Trustee Selection Every trustee must be appointed for a 4-year term by resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
The objects of Dine with Us are bridging the gap between food waste and food poverty locally. We take good quality surplus food from across the food industry and distribute it to local schools, charities, care homes, ambulance, police and individuals who are in need by reason of ill health, disability, hardship or social circumstances. We work with front line teams, taking pressure off them, by providing good and nutritious meals and supporting vulnerable people. We currently support other charities who provide food for those in need and we donate care packages to schools. Care homes are also provided with a weekly treat and we provide meals for around 800 families a week. We also provide an outreach foodbank service for those in need providing a hot meal, pudding, hot /cold drinks to consume immediately as well as items to take away such as sandwiches, cakes, tins, fruit and veg, toiletries and other miscellaneous items such as flowers and whatever is donated.
The trustees are fully aware of the guidance on public benefit. Our activities support all members of the local community in general.
Contribution made by volunteers
Our charity relies on the dedication of volunteers to help collect, inspect for quality and expiry dates, sort and distribute food to service users. Our volunteers also deliver care packages and car loads of food to other organisations, be it schools, churches or other charities. Our volunteers are the life blood of our charity and without their 7 days a week support, we would not be able to provide our services.
Achievement and performance
We have once again met the ever-increasing needs of our community, recruited more volunteers, are supporting more organisations, made more collections and distributed more food. We have increased our storage, thanks to previous grants, of freezers giving us the ability to reach further into the community and we have met the ever-increasing challenges of food poverty now due to the cost of living crisis. Tight Control of our operating costs, together with our fundraising and donations due to our work in this difficult period, has resulted in financial reserves where we can now look forward to moving in to larger premises.
Financial review
The financial position of the year end was £115,942. The trustees are satisfied with the state of the charity’s affairs. The policy for holding reserves is to meet current ongoing concern obligations and to have the ability to expand operations to meet the needs of the community. We are now looking to move into larger premises to continue our expansion of services by opening another day whilst also incorporating a charity shop.
| Charity Name Dine With Us |
Charity Name Dine With Us |
Charity Name Dine With Us |
No (if any) 1194247 |
CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
Period start date 4/1/2023 |
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Period end date 3/31/2024 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
| A1 Receipts Donations 4,259 Grants - Fund raising 24,687 - Balance of Dine with us on the streets - - - - 28,946 - - Sub total - Total receipts 28,946 A3 Payments Rent 13,314 Premise costs 11,902 Electricity 24,083 Insurance 492 Direct costs 2,762 Motor expenses 381 Fund raisingcosts 180 Bank charges 292 Sundryexpenses volunteer expenses - Legal fees 1,200 Sub total 54,606 - - Sub total - Total payments 54,606 Net of receipts/(payments) - 25,660 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 141,602 Cash funds this year end 115,942 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - 1,055 - - - - - - 1,055 - - - 1,055 - 8,465 - - 1,055 - - - - 9,520 - - - 9,520 - 8,465 - 11,000 2,535 Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 4,259 1,055 24,687 - - - - - 30,001 - - - 30,001 13,314 20,367 24,083 492 3,817 381 180 292 - - 1,200 64,126 - - - 64,126 - 34,125 - 152,602 118,477 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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4,259 | 8,410 | |||
| 1,055 | 10,000 | ||||
| 24,687 | 80,328 | ||||
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| 30,001 | 98,738 | ||||
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13,314 | 11,400 | |||
| 20,367 | 6,374 | ||||
| 24,083 | 19,818 | ||||
| 492 | 464 | ||||
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| 381 | 4,136 | ||||
| 180 | 7,195 | ||||
| 292 | 498 | ||||
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| 64,126 | 51,340 | ||||
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- 34,125 | 47,398 | ||
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| 11,000 | 152,602 | 105,204 | |||
| 2,535 | 118,477 | 152,602 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Bank Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 115,042 2,535 - - - - 115,042 2,535 Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Ann Marie Blaney Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
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| Ann Marie Blaney | 1/30/2025 | ||
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Dine With Us On accounts for the year ended 3151 March 2024 Charity no lif any) 1194247 Set out on pages 1and2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ( the Trust") for the year ended 3110312022. 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 14515llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention lolher than that disclosed below ) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. aGGOLJnting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement Signed: Date: 3010112025 Name: Andrew Russell Relevant professional qualificationls) or body lif any): FCCA Address: GARNER ASSOCIATES LLP 138 BROMHAM ROAD, BEDFORD MK40 2QW IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan for examiners}. The Charity has operated a social supermarket during the financial period. Substantially the majority of ils funds have come from this enterprise The Income from the social SLJpermarket is reflected in the Receipts and Payments Accounts as fund raising. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. On incorporation Ihe social supermarket was considered by the Charity Commission nol to be wholly for charitable purposes as no restriction was pul on the users on a need's basis. The Trustees believe that the project has produced benefits for the local community and rneets the Charities aims. The charity has been contact with the HM revenue and Customs regarding the social supermarket enterprise, as to whether il needs to be reclassified as a trade and account for any taxation which may be due. After taking legal advice the Trustees are in the process of separating out the social supermarket from the charity and il will be its own entity going foard. A separate entity has been created and is now operating.. IER October 2018