## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From January 1 2025 To December 31 2025 Charity name: Sutton Bridge Community Larder Charity registration number: 1191677**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|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**
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|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 distributed 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. This was to support
the purchase of school uniforms and general
clothing|
**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**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity has drawn on its resources this
year, it has sufficent reserves to continue.|
|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|£28111|
|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|
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|Charity’s principal address|Unit 8
Railway Lane Industrial Estate
Sutton Bridge
Spalding
Lincs PE12 9UN|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||TerryYork|Chairman|||
||Janet York|Secretary|||
||Charles Doades||||
||Kenneth Knock||||
||June Ansell||||
||Nicolas Kennedy||||
||Jackie Hutchinson||4/8 to 31/12||
||SandyMc Manus||1/1 to 5/2||
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– 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**||
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||27/4/26|
Sutton Bridge Commurrity Larder
Registered Charity 1191677
Annual Accounts for the Year ended December 31 2025
Section A. Statement of Financial Activities
Note Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Totsl
2024
Incomin
Res
Income from
Donations and 14acies
Fund Raising
Interest
Grants
urces
3,541
3,541
16,674
132
132
,860
Total
3,677
3,6
31,728
Resources Ex ended
Expenditure on
Charitable Activities
Premises and Setup
338
3,579
4,000
2,289
8,338
5,868
15,565
4,405
Total
7,917
6,289
14,206
19,970
Net Inc
me
nse
(4,240)
(6,289) (10,529)
11,578
Total Funds Brought Forward
32.351
6,289
38,640
38,640
Total Funds Carried Forward
28,111
28,111
38,640
Section B Balance Sheet
Current knets
Cash at Bank and in Hand
28,111
28,111
38,640
Funds of the Charity
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
28,111
28,111
32,351
6,289
Total Funds
28,111
28,111
38,640
The Attached Notes form Part of these Accounts
Signed
Terence York
Trustee
Date
Sutton Bridge Community Iarder
Registered Charity 1191677
Annual Accounts for the Year ended December 312025
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 aeeounts have been prepared in accordance with:
* the Statement of Recommended Practice: knounting and Rep)rting by Charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with the Financial Repx)rting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic
of Ireland (FRS 102) issud on 16 Juty 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
Although the Trustees still consider that it is not possible, at a time of great volatility for focMI
banks, to determine the Reserves Policy for the Charity, they decided that, provided strict
monitoring of its finances continued, the Charity had sufficient fLU]ds to decide that no grant
funding would be applied for in the year.
2.2. Income.
The charity has adopta standard accounting practices for income exeept that donations in kind
have not been valued. The Trustees consider that the substantial effort rll]red to place a value on
donated goods would not be worthwhile.
3. Analysis of Income
Unrestricted Ro8trieted
Funds
Funds
Totsl
2024
Donations and Gifts
Fund Raising
Interest
Grants
3,541
3,541
6,674
194
136
136
14,860
Total
3,6T/
31,728
Sutton Bridge Community larder
Registered Charity 1191677
Annual Accounts for the Year ended Dember 312025
Section C. Notes to the Accounts (cont.)
4. Analysis of Expenditure
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
2024
Premises and Equipment
Repairs and Renewals
Food Stock and Vouchers
Rent
Light and Heat
Publicity and Sundries
Trustee Expenses
25
5,843
3,533
1,328
1,139
2,338
I,oio
12,431
3,400
1,039
532
1,558
2,289
3.S33
467
861
1,139
2,338
Total
7,917
6.289
14,206
19,970
The Charity does not pay remuneration to TThteeS or any other Persons.
During the year the Charity has supported 437 people (2024 - 374), many of them multiple times,
with essential food parcels from our premises.
In addition the Charity has:
supplied 127 additional parcels at Christmas (2024 - 109) to needy clients and pensioners.
5. Funds administered as an Agent
During the Year the Charity receiv and distributed £20,000 (2024 £Nil) Household Support
Funding from South Holland District Council. This item has E*en exeluded from these accounts
6. Trustees Expenses
TrteeS were reimbursed for travel expenses amounting to £2,338 (2024 £1,558)
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