Bare NecessitAes
Toiletry Bank
Trustees. Annual Report for Bare Necessities Todety Bank (reg no 1193427)
incipal Ad(tress - Unit 3aWatsoDS Mews. 3 Hawthorn 12ne. Wjlmslow SK9
January 1st 2024_ 31st December 2024
Ourvision - Alleviation of hygene povety so that no-one has to choose
between eating and keeping clean.
ol￿ Mission - To provide hygiene essentials and toiletries to other charities and
organisations in the North-west which support people in need.
Ow Values - Our work is infornied by our belief in and commitment to.
fairne5S, tolerance. integrity and probity. inclusivity and diversity, equality,
respect and transparency
These activities have been conducted by the trustees with due regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and infonned by
our belief in. and commitment to fairness and equality.
Our Objectives
To continue to provide monthly support 32 charitieslorganisatsons in five
sectors. women, foodbanks, mother & baby. youth & schools and
homeless
To provide these with regular donations of either donated hY￿ene
products andlor purchased items by us
To fund special projects such as Give a Smile and SUDS Give a Wash Day
from time to ttme to address a particular need
To maintain our volunteer pool at a level sufficient to enable collectton
and collattng donations and making deliveries
To raise funds from a combination of donations. grants and fund raising
To continue to communicate about our charity's purpose and who we
help through our website, use of social media and PR
To keep under review the processes and reporting structure to describe
and record our activity and monitor our financial perforniance and ensure
compliance

To maintain and or increase the number of donation boxes within the
community
Activities
Delivered through;
Supported 39 charities. (364 regular deliveries to 32 with one off deliveries
to 7) in five sectors. women, foodbanks. mother & baby. youth & schools
and homeless
Delivered 2105 of our tote bags each specifically tailored to the charity's
clients. needs
Delivered 5513 small packs including 719 five days of dignity bags for street
homeless, 912 women's well-being packs. 337 Mother's Day and 181
Father's Day for children to give their parents (dj'stiibuted through youth
charities). In addition. 3207 dental hygiene packs through our'Give a
Smile, campaign, and over 25M Xmas gift packs via a cross section of all
the charitses we help
Delivered 14 full pallets of toiletries to foodbanks including to some two
Crewe and Oldham based charities increasing our reach
Ran two phases of SUDS Give a Wash Day (17 deliveries -almost 100,000
laundry detergent pods giving over half a million days of clean clothes to
poorer households)
Our network of trustees and volunteers collate. pack and distribute the
Tote bagslsmall packs
Grew our Sewing Bees group to19 regular volunteers making hand sewn
bags of all sizes increasing our volunteer network. community
engagement and in line with our eco aspirations
Donated products are sorted by type and records kept of deliveries made
to the charitieslorganisations we support and we maintain regular contact
with them to ascertain their needs
Donations are made through our donation boxes which are located
throughoutthe community. These are collected by our volunteers and
delivered to our otEce. In addition. we purchase products using funds
obt￿ned through grantsldonations and fundraising
Attending local events and maintaining close relationships with other
local charities, organisations, businesses and educational organisations to
Staying connected within our community
Key Achievements and Performance
Increasing the products, we distributed with an estimated retail value of
almost £IOOk in 2024 providing sustained support to the organisations
and charities

We bought 6.261 bottles olshatnpoo. 6,726 bottles of shower gel, 12,992
tubes of toothpaste. 11.964 toothbrushes. 7.122 deodorants, 131.652 laundry
detergent pods
Developing our regular volunteer group. (Team Tuesday) who support us
in our activities
Conducting regular tralning for our volunteers and facilitating 360
feedback and continual iTnprovements
Funth'ng two phases of SUDS Give a Wash Day our second special initiative
Expanding our award-winning'Give a Smile, dental hygiene initiats've
which ran on three occasions distributsng 3,245 dental packs to local
families and individuals in need through the charities and organisations
we support and benefitting 7.997 people: (1661 individuals and 6.336
families of four
We have 25 drop off points for don2tions
We held three fundraising events, a coffee morning, a running festival, a
golf day and a lunch which raised substantial funds and allowed us to
increase our profile
Developing relationships which connect the community including with
other charities, the Freemasons, the High Sherrif, the Wilmslow BID and
Wilmslow's Way Better team and local businesses
Continued our board development reviewing the operation of the trustee
board, developing trustee skills. continuing to review our policies and
procedures and creating our strategy
Receiving recognition of our work by being invited to a Garden Paty at
Buckingham Palace
Launching our new brand identity provided pro bone for us
Financial
Opened the year with £32.023 in the bank and ended with £32,464
BN ended the year in 2 robust financial position with income exceethng
forecast
We raised £90,832, national lottery award (£20.000) and donations,
(£29,139) and the balance from fundraising events netting £41,231 and
interest £463
The single highest y￿Ue donation received from an individual was £3024
Our income was skewed - partly due to two of the fundraising events
which both fall within Q3 & 4 and the timing of donations
£79,515 was spent on purchasing products to supplement donated items
£4,811 was spent on operating costs
No investtnents are held beyond placing some of 0￿ income into a
deposit account with our bank
Reserves Policy

Our Reserves policy is to maintain sufficient funds to cover one year's
rent, insurance and IT costs and is set at £5.000
Structure. Governance and Management
Goveming document- Thjst Deed dated 26 January 2021
Constttution - unincorporated Trust
No employees are employed by the charity
We have a pool of 35 volunteers who have been actively working for the
charity duringthis financial period
Trustees are recruited with consideration to relevant sla'lls and experience
We have in place policies which are shared by the trustees and with the
volunteers as appropriate
Trustees are in place until they retire and the Chair and Secretary are re-
elerted each year, the trustees meet every three months
None of the trustees have been paid during the financial period of this
return, excluding out of pocket expenses
Trustees
Wendy Hobson - Chair
Abigail Louise Gill - Secretary
Michael Richard Calderbank
Beverly Carol Heagerty
Diane Susan Smith
Benjamin Lambert
Louise Russell - appointed 1110112024
Fiona Claire Miller- retired 3111012024
There are no corporate trustees. The charity does not own any property.
The trust does not hold anv funds as custodian trustees on behalf of others.
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the Ch￿l￿S trustees
Wendy Hobson - Chair
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Abigail Gill - Secretary
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Prepared bv
Mike Calderbank
Trustee
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Approved by
Wendy Hobs
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AL¥gail Gill
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Approved bv
Approv•d by
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Trustee
Bare Necesslties Toll•try Bank
Ben lambert
Trustee
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Approved bv
Approved by
Diane Smith
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Loulse Russell
Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Bare Necessities Toiletry Bank Registration
number 1193427
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111 'the Art'l.
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 applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act.
Independent examiner'5 Statement
I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matter5 have come to my attention
in connection with the examination 8iving me cause to believe that in any material respect..
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act- or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Robert 5taniland
Chartered Accountant IICASI
51 Brinkburn road
Hazel Grove
Stockport
SK7 4NR
20, February 2025