Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/01/2024 Period start date To 31/12/2024 Period end date
Charity name: FEED THE NEED COALVILLE
Charity registration number: 1194626
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The relief of poverty in Coalville and surrounding villages by providing food and other essentials to people in need. The provision of information, advice, and referral services to help people in need to improve their economic and material circumstances. |
| 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 continued to deliver our food bank service over 2024, with a slightly lower demand on our services than in 2023. We continue to retain a core group of wonderful volunteers and work with a local business that donates fresh food to us every week. Their staff also volunteer with us. We had great success selling our excess fresh food through Too Good to Go, with the profits more than covering our rent costs. We were shortlisted for the Community Wellbeing Award at the RCC Leicestershire & Rutland Awards. |
| 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 followed the guidance from the Charity Commission on Public benefit |
Additional information (optional)
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
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| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | 39 individuals volunteered with us over 2024. |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
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| 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 gave out nearly 4,900 food parcels in 2024. We helped 620 families in total over the year, which equates to 1,036 adults and 510 children. |
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The account has £44,386.38. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | We aim to keep 6 months’ worth of rent in reserve as we are in a 5 year lease. 6 months gives us enough time to look for more funding. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £3,000 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | None |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | None |
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| 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 | The current trustees are mid-term. Towards the end of their term, new trustees will be sought. |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | FEED THE NEED COALVILLE |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1194626 |
| Charity’s principal address | REAR OF 74 HIGH STREET COALVILLE LEICESTERSHIRE LE67 3EE |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Sarah Holey | Chair, Treasurer | |||
| Marina Brooks | ||||
| Carmel O’Brien | ||||
| Karen Kowalski | ||||
| Lauren Walker | ||||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Sarah Jayne Holey
Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)
Date
28[th] October 2025
Feed the Need Coalville Financial Report for 2024 1st January - 31st December
| Income | Expenditure | ||||
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| Balance B/fwd 1st January 2024 | £ | 16,325.57 | |||
| Grant | £ | 59,440.47 |
Food | £ | 22,253.33 |
| TGTG | £ | 7,569.23 |
Grant returns* | £ | 9,879.42 |
| Donation | £ | 5,019.44 |
Rent* | £ | 6,500.00 |
| Misc | £ | 260.13 |
Marketing | £ | 2,157.20 |
| Lottery | £ | 1,465.00 |
Bins | £ | 1,248.77 |
| Fundraising | £ | 1,309.01 |
Cleaning/toiletries | £ | 1,233.50 |
| Bank account interest | £ | 1.64 |
Volunteer expenses | £ | 1,139.65 |
| Energy | £ | 698.13 |
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| Pet food | £ | 460.51 |
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| Equipment | £ | 422.91 | |||
| Misc | £ | 347.45 |
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| Insurance | £ | 287.08 |
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| Lottery | £ | 227.00 |
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| Mobile | £ | 149.16 |
Balance c/fwd £ 44,386.38 Total £ 91,390.49 Total £ 91,390.49
Balance B/fwd at 1 January 2025 £ 44,386.38
*Notes:
Additional rent payments were made which bounced back as our landlord changed their bank details without notifying us. The above figure shows the amount spent on rent, excluding these payments and returns.
Some grant money was returned to Awards for All as we were not able to spend it in the way we intended.
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From: Robin Duke robinduke@hotmail.com Sent: 12 September 2025 12:56 To: Sarah Holey Subject: Food Bank 2024 Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged
Hello Sarah
I have completed the examination of the accounts for Feed The Need – Coalville 2024 as presented and checked the financial report against the accounts, the opening balance against the 2023 Accounts and the closing balances against the statements.
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
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To keep accounting records in accordance with the requirements of the Charity Commission; and
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To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charity Commission have not been met:
Comments:
The financial report format continues to work well. It is easy to check the balances from the bank statements and identify from the account sheet the income and expenditure amounts. I see that you have implemented the suggestion to use the categories as column headers. Unfortunately it does not seem to have reduced your workload. You now have 800+ rows when you had 655 rows in 2023!!! Sorry!!
Would it work better to separate the accounts into monthly income and expenditure? The totals would then link into an annual summary sheet and then into the Financial Report. The advantage is that every entry would automatically update the summaries and the Financial Report.
If you are interested I can send you a draft that I have used in the past for colleagues
Trust that this is of use
Regards
Robin
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