2025-03-31-accounts

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To relieve fnancial hardship in Horncastle and local small villages by providing food parcels, issuing grants of money for unmet needs, providing informaton on support services and other actvites as agreed by the trustees.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	We operate a foodbank, run our own small grants scheme and administer a small grant scheme on behalf of Horncastle Health & Wellbeing, using ringfenced funds. Provide practcal support by way of homeware, toys and other mostly donated goods. We also ofer advice signpostng to other forms of support and advice and informaton.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public beneft.
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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	We provide small grants to relieve fnancial hardship in Horncastle and surrounding villages. A grant making policy has been developed to guide current decision making.
Policy on social investment including program related	Para 1.38	N/A

investment
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	We rely on volunteers to run our charity and most actvites are carried out by locals. They provide excellent support, to ensure we support those in need within the community. We have a core of volunteers and a larger pool which we can call upon, when required or for specifc projects, such as wrapping Christmas presents.
Other		N/A

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	We have delivered 339 standard 5 day food parcels during the fnancial year. These supported 548 adults and 494 children. We also sent out Festve Parcels at Christmas to individuals in receipt of a food parcel referral. These contained festve foods, treats, Christmas crackers and donated and purchased gifs, which include items such as warm socks and gloves. Ensuring everyone in our community was able to celebrate. We provided 12 small grants, from our own funds. These covered items such as white goods, clothing vouchers or fuel support. We also provided 3 Home Starter packs, for those moving into accommodaton with very limited possessions, these include items such as bedding, kitchenware, towels and cleaning equipment. We contnue to publicise these grants toprofessionals workingwith local

families. Working with Horncastle Health & Wellbeing Fund, we were able to administer 3 further grants for people in the district suffering from health-related conditions. The charity also set up a box held in a local hub (Shine) to support rough sleepers who seek support in town. This box contains a range of items identified by our local rough sleeping team as valuable: instant foodstuffs, water, hygiene products, clean underwear and warm socks, insulated cups, foil blankets hand warmers and sleeping bags. We work with the team at Shine to ensure rough sleepers are signposted to support. We continue to send out regular service updates to our referral partners, outlining the assistance we can provide. We also have a website and run facebook pages with over a thousand followers.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	We contnue to update and where necessary implement new policies, around the work undertaken by our team. We are actve members of several food charity and support networks, regularly atending meetngs and summits with other charites in the district. Through these, we are able to ofer support, advice and work collaboratvely to ensure we maintain our ability to run efciently. We have very close tes to several charites in the district and run shared projects.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set		Income from all sources, including grants and donatons are in line with our running costs.

	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	We have an investment account, which has performed as expected and provides us with a reserve of over £20,000 to ensure the future of the charity.
Other		N/A

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity has a stable fnancial positon, with funds available to be rolled over into the next fnancial year, in support of general actvites and also specifc projects. The reserves mentoned previously provide us with security.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22 *	We hold reserves against our forecast levels of future actvity to ensure that we can contnue to support our local community to the best of our abilites, over the next fnancial year. Our reserves policy is to hold at least £****. Due to an increase in demand as infaton and cost of living afects our community we contnue to hold a higher level of reserves. This ensures that we can contnue to purchase extra food stock, as community donatons into supermarket drop-of points no longer cover our needs.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£20,700 (unrestricted funds)

Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	There are no issues regarding the charity continuing as a going concern.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Principle sources of funding for this fnancial period, included private & corporate donatons, grants from govt distributed via our district council, as well as fundraising donatons from organisatons such as churches and community groups.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	We hold an investment policy which is reviewed regularly. We are comfortable that it reflects the charity’s financial position and aims.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	We contnue to maintain a risk register and contnue to monitor 4 principle areas of risk; Stategic, Financial, Operatonal & Stakeholder. This is a recurring agenda item at our trustee meetngs and we are comfortable with the current risk levels in all areas.
Other		N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Consttuton
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Apart from the founding members, every trustee is appointed by a resoluton passed at a properly convened meetng of the trustees. Trustees are rotated as per CIO governing document. In selectng individuals for appointment, the trustees have regard for the skills, knowledge and experience required for the steering and administraton of the CIO.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	We have a code of conduct and safeguarding policy, signed and acknowledged by the volunteer as part of the inducton process. Additonal policies are also shared as appropriate for the role, such as Safety, lone working and GDPR.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	N/A

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Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Horncastle Crisis Support Team
Other name the charity uses	Horncastle Support Team / Horncastle Community Larder
Registered charity number	1194472
Charity’s principal address	c/o Community Centre Manor House Street Horncastle LN9 5HF

Profit and Loss

Horncastle Crisis Support Team For the year ended 31 March 2025

Profit and Loss Horncastle Crisis Support Team For the year ended 31 March 2025
	2025
Turnover
Donation - Individual	3,906.00
Donation - Organisation	658.70
Grant - restricted	10,000.00
Grant - unrestricted	5,000.00
Total Turnover	19,564.70
Cost of Sales
Cost of Goods Sold	1,362.97
Direct Expenses	35.00
Food & Provisions	16,173.98
Total Cost of Sales	17,571.95
Gross Profit	1,992.75
Administrative Costs
Advertising & Marketing	67.15
Audit & Accountancy fees	167.40
Consulting	5,265.73
Insurance	192.09
Printing & Stationery	5.83
Rent	684.75
Telephone & Internet	102.00
Travel - National	338.41
Total Administrative Costs	6,823.36
Operating Profit	(4,830.61)
Profit on Ordinary Activities Before Taxation	(4,830.61)
Profit after Taxation	(4,830.61)

Profit and Loss Horncastle Crisis Support Team

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