2024-04-08-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01-04-23 Period start date To Period end date 31-03-24

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)

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	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 105 customers at our two weekly sessions. We have also been successful in applying for fuel grants to the total value of £12000 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

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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 are looking to acquire a community asset from Shropshire Council, and the reserves would be used to partly refurbish that premises once acquired
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£5000
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

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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.

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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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole 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
	Janet Krengel		July2023
	Mike Ashwell		ditto
	Cheryl McCullough		December 2024

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 21.3.2023

BISHOPS CASTL COMMUNlfl FOODBANK INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2024 2023 RECEIPTS Donations Gift Aid Grants Hardship Fund 23,309.13 1,249.80 1.900.00 15,174.04 300.00 2,946.87 18,620.91 28.458.93 Less Overheads Fo¢)d Hardship Fund Rent Printing Insurance Sundries 17,057.27 15.762.63 2,946.87 1,180.00 204.02 179.20 1,170.48 1,100.00 48.00 196.00 627.47 19,028.74 21,443.20 Not (Loss) Proflt for the Year £7,430.19 -£2,822.29

BISHOPS CASTLE COMMUNiff FO BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 202 2024 2023 Current Assets Bank Account Debtor £15,924.16 £2,000.00 £8,493.97 £2,000.00 £17.924.16 £10,493.97 CAPITAL AND RESERVES Funds BFWD Profit & Loss Account 10,493.97 7.430.19 £17,924.16 13,316.26 -2,822.29 £10,493.97 Chairman.. Date,. Secretary: Date.. Treasurer Dale

BISHOPS CASTLE COMMUNITY FOODBANK PROFIT & LO ACC NT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3 MARCH 24 2024 2023 Turnover 26,458.93 18,620.91 Adminislrative Expenses 19,028.74 21,443.20 Qperating Profil 7.430.19 -2,822.29 Interest Received ILos8)I Profil on ordinary activities before taxalion 7.430.19 -2.822,29 Tax on profit on ordinary acllvilies {Lossll Profit for the year after taxation 7.430.19 -2.822.29 Dividend for the year 7 430.19 -2,822.29 Retained profit brought forw8rd 10 493,97 13,316.26 Relained profit carried forward £17 924.16 £10,493.97

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees iLe Cominu￿1T C)Cil) 3 o On accounts for the year ended 1-03-a4 Charlty no {If any) 05 Set out on pages (rLyrvmbLY 10 Ilic pd9e numtNats Ltr ¥heels1 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended ' . ) l MM I ￿'v Re5ponslblllties and basls of report As Ihe charitys Irustees. you arg responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts in acccfdance Y￿th the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Acr). I report in r8spect of my examination of th8 Trust's accounts carried out under sèction 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Direclions given by the Charity Commission under seclion 14515Xbl of the Act. Independent trhe charity's gross income 8xceeded £250.000 and l am qualifled lo examlnerfs statement undertake the examination by being a qu81rfied member of linsert name of applicable listed bodylj. Delete { l rfnot 8pplicabl6. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attenlion in connection with the examination {other than that disclosed below "} ￿lch gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. Ihe accounling records were not kept in accordants with section 130 of the Charitie5 Act., or the accounts did not ac￿rd with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Ch8rilies (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounls give a 'true and fair, view which Is not a matter considered 8s part of an independent examination. I have no cOn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: Signed: 111-01-a5 Name". QL IVÉ THOMAS S(410ye IL Relevant professlonal quallficatlon(s) or body QIA 4CPA IER Oct 2018