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Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Day MDnth JAN Period end date Day Month 31° OEC YÈar 2022 Year From 2022 Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name BLAENAU GWENT COMMUNITY AID other namès charlty Is known by NIA Regislerod charity number (If any) 1191264 Charlty's prlnclpal addross Church on the Rise 54 Beaufort Rise, Beaufort Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent Postcode NP23 5JQ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dat¢s act•d if not for %Yhol Trust98 namg offi lif any) Nam8 of person lor body) entitled Int truste• If an Charity Trustees Charity Trustees Charity Trustees Charity Trustees Craig James Lyn Holding R. Wayne Evans Jennifer Morgan Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Trustee 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charlty, If any, (for example, any custodlan trustees) Name Dates actsd if not for whole ear NIA

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) e of adviser Name Address Accountsnt Steve Drake 24 James stet Ebbw Vale Blaenau Gwent NP23 6JG Name of chlef executlv8 or namos of senlor staff members {Optional infornialion) R. Wayne Evans Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement D•s¢rlption of the charlty's trusts Trusl Deed Type of governing document leg. trust deed. constitution) How the charity is constituted leg. tiust. association, company) Trust Trustee selection methods leg. appoinled by, elected by) Appointed by existing Twstees Addltlonal governance issues (Optlonal Information) You may choose to include additional infomation, where r818vant. about policies and procedures adoptsd for the induction and training of trustees- Ihe charitys organisational structure and any wider nelwork with which the charity works., Completion of skills Audit to determine contribution of Trustee and follow guidan on training of trustees by Trussell Trust The work of the Foodbank is set up under a partnership with Trussell Trust and we follow their guidelines under their Partn8rship agreement. O relationship with any related parties; O trustees. consideration of major risks and the systcm and prOdureS to manage them. Partnership agreem8nt with Trussell Trust Follow guidance of Trussell Trust Section C Ob'ectives and activities The charity objects are the relief of financial hardship amongst people in Blaenau Gwent and the sumunding area by providing emergency food, essential toiletries and household items to individuals and families in need. Also the provision of support or signposting to relevant information and other advisory services and to provide such services with a Christian Elhos which is supported by churches in Blaenau Gwent. We do this through Blaenau Gwent Foodbank which is in partnership with Trussell Trust. Summary of the objects of the charlty set out in Its governlng document

We operate presently a FocKlbank kla Blaenau Gwent Foodbank operating from 2 Food Distribution CentlES in Beaufort and Brynmawr. This due to previous Covid restrictions has been a home delivery service only and so our centres have been closed to the public for collection of food. We deliver to the whole of the County of Blaenau Gwent. We issue food, toiletries and household items. Also we have the facility to offer GasElectric vouchers for families in need Ihrough a partnership wilh the Fuelbank Foundation. For those clients that are struggling to top-up their Mobile phones we are able to offer a SIM card free of charge for 8 6mth period through our partnership via Trussell Trust with Tesco Mobile. Our clients are referred to us via relative agencies that work with them as they must have a Foodbank voucher presented. Summary of the maln actlvltles undertaken for the publlc benefit In relatlon to these objects (include within this section the statutory daclaratlon that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by tha Charity Commission on publlc benefft) Through our Foodbank operation we rnake this statutory declaration that the Trustees have regarded the guidan issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit as it's a clear case of the Foodbank helping the general public whose families are in crisis. Additlonal details of objectlves and actlvities (Optional Infomiallon) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant. about.. Q policy on grantmaking; policy programme related investment,. O contribution mado by volunteers. NIA NIA Everyone working at the Foodbank are volunteers to includ6 thé Foodbank Project Manager and 2 Foodbank Distribution Centre Managers and approximately 10 other volunteers. We appreciate their service very much in helping us to serve k)cal families who are in crisis.

Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe maln achlevements of the charlty during the year During 2022 we have achieved the followng: We have helped 1943 families with food This comprises 2863 Adults and 1565 Children Total 4428 people This is an approximate total of 39852 meals placed on families tables Our total stock of foodltoiletries an(1 other items collected as donations total approximately 39.0 Ions of which 23 tons of food have come through the SupeTharkets - Asda, Tasco {2 store) and Waitrosè The Monetary donations we receive help us to purchase food that we are short of and this year it arUnted to purchase 7 tons of food The amount of foc#J we distributed to the various families in crisis in Blaenau Gwent amounted lo 38.9 tons

Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's pollcy on reserves We are in the process of WOTking on a policy on reserves which we are still calculating due to Ihe effects of Covid and the Cost of Living and the need to purchase items to keep our stock on a goc*J level. We have been wotking on a ReseNe of approximately £15K just to ensure we keep going through this Cost of Living period where donations are dipping. Detalls of any funds materialty in deflclt NIA Furthar flnancial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include additional infomiation. whera relevant about.. the charity's principal sour$ of funds {induding any fundraisingl., how expenditure has supported the key objectivès of the charity. investment policy and oblectives including any ethical investment policy adopled. Main sources of funding come from individual donations both regular and . one-off. We do get funds via Tesco stores that top up in hard cash any food collected through them by 20 /0 and also we have funding via Asda on a similar way, however thi5 is restricted funding for operational costs only. We have purchased food when stocks have decreased out of funding we receive and the costs of delivery and running of the charity have come out of restricted funding via Supemiarkets. NIA Section F Other optional information NIA Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report al)ove. Signed on behalf of the charlty's trusteos Signalure{s} Full name(s} Position (eg Secretary. Chair. etc) Lyndon Holding Secretsry Rod ayne Evans Treasurer Date 25° October 2023

BLAENAU GWENT COMMUNITY AID CHARITY NUMBER 1191264

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Blaenau Gwent Community Aid

I report to the trustees of Blaenau Gwent Community Aid on the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2022.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act").

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent Examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material aspect:-

(1) the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or (2) the accounts did not accord with the accounting records or

(3) the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a "true and fair" view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Steve Drake Chartered Certified Accountant (F.C.C.A.) 24 James Street, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6JG

18th October 2023