## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From January 1 2024 To December 31 2024 Charity name: Sutton Bridge Community Larder Charity registration number: 1191677** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The object[s] of the CIO are to relieve persons in
Sutton Bridge and the surrounding area that are
in financial hardship in such ways that the
trustees from time-to-time think fit but not
exclusively by:
**a) Providing emergency food, essential**
**toiletries and household items to**
**particular families in need and/or for**
**distribution by charities or other**
**organisations working to prevent or**
**relieve poverty**
**b) Such other means, including (but not**
**limited to) the provision of support**
**signposting to relevant information and**
**other advisory services.**| |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|Ensuring a plentiful supply of food and
toiletry items so that families in financial
need can be supplied with sufficient items for
at least three days worth of meals for all
family members, when needed| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The charity provides a public benefit with
regard to the guidance provided| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We employ no-one. All roles are carried out
by volunteers. In addition to volunteering for
shifts at the foodbank the volunteers also
assemble and deliver Christmas food
parcels| |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|The charity has continued to provide food
parcels on request from individuals, families
and agencies on their behalf.
The charity acts as a collection hub for
donated food, distributing excess to other
foodbanks.
The charity provided, at no charge, the
Jellies and Jolley`s packing facilities for
childrens` christmas gifts, storage, and
delivery.
The charity distributed food parcels and
supermarket vouchers to families with free
school meals children during the summer
school break, using funds provided by
Household Support Grant through South
Holland District Council| **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|Para 1.41|| against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity has successfully continued to
build its resources.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The trustees consider that it is not possible
for them to determine what its reserves
policy should be at this time.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£32351| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| ## **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|Grants from local organisations and
charities.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Sudden increases in demand for our
services.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust deed**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |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|**10. Appointment of charity trustees**
Option 1
(1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every
trustee must be appointed for a term of three
years by a resolution passed at a properly
convened meeting of the charity trustees.
(2) In selecting individuals for appointment as
charity trustees, the charity trustees must have
regard to the skills, knowledge and experience
needed for the effective administration of the
CIO.| |**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 Sutton Bridge Community Larder Other name the charity uses Sutton Bridge Food Bank |Registered charity number|1191677| |---|---| |Charity’s principal address|Unit 8
Railway Lane Industrial Estate
Sutton Bridge
Spalding
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**whole year**|**Name of person (or**
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**appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||TerryYork|Chairman||| ||Janet York|Secretary||| ||Charles Doades|||| ||Kenneth Knock|||| ||June Ansell|||| ||Nicolas Kennedy|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 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
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers** ## **(Optional information) N/A** **Type of adviser Name Address** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure N/A** 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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date**|| |---|---| ||11/5/25| Sutton Bridge Community larder Registered Charity 1191677 Annual Accounts for the Year ended December 312024 Section A. Statement of Financial Activities Note Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2023 Incomin Resourees Income from Donations and t£gacies Fund Raising Grants 5.674 194 5,000 11,000 16,674 194 ,860 6.142 700 16,750 9,860 Total 10,868 20,860 31,728 23,592 Resources Ex en Expenditure on Charitable Activities Premises and Setup 2,293 1,005 13,272 3,400 15,565 4,405 11,698 6,645 Total 3,298 16,672 19,970 18,343 Net Income 7,570 4,188 11.758 5,249 Total Funds Brought Forward 24.781 2,101 26,882 21,633 Total Funds Carried Forwar 32.351 6,289 38,640 26,882 Section B Balance Sheet Current Assets Cash at Bank and in Hand 32,351 6,289 38.640 26,882 Funds of the Charity Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 32.351 32,351 6.289 24,781 2,101 6,289 Total Funds 32,351 6,289 38,640 26,882 The Attached Notes forni Part of these Accounts Signed 1414125 Section C. Notes to the Accounts i. Basis of accounting These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with: . the Statement of Recommended Practiee: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 . and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. 2. Financial Policies 2.1. Reserves The Trnstees consider that it is not possible, at a time of great volatility for food banks, to deterniine the Reserves Policy for the Charity. 2.2. Income. The charity has adopted standard accounting praCtI￿S for income except that donations in kind have not been valued. The Trustees consider that the substantial effort required to place a value on donated goods would not be worthwhile. 3. Analysis of Income Unr&8tricted R&8tricted Funds Funds Total 2023 Donations and Gifts Fund Raising Grants 5,674 194 5,000 11,000 16,674 194 4,860 6,142 700 17,450 9,860 Totol 10,868 20,860 31,728 23,592 Sutton Bridge Community IArder Registered Charity 1191677 Annual Accounts for the Year ended December 312024 Section C. Notes to the Accounts (Ix)nt.) 4. Analysis of Expenditure unrestrict￿ Restricted Funds Funds Total 2023 Premises and F4uipment RepaÉrs and Renewals Food Stock and Vouchers Rent Light and Heat Publicity and Sundries Trustee Expenses i.oio i.oio 12.431 3,400 1,039 532 1,558 3,168 8,088 3,477 1,279 298 2,033 12,431 3AOO 841 198 532 1,558 Total 3,298 16.672 19,970 18,343 We do not pay remuneration to Trustees or any other Persons. During the year we have supwrted 374 people (2023 - 338), many of them multiple times, with essential food parcels from our premises. In addition we have: in partnership with our local authority, supplied 291 prepaid superniarket vouchers (2023 - 223) to support people at times of stress, for example to parents of Free School Meals children in the summer holidays* supplied 109 additional pareels at Christmas (2023 - 89) to needy clients and pensioners 5. Trustees Expenses Trustees were reimbursed for travel expenses amounting to £1,558 (2023 £2,033) CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl mombers of On accounts for the year ended December 318t 2024 Charity no (if any) 1191677 Set out on pages I report to the trustees C￿1 my examination of the accounts of the above charrty {Ihe Trusf) for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requiremènts of the Charrties Ad 2011 (Yhe Acn. I report in respect of my examination of Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Chanty Commission under section 145(5){bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim) that no material matters have come to my attention below ') in connection with the examination which gives rne cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance With section 130 of the Ad or the accounts do not acc¢xd with the accounting records Indap•ndent examinerfs statement I have no concems and have come a¢>o$s no other matters in connedion with the examination to vthich attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Pleas8 delète Ihe words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Dale: i 203&- Name: io Po i ftr6q Relevant professlonal qualificationlsl or body (rfany): Address: IER October 2018 Sutton Bridge Community larder Registered Charity 1191677 Annual Accounts for the Year ended December 312024 Section A. Statement of Financial Activities Note Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2023 Incomin Resourees Income from Donations and t£gacies Fund Raising Grants 5.674 194 5,000 11,000 16,674 194 ,860 6.142 700 16,750 9,860 Total 10,868 20,860 31,728 23,592 Resources Ex en Expenditure on Charitable Activities Premises and Setup 2,293 1,005 13,272 3,400 15,565 4,405 11,698 6,645 Total 3,298 16,672 19,970 18,343 Net Income 7,570 4,188 11.758 5,249 Total Funds Brought Forward 24.781 2,101 26,882 21,633 Total Funds Carried Forwar 32.351 6,289 38,640 26,882 Section B Balance Sheet Current Assets Cash at Bank and in Hand 32,351 6,289 38.640 26,882 Funds of the Charity Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 32.351 32,351 6.289 24,781 2,101 6,289 Total Funds 32,351 6,289 38,640 26,882 The Attached Notes forni Part of these Accounts Signed 1414125 Section C. Notes to the Accounts i. Basis of accounting These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with: . the Statement of Recommended Practiee: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 . and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. 2. Financial Policies 2.1. Reserves The Trnstees consider that it is not possible, at a time of great volatility for food banks, to deterniine the Reserves Policy for the Charity. 2.2. Income. The charity has adopted standard accounting praCtI￿S for income except that donations in kind have not been valued. The Trustees consider that the substantial effort required to place a value on donated goods would not be worthwhile. 3. Analysis of Income Unr&8tricted R&8tricted Funds Funds Total 2023 Donations and Gifts Fund Raising Grants 5,674 194 5,000 11,000 16,674 194 4,860 6,142 700 17,450 9,860 Totol 10,868 20,860 31,728 23,592 Sutton Bridge Community IArder Registered Charity 1191677 Annual Accounts for the Year ended December 312024 Section C. Notes to the Accounts (Ix)nt.) 4. Analysis of Expenditure unrestrict￿ Restricted Funds Funds Total 2023 Premises and F4uipment RepaÉrs and Renewals Food Stock and Vouchers Rent Light and Heat Publicity and Sundries Trustee Expenses i.oio i.oio 12.431 3,400 1,039 532 1,558 3,168 8,088 3,477 1,279 298 2,033 12,431 3AOO 841 198 532 1,558 Total 3,298 16.672 19,970 18,343 We do not pay remuneration to Trustees or any other Persons. During the year we have supwrted 374 people (2023 - 338), many of them multiple times, with essential food parcels from our premises. In addition we have: in partnership with our local authority, supplied 291 prepaid superniarket vouchers (2023 - 223) to support people at times of stress, for example to parents of Free School Meals children in the summer holidays* supplied 109 additional pareels at Christmas (2023 - 89) to needy clients and pensioners 5. Trustees Expenses Trustees were reimbursed for travel expenses amounting to £1,558 (2023 £2,033) CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl mombers of On accounts for the year ended December 318t 2024 Charity no (if any) 1191677 Set out on pages I report to the trustees C￿1 my examination of the accounts of the above charrty {Ihe Trusf) for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requiremènts of the Charrties Ad 2011 (Yhe Acn. I report in respect of my examination of Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Chanty Commission under section 145(5){bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim) that no material matters have come to my attention below ') in connection with the examination which gives rne cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance With section 130 of the Ad or the accounts do not acc¢xd with the accounting records Indap•ndent examinerfs statement I have no concems and have come a¢>o$s no other matters in connedion with the examination to vthich attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Pleas8 delète Ihe words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Dale: i 203&- Name: io Po i ftr6q Relevant professlonal qualificationlsl or body (rfany): Address: IER October 2018