OFFICIAL ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name SALTBURN SOLIDARITY FOOD BANK **members of** **On accounts for the year** 31[ST] March 2024 **Charity no** 1192030 **ended (if any)** **Set out on pages** 9 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **DD / MM / YYYY** . - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** 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 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 (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ ## **Signed:** J. Neal **Date:** 30[th] January 2025 **Name:** Jayne Neal **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 3 Little Acre, Guisborough, TS14 6FA 1 **October 2018** **IER** CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1st Aprfl 2023 To 31•t March 2024 Charlty name: Sallburn Solldarlty CIO Charlty reglstratlon numbgr: 1192030 Objectives and Activities Summary of th8 purposes of the charity as set out in its govemin9 document ra1.17 To relleve p#5￿5 In Saltburn*y.the.Sea and the wrroundln8 area that are In flnandal hard5hlp In suth ways that the trustees fr¢xn ljmtrttrtlme thlnk flt but not exduslvety by. a} prI￿dIng emwgency food, essentlal tolletrle5 and household Items to partlcular famllles In need andlor for dlstrlbutlon by charltles or othw ￿[anI￿1t1¢￿S worklng to prevent or ielleve poverty b) suth othu means, Indudlng (but not Ilmlted to) the provlslon of support postln8 to relevant Inf(*mailon and other Summary ofthe main ath'vib'es in relation to those PUTposes for the publi benefit, in particular, the ath"vities. projects or services identified in the aw)unts. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidan issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1.17 aThY Over the course of 2023-2024 we hav• provlded 614 food parcels to those In need In and around Saltburn-by4he4•a. ParB 1.18 In shaplng our objethes for the year and plannlng our actmtlès, the trustees have consldered thg Charlty Commlsslon's guldance on publlc bonefft. Addltlonal Inforniatlon (optlonal} You ma thoose to include further statements where relevant abouL' Para 1.38 Policy on grant makiThJ P4r4 1a8 Policy on social investment including program r81ated investment Contrfbution mad6 by volunte8T5 PAr8 1.38 We ar8 grateful to the support of our volunt•ar8 wlthout whom wo would not be able to provlde asslstan¢e to our Other Achievements and Parfomiance We rncord the delalled Impact of our serylces across calendar rather than flnan¢i81 years and these flguras rnfl•¢t that pdky. Summary ofthe maln a¢hlevements of the charity. Identifylng th8 dIfferen￿ the charlty'8 work has made to the clrcumstances of tts benefidarie8 and any wlder b8neflt8 to sodety as 8 whole. Pwo120 In 2023 we provlded 658 lood pare•l8 to 217 households supportlng a total of 1571 Indlvlduals wlth a total of 21998 days of food supporL In 2024 wo provlded 829 food parcels to 199 households supportlng a total of 1512 Indfvldual$ over wlth a total of 24094 of food 8upporL Addltlonal Infarn￿tIon (optlonal) You ma choose to Include further stsleThnts where relevant about: Achlevements agaln8t objecfjves set Pwa1A1 Perfonnan¢e of fundralslng acuvltles against objectives P8rn1.41 Investm8nt perfomiance agalnst objectives P•¥1AI Other Flnanclal Revlew Revl8w of th8 charit*s finandal podfjon at the end ofthe eriod Statement explainlng the pollw for holdlng reserves ststlng why they are hekl Para 121 Incomo exceeded expndfture, loavlng the charlty In an Improved posltlon at tho ar end. The trusteBS are almlng to bulld sufflclent rnserveB to allow them to ront or purchase preFnl8es wlthln Saltbum4y- the4ea from whlch to provlde servlces to SU ort the commun Pata 122 Amount of rese￿￿8 held Reasons for holding zero reserves Delalls of fund materfally In deficit Explanatlon of ary uncertalntles about the charfty contlnulng as a golrvJ concern ra 122 Para 122 P8ra 124 ralZJ Addltlonal Irrfornmtlon {optk+na You rna choose to Indude further statements where relevant about. The charltrfs prlnclpal 80urce8 of funds {IncludlThJ any fundra181ng) P•rn 1.47 Investment pollcy and objectlves Includlng any soclal Irv4estment wllcy adoptsd P•r* 1.46 A descrtptlon of the prfrdpal rlsks fadng the charity Parn 1.46 Other Structure. Governance and Management DesrJiption of chanvs trusts: Type of govemirvJ document Para 125 Congtltutlon How is the charity ¢onslrtuted? Para 125 CIO - Foundatlon Trustee selection melhods including details of any consts'tutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or b(MJy entitled to appoint ore or more tnjstees Par8 125 Elect•d by members Addltlonal Inforniatlon {optlonal) You ma thoose to indude further statements where relevant atK>Ut: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1￿1 The charity's (xganisational structure and any wder nelwork with which the charity works Para 151 Relationship with any related partses Parn 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Chari name Other name the chari uses •ste￿d chan number Charity's prinrApal a(klress Saltbum Solidari Saltbum Solidari 1192030 2 Windsor Road saltburn￿y-the-S8a North Yorkshire TS12 18H cio Fooj Bank (orbody) •nlltlod Lynn Jefferson Prescott Peter Neal Dlane Stelnmalz Resigned 3010912023 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Co orate trustees- names of the drrectors at date the re ort was Namg of trustees holding tlue to Propety belothg to the charity Trn8t• nan Funds held as custodAan trustees on behalf of others Descripb'on of the assets hetd In thls capaclty Name and objects ofthe charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls withln the custothan charitys objects Detalls of arrangements for safe custody and 5egregatlon of such aG86ts from the charltys own assets Addltlonal Inforniatlon (opllonal) Names and addreBses of advls•rd (OptIon￿ InfornHtlon) Type of Name advl¥•r Name of chlef exocullve or nam•s of sonlor staff momb•r8 (Opllonal InfoTmatlon) Exemptlons from dlsclosure R888on for non418GloBure of ke rsonnel detalls Other o tional Infonnatlon Declarations Slgn8d on behalf of the chartvs trustaes Slgnaturels) Full narnels) Posltlon (eg Secretary. Chalr. etc) Peter Neal I CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGiAND ANO WALES R•¢•ipts and CC1Sa IJUT *iJts JILI1 13ttX AT