanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please ￿lete the W0￿S in the brackets rf they do not apply. Dat•: 22111125 Name: Steve A3hby Rèlevant prof•ssional qualiftatlon(sl or body Ilf any): MAAT Arr Kehic kcovthing Ser¥icès 1 Relyn Bam. Ne.H¢"81 TR8 JDE 07899 QOIÉOJ Address: Kehic Accounling Serwces 1 Retyn 8am . Sumn*rcourt TR8 5DE IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highli9hl mattets of concern {see CC32, Independent examination of chanty accounts: directions and guidance for examinars). Glve here brief details of any itèms that the axamln•r wlshgs to dlscloso. None IER October 2018