. 6NJall OdB Sid Valley Food Bank Annual report forthe 12 months endingthe 31" March 2026
Sld Vaii•y Food Bank-Annual Rèport 2026 SVFB Chairm•nts report Sin¢e my1351annual report. tne Fooo Bank hasllourishea due to our 8mazinqte8rn of dedieated. hardworkin& enthusiastic Trustees and VOlunte8rs. Withoul them, the Sid Valley wouia not have 8 Foot Bank. Our Co-ordinator left in J8nuary2025. Unlortunely.we have been unable tofind a replacement. However. many ol our volunteers and Trustè$s h8ve raken on parts of the Co-ordinators roiewhich has proven benefrciel. It meèns we ere no longer reliant on any one person. and my heartfeltthanksgo tothose volunteers and Trustees. The Food B8nk's locus 1$ nowon finding a Voluntèér Manager whose responsibilitieswill in¢iude ensuring we have ¢nough trained volunté6r$ to overeveryjobwithin our team. Ourcurrent referral systern has proven so eff8Ctive we have seen our client numbers tsll overthe y88r. We h8ve witnes884 how happy clients 8rewtten they no longer need us ano it ooes wonders fortheir self.respact and ment81 healtm. While providing clientswittt emergencyt¢)o(t parcels weare also hewing ihem by referring or signpostingimem to otheragències. This includes Citizens Advice. enertyand water provider5. Devon Countycouneil, and East Devon Districi Council#epartments sucn as housingantt financial resilienceteam5. 8y helpingwith fin8nciai. housing an(J other issues w8 tselie 8re creating stin8change in our communrty. We are gr8tefulfor aiiino$e in our communtywho have donated ttsod and orfinancially. EACH DONATION. NO MArrER OWSMALL, makès a meaningful drfference. W8 are gratefulto SPAR whg donated Vouchers for our clieftts to redeem attheir store in Sidforij. It enabled clientsthe free(Jom io choose ttr)eirown lood. SPAR also gave Food Bank sornevoucherswni¢h en8bled us io stock ug on our W8ekly basic food Items. I would 8180 Jke to thank A'chard and Mag&e from Primw Church you have 08èn so kinLJ. helptul. ano unrJerst8nding ot U5 all at Food Bank. We feel allY8t home within your ¢hurch. Oureliems¢tsiiecvn8tood parcels onTuesdaysle8Lvery welcome ai your ttub fora coffee. Chat. and cakel We are currentlyworkingwith manyor6anisations incLudingSidmouth Town Council to en¢oura8e people to grow a little 8ra fresn fruit and vegetableswhich they can don8teto Foo(J 8ank. Ourclients can ènjoysome home-grown fresh truit an¢J ve8etablosihi8 8urnmer. The Food Bankoverthe comingyearwll continue towork ffiih cl¢ents. refefrers and other organisationswthinthe Sid Valley. We gppreciaie and encoura8eourcu1nt¥o1nteers ano Trusteesan¢J offero verywarm welcomè to rnew volunteer$ and TrUees. Food Bank3 presence wthin the Sid Valley h83 a brightfLrture. Helon Usmar Ichairl SVFB Troa$ur•r* r•port The Food Bank remains in 8 he81thyfin8n¢ial Position hèipeLJ tya r•tum to an excessotincome over expenditure of £2,085.59 fortheyear endin£ 31- March 2026. Thiswèsdue to the 88rOuS donations received from local residents 8nd bettercontrolled expenditure asfood purch8ses reftecteij new sysierns impLemente¢J. Our budgettorttrte forrhcorning star shows a potonti81 fJ8ficit of £1.297 which vhu not eomprornise our cash rerVeS and if wo can maintain the level of donations which will require some atteniion Dutwill enaDiè us io continue io support those requiringour heipwith food pAr¢ei8. The CAF accounts ¢ontinuetO be beneficial With interest earned and eontrolle(J ot)line bankingtr8nsaction8. Our Naiwest oc¢ountwhere most ofour incomingdonatK)ns corne r¢m8ins a slight ¢0m. but we continue io focus on any new donorsvia our CAF8ccount. I would like tothank the Tru8e$ an(Ivolunteer5who maketheSidV811ey Food 88nkable to dothe Crucia1%rkWe do helpingthe prevention or relief of too¢ povertyforlhe peopLe in the Sid Vaiiey. Peterouncan ITreasurerl
Sid Valle Food Bank CIO Accounts for the 12 months endin 31 March 2026 Income Donations Interest Gift Aid 18,964.86 577.90 653.55 20,196.31 Expenditure Food Accommodation Comms Miscellaneous Insurance Gifts Bank Char8es 12,807.57 2,400.00 605.76 1.424.81 622.58 178.00 72.00 18.110.72 Excess of •ii1w Income Eyidt £2.085.59 Assets Cash at Nat West Cash at CAF Current Cash at CAF Deposit 2.666.49 2,842.66 33,624.96 £39,134.11 Pagelof2
Sld Valle Food Bank CIO Reconclllatl n S ement as at 31 Marth 2026 Assets brought forward at l April 2025 Cash at Bank 37,048.52 Excess of Expenditure over Income forthe Year 2,085.59 Assets carried forward at 31 March 2026 Cash at Bank £39,134.11 Note to the Accounts for he eriod endin l March 2026 Note l The Accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis. Note 2 The Charity did not receive any grants in the 12 months of this report. Pa8e 2 of2
Sid Valley Food Bank CIO Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of 51d Valley Food Bank CIO Year ended 31 March 2026 I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Sid Valley Food Bank CIO I'the charitql forthe year ended 31 March 2026. Responslbllltles and ba515 of report As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements ofthe Charities Act 2011 ('the Att'l. report in respect of my examination of the chartws financial statements carried out under 5ertion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Direttions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)Ibl of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respert of the tharity as required by section 130 of the Act; or the financial statements do not accord with those records; or the financial statements do 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 fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matter5 in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts to be reached. Mr CJ Hodge BA FCA Easterbrook Eaton Limited Cosmopolltan House Old Fore Street Sidmouth EXIO 8LS Dated: 7 May 2026