2023-12-31-accounts - Salford Families In Need Meals Project

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 21 April 2021 20 April 2022

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by SFinMP Registered charity number (if any) 1194165 Charity's principal address 11 Stafford Road, Eccles Greater Manchester Postcode M30 9HN

Salford Families in need Meals Project

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Dr AntonyEdkins	Chair	n/a	SFinMP board of trustees
Julie Larkinson	Secretary	n/a	SFinMP board of trustees
Tom Marsden	Treasurer	n/a	SFinMP board of trustees
Victoria Unsworth	Trustee	n/a	SFinMP board of trustees
Barbara KeeleyMP	Trustee	n/a	SFinMP board of trustees

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
None	n/a

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address
None	N/A	N/A



Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)


Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with voting Type of governing document members other than its charity trustees (‘Association’ Model Constitution) (eg. trust deed, constitution) (‘Association’ Model Constitution) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) As per article 13 of our governing document. Trustee selection methods 13. Appointment of charity trustees (1) At every annual general meeting of (eg. appointed by, elected by) the members of the CIO, one-third of the charity trustees shall retire from office. If the number of charity trustees is not three or a multiple of three, then the number nearest to one-third shall retire from office, but if there is only one charity trustee, he or she shall retire; (2) The charity trustees to retire by rotation shall be those who have been longest in office since their last appointment or reappointment. If any trustees were last appointed or reappointed on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot; (3) The vacancies so arising may be filled by the decision of the members at the annual general meeting; any vacancies not filled at the annual general meeting may be filled as provided in sub-clause (5) of this clause; (4) The members or the charity trustees may at any time decide to appoint a new charity trustee, whether in place of a charity trustee who has retired or been removed in accordance with clause 15 (Retirement and removal of charity trustees), or as an additional charity trustee, provided that the limit specified in clause 12(3) on the number of charity trustees would not as a result be exceeded; (5) A person so appointed by the members of the CIO shall retire in accordance with the provisions of subclauses (2) and (3) of this clause. A person so appointed by the charity trustees shall retire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting after the date of his or her appointment and shall not be counted for the purpose of determining which of the charity trustees is to retire by rotation at that meeting. 16. Reappointment of charity trustees: Any person who retires as a charity trustee by rotation or by giving notice to the CIO is eligible for reappointment

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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Bankers

You may choose to include additional information, where National Westminster Bank relevant, about: 196 Monton Road, Monton • policies and procedures policies and procedures Eccles adopted for the induction and M30 9NW

policies and procedures policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

Structure, Governance and Management Organisation and Governing Document

Salford Families in need Meals Project CIO is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered on 21[st] April 2021. The Chair, reporting to the Board of Trustees, carries out day-to-day management along with the Secretary and the Treasurer, and other members of the board. The Board keeps the skill requirements for the trustee body under review. New trustees may be sought through a dialogue with candidates in relevant sectors. The ultimate decision on selection is a matter for the Board of Trustees. When new trustees are appointed, they are given an introduction to the work of the charity and provided with the information that they need to fulfil their roles.

relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

SFinMP CIO Report of the Trustees (continued) for the period from 1[st] January 2022 ended 31[st] December 2023

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure that appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. The trustees are of the opinion that the reserves, held in a charity bank account, and known subsequent income are sufficient for at least short to medium term financial requirements.

Public benefit

The charity has due regard to the guidance published by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Section C Objectives and activities

Charitable objects

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The relief of financial hardship among people living or working in Salford by providing such persons with food goods and related services, which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means. The prevention or relief of poverty in Salford by providing food grants, food items and related services to individuals and families in need and/ or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.

Registration history:

• 21 April 2021: CIO registration

Organisation type:

CIO

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)	Other names: • SFINMP (Working name) Gift aid: Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid Other regulators: No information available Policies: • Safeguarding vulnerable youngsters and adults where needed. • Land and property: This charity does not own and/or lease land or property
	Activities - how the charity spends its money The Salford Families in need Meals Project is a fundraising charity that exists for the benefit of the relief of poverty and of financial hardship, for those families in need with disadvantaged children. Principally, we raise these funds to provide a weekly food distribution hub to families in need with disadvantaged children, according to this charity object, in the City of Salford. We have spent our money in this financial year by funding the food distribution hub and funding the activities linked with the hub which have included support to members to subsidise and cover food bags and for giving support to those who have no recourse to benefits. We have also provided clothes from leading high street stores.

Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)

Other names:
•
SFINMP (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
•
Safeguarding vulnerable youngsters and adults where needed.
•
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Activities - how the charity spends its money
The Salford Families in need Meals Project is a fundraising charity that
exists for the benefit of the relief of poverty and of financial hardship, for
those families in need with disadvantaged children. Principally, we raise
these funds to provide a weekly food distribution hub to families in need
with disadvantaged children, according to this charity object, in the City of
Salford.
We have spent our money in this financial year by funding the food
distribution hub and funding the activities linked with the hub which have
included support to members to subsidise and cover food bags and for
giving support to those who have no recourse to benefits.
We have also provided clothes from leading high street stores.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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SFinMP is successful because we are a team. The Chair consults on every matter with the trustees. We look to one another’s strengths and experiences and build on these.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Volunteers do a fantastic job. Without them, the project would not work. SFinMP relies on the goodwill of volunteers to sort and bag food item bags for families in need, especially with children. Volunteers meet each week on a Wednesday to help bag food. Volunteers are coordinated by Julie Larkinson, (Community leader and former President of Eccles Rotary) who encourages members of the Eccles Rotary Club to assist each week, as well as those residents in the community, who help out.

SFinMP does not engage in grant making. However, we will make applications for grants from local bodies such as Salford City Council and Salford CVS, and other generous benefactors.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main The Salford Families in need Meals Project has specifically targeted achievements of the charity families in need who do not have the means to cover all of their during the year outgoings. Many of our families were used to feeding their children with the parents not eating, saying they would eat later after the children had gone to bed. After three years and moving into our fourth, we have supported well over 500 families using SFinMP and listed below are some of the reasons why this project has been a success to date. Our success begins with local knowledge. We have also built up trust with many families and other users.

We could do what we do without the auspices of Julie Larkinson, (local community leader, senior leader in schools and established governor, who has worked on the Brookhouse estate for 50 years). Julie, who is secretary of SFinMP knows these families, indeed she has taught generations of families on the estate, as a senior leader in schools and an influencer within the Eccles Rotary Club, which provides many of our volunteers. In 2023, Julie was unanimously voted City of Salford Volunteer of the year 2023. We would not have existed other than for the donations of local people and local companies. These include Morsons PLC, Mark and Maxine Smeaton, A C Clark, Eccles Rotary, Dr Enid Noronha, For Housing, Salford City Council, Salford CVS and the commitment and support of trustees.

We created an infrastructure known as a food distribution hub on the BrookHouse Estate in the City of Salford. We distribute food to families in need once per week. About the food: We have an agreement with a charity, 'The Bread and Butter Thing' which sources food, that would otherwise be wasted, from supermarket chains and manufacturers. SFinMP families receive guaranteed fresh food. The food is stored centrally by them in temperature controlled warehouses in Trafford Park. The food falls into 3 categories: chilled meat and dairy products, fresh fruit and vegetables and ambient/dry goods. SFinMP families have more money to spend on other household goods and now, more for heat and lighting. The amount of food provided is equivalent to a shopping trolley's worth and typically would cost £40 to £50 per family. The Bread and Butter Thing charges £8.50 per family. Who pays for the food? The majority of the families in need pay the £8.50 themselves. SFinMP refuses no one and we will help any family in need. However, there will be some families in need who cannot afford this cost. The Salford Families in need Meals Project has established a discretionary fund, which will feed these families in need (who cannot afford £8.50).

For example, in December 2023, we undertook to support families with food bags paid for by money SFinMP. We not only provided each of these families with food bags over Christmas – we also paid for the most needy to have cooking and house heating costs paid for on Christmas Day 2023. We could not have done this without generous donations.

We have learnt that there is no knowing what background these families come from. Our families tell us what their priorities are in the local community. Families in need broadly fall into the following categories:

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

51% are on a low wage and 49% are on benefits. Those on benefits include those whose life stories bring a tear to your eye. We try and do a small bit to stop them from struggling.

We carry out our purposes by relying on families in need coming forward for help, by receiving referrals from local school headteachers, from local medical centres and also from local community organisations. We have also started to accrue funds to provide grants for those who have no recourse to benefits.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

Having established the SFinMP as a going concern, we work on the basis that we need £5000 to operate in any one year. This provides monies for us to support up to those in extreme hardship. We also have some good progress with our reserves, which at the end of 31[st] December were £27660 Again at the end of 2023, we still owe £10,000 to TBBT.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

SFinMP has no funds that are materially in deficit.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Our principal sources of funding in the past year have come from the Manchester Guardian Charitable Trust, Salford CVS and the NHS through Salford CVS.

We also received donations from Dr Enid Noronha and cake money from her National Garden Society June event. also from the local Rotary Club.

All of the money raised in this reporting year has been devoted to the creation of a food distribution hub, from which families and individuals in need can collect food bags (chilled food, fresh fruit and vegetables and also ambient food)

SFinMP has no investments. We have a charity current account into which we pay donations and grants.

Section F Other optional information

A word, if we might, about Julie Larkinson – in December 2023, Julie Larkinson was voted the City of Salford Volunteer of the Year 2023. We are so proud of this achievement.

We receive the stalwart support not only of good people like Julie Larkinson but also the two members of parliament for our area, Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South and Rebecca Long Bailey MP for Salford and Eccles. Both attend our meetings and have been key influencers and encouragers of our work. SFinMP is also grateful to the headteacher of Barton Moss Primary School and the Prestolee Trust, who kindly agreed to allow use of the school premises for this project each week.

We have one charity bank account for SFinMP. Our accounting year showed a more diverse range of expenditure. This has included the following and more:…
We have funded well-being sessions for those in need – this has been through cooking classes.
We have engaged with over 850 individuals through the Cancer Screening Awareness and Month of Hope Months
We have developed a well-women bra fitting service thanks to the generosity of Marks and Spencer and Julie Larkinson.
We have supported local families and individuals with small cash grants – for those in the most need.

We had a bank balance of £27660 (as of 31 Dec 23) at the close of our financial year. We have a further £10,000 to pay to the Bread and Butter Thing. We have had our accounts independently examined by Mr Michael Brocklehurst – who is a retired financial accounts and audit manager.

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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

As per photo above – email consent Signature(s) As per photo above – email was provided consent was provided Thomas Marsden Full name(s) Dr Antony Edkins Position (e.g., Secretary, Chair, Chair Treasurer etc)

Date

08/03/2024

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