**3** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 09-04-22 Period start date To Period end date 01-01-23** ## **Charity name: Bishop’s Castle Community Foodbank** ## **Charity registration number: 1190595** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The prevention or relief of poverty amongst**
**people in Bishop’s Castle and the**
**surrounding area by providing emergency**
**food, essential toiletries, and other**
**household cleaning items to individuals and**
**families in financial need**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**See above**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Yes all trustees have**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**We have 25 volunteers upon whom we**
**can call to undertake a variety of tasks.**
**- Staffing the food bank itself at our two**
**weekly sessions**| **- delivering supplies to customers who cannot get to the food bank - buying bread, vegetables and eggs on a weekly basis - collecting food donated by customers of the local shops that have our boxes** Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|From our opening week when we
had 6 customers, we now provide food and
other supplies to an average of 120
customers at our two weekly sessions. We
have also been successful in applying for
fuel grants to the total value of £15000 for
our customers.
We are now a designated warm
space and have opened a mini café for our
customers to get free hot drinks and
biscuits while thev wait their turn. We have
had the services of a. volunteer from the
Cab to assist with debt advice and benefits
claims and have also worked with the local
GP surgery to have. Nurse on site to take
blood pressures and give general medical
advice.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We have finally acquired a derelict**
**building from Shropshire Council, and**
**the reserves would be used to partly**
**refurbish that premises once acquired**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£7500**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**We seek to have a mix of volunteers and**
**customers as trustees. Many of our**
**customers have irregular, part-time**
**work, which makes commitment to**
**trusteeship difficult for them. We**
**currently have one customer on the**
**trustee board**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Bishop’s Castle Community foodbank| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1190505| |Charity’s principal address|White Roses, Cabin, Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire SY9 5JG| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Andy Stelman|Chair of trustees|Since we started as a
charity|| ||MandyBryce|Vice Chair|ditto|| ||Ann Hewings||February2023|| |||||| ||Georgina
Williamson||September 2022|| ||Jane Carroll|Treasurer|Since we started|| ||Jo Pritchard||Since we started|| ||Mike Ashwell||July2023|| ||PollyOwens||July2023|| ||Nic Watson||July 2023|| ||Janet Krengel||July2023|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved|Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved|Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved| |---|---|---| |**Director name**|See all names above|| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Andy Stelman **Full name(s)** ANDREW EDWARD STELMAN **Position (eg Secretary,** CHAIR of TRUSTEES **Chair, etc)** **Date** 30.5.2024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees 3IskioPS CAeDTLe cammoiliTy k Charlty no Ilf any) 1110595 On accounts for tho year ended 31 aOa3 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examlnatlon of the accounts of the above charity I"Iha Triist I for th8 y&ar ended Rejponslbllltles and basls of roport As the ¢harlly'S trustees, you are responsibla for the preparation of the accounts In acpordance with the requlrements of the Charilles Act 2011 I'lhe Act.). I report In respect of my examlnallon of the Trust's accounts carried out undèr section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Dlrectlons glven by the Charity Commission under section 145(5llbl of the Act. Independent trhe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified lo exarnlner's statement undertake the Ljxarnination by being a qualified member of Ilnsert name of appliceble li51ed bodyll. Delete I l if not appli¢8ble. I have ¢omplelf)d my examination. I confirm that no malerigl matters have come to my attention in connection wlth the examination lolher than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any malerlal respect.. the accvunling records were not kept in ac¢ord8nce with section 130 of the Cnarilies Act., or the accuunts did not acwrd with the accounting records., or the a¢Guunts did not Comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts 8nd Reports} Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give 8 'lrue and fair, view which is not a matter onsidered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the ex