## **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.|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
||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.
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|
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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Relationship with any
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N/A
Other
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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|
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## **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)**|
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