CHARITY REGISTERED NUMBER 1194677
AFFORDABLE FOOD STOKECIO
TRUSTEESANNUAL REPORT
AND
ACCOUNTS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM
1st JUNE 2024 10 30th SEPTEMBER 2025

AFFORDABLE FOOD STOKE CIO
CONTENTSOFTHETRUSTEESANNUALREPORT
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM
1st JUNE 2024 to 30th SEPTEMBER 2025
Pagè
Charlty Inlormallon
Trustees Annual Report
Independent Ex&mlners Report
Recelpls and Payments Account
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Accoun15

AFFORDA3LE FOOD STOI<E CIO
CHARITYINFORMATION
CHARITY NAME
Allordable Food Stoke CIO
REGISTERED CHARITY NO.
1194677
DATE OF REGISTRATION
4th June 2021
CHARITYTRUSTEES
In Offlce at the 30th September 2025
Samantha Arnold
Flnlay Gordon McCu5ker
Appolnted 17th February 2025
Glenn Gerald Parke5 MBE
Appolnied 6th May 2025
De51ree Elioti
Appolnted 7th August 2025
Trustees who 5erNed durlng the Flnanclal Perlod
Jeanette Crawlorcs
Reslgned
12th September 2024
Karen Seeley
Reslgned
12th SeptembeT 2024
Mllllssa Beydllll
Reslgned
ioth November 2024
Davld Proudlove
Re51gned
ioth lune 2026
Taaeba Mansha
Resigned
ioth lune 2Q25
Rev'd Davld Street
Appolnted 17th February 2025
Resigne(J
25th March 2025
Mlchael Shelt1on
Appolnted 6th May 2025
Reslgned
8th August 2025
Trustees who have resigned slnct the end of the Flnantlal Perlod
Flnlay Gordon Mccusker
Re51gne
Isl May 2026
Deslree Ellott
Heslgned
lilh February2026
Chailty OfllGlalAddress
77- 81 Nealord Drive
Stoke-on-Trent
ST32BB
Banker5
The Co-operative Bank
Independent Examiners
Patprson Brodle, Chartered Certllied Accountants
Cliveden Chambers, Cliveden Place,
Longton, Stoke-on-Trent
ST3 41B

AFFORDABLE FOOD STOKECIO
TRUSTEESANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD FROM
1st JUNE 2024to 30th SEPTEMBER 2025
The trustees present their Annual Report and flnanclal statementforthe peilod from
1st lune 2024 to 30th September 2025. The report and Ilnancial statements have been pr2par8d
In accordance wlth all relevant Charlty Comml551on guldance and comply with the GIO'S
Constltutlon and the Charltles, Act 2011.
Charllablè Alms and Oblecllves
The rellel forthose In need, by reason of yoiith, age,111-health, dlsabillty, Ilnanclal hardshlp
or other dlsadvanlage for lamllles & communltles In StrJke-on-Trent and Its surroundlng areas,
through the provlslon ol emergency tood, essential tollelries, lood larder and other essentlal
tolletrles, food larder and other essentlal Items, and by oflerlng support to oilher organlsatlons
and chailtles Ihat are worklng to prevent and relieve poverty.
Structure, Eovernance and management
Constltution
Alford8ble Food Stokè Is a Charltabie Incorporated Organlsatlon, Incorporated on 4 lune 2021.
Itwas 85tabllshed under a Constltuilon whlch dellnes Its ¢harllable Alms and Oblectlves and
powers. Day to day governance Is manag2d by the Trustees,
Members Ilabluty
11111 the CIO Is wound up, each member ol the CIO Is Ilable lo contrlbute to the assets of the
CIO (but not more than £1) as may be requlred lor payment ol the (iebls and15abllltles ol the
C50 contracted before that person ceases to be a member, for payment ol the cost5, charuies
and expenses olwlndlng UPJ and lor adjustments ol the flghls ol the conlrlbuting members
amongthemselves.
121 In sub-cl8use111 ol thls clause'member Includes any person who was a memberoltho
CIO wllhin 12 months before the commencement ol Ihe wlndlng up.
131 Bul sublecl lo thal, the members ol the CIO have no Ilablllty lo contrlbute to Its assets il It
Is wound up, and accordlnLyly have no personal r&sponslblllty loi the Settlement ol Its debts
and Ilabiiiiles beyond the amount that they are Ilable to contrlbute,
Payments
No lees were p8ld to anytrustees duringthe yeai,
Trustee seiectlon methods
111 Apart from the Ilrst charltytrustees, everytrustee must be appointed by 8 resolutlon
passed al a properly convened meetlng ol the charitytruslees.
121 In selectlng Indlvlduals lor appoinlmentas a charlty trustee, the charlly trustees must
have regard to the skllls, knowledge and exper1ence needed lorthe eflecllve admlnlslrallon ol
the CIO.
Organlsatlonal structure
Any charlty trustee maycall a meetlng of the charltytrustees. Subject to that, the charlty
trustees shall declde hDWthelr meetings are to be called, and wh8t notlce is requlred. The
Chlef Executlve Olllcef and Centre Co-or(JlnsJtor are responslble 10 the charity trustees forthe
dayto day funnlng ol the CIO.

AFFORDABLE FOOD STOKE CIO
TRUSTEESANNUALREPORT
FOR THE PERIOD FROM
1st JUNE 2024to 30th SEPTEMBER 2025
Actlvllles and Publ1¢ beneflt
The colle¢llon and distribution ol food. Allfree on a dally bas15 ITuBsdayto Saturdayl-
The operallon and management ol a soclal supermaFket INo.871.
The operalion and management ol our loodbank alongslde providlng emergencylood parcels
10 tamllles and indlvlduals most at r15k andlor suflerlngfood poverty.
Working In partnershlp with Dlhercharltles (both constituted and non-constiiutedl.
Drganlsatlons, and groups to oller addlllonalservlces and products to our benellclarles. For
example, we work wltn Perlod Power In order lo source sanitary products lor lamilles an
Indlvi(iuals sullerlng poverty. Over the summerwe also worked In partnershlp wllh the Glty
Councll and The Hubb Foundatlon to provlde free hollday food and provlslon5 lor the chlldren
ol Blurton.
The oper(Illon and management ol a communlty lounge twlc8 a week ollerlng benBllclarles the
opportunity to engage wllh other members and support seNlce provlders.
Publlc Benellt
The trustees ol the Charlty are aware ol the Charlty Commis%lon'5 guldance on publlc beneflt
and have had regard to It In thelr admlnlstratlon ol the Charlty,
Future pian$
The areas for locus durlngthe comlngye8r and further Into the future Include:
Malnlalnlng and sustalnlng stall levels In relation to customer referrals.
Malntalnlng and Improvlng relatlon5hlps wlth existlng and new referral partners.
Customerfeedback on the eflectlveness ol the service PTovided through revlews.
Trustees, conslderatlon and management of maloi rlsks
The trustees have a responslblllty lo IdBnllly, assess and manage rlsks to the charlty, Includlng
Ilnanclal and other areas. The process lor i(ientilying rlsk has been through ongolnE revlew,
assesslng rlsk5 fDr every new major declslon, ongolng actlve rellectlon and by respondlng tc)
mlnor Issues that have been Identllled In day to day practice.
No major rlsks to the CIO were Identllled duringthe perlod.
Revlew of flnanclal posltlon and affalrs
The total income for the yearwas £147,496 and total expendlture £131,165, giwnE a net surplus
tor the perlod of £16,331,
As a result, total funds retalned at the year end amounted to É172,05312024, £155,722),
The trustees are happywith both the Ilnancial posltion and the ongoing performance of the
Charlty.

AFFORDABLE FOODSTOKE CIO
TRUSTEES ANNUALREPORT
FOR THE PERIOD FROM
1st JUNE 2024to 30th SEPTEMBER 2025
Res$rvès policy
The charity 588ks lo hold e rnonths worth of usual oxpendilure a8 res@ryes, which equales19 £35,000
statement of trustees. reBponslbiliti8S
The Iwslees are respon8ible for •n8urlng Ihal financlal slalemenls are prepared which glve a Irug and fglr vlew
ol the slal& ol allalrs of Home Servic88 Support In¢ludlng Ihe Incomlng resources and expendllure, and whlch
comply wllh the Charill?s' Act 2011. In dolng BO the Iruslees need lo..
s2lecl sullable accounllng poll¢les ond apply Ihern consi818nlly
observe the method8 and prlnclples In Ihe'SORP'_ Slalemenl of Ro¢emmended Pracllce (Arcounllng 8nd
and Roportlng by Charitie8}
make reasonable and Sound financial judgments and e81imal¢$
keep adequate records that discloÈè ￿th rè3son8ble accufacy al any Ilme the flnanclal pos511¢n of the CIO
5afaguaTd tho assets ol the CIO, Includlng taklng reasonable steps lor the prevenlSon and delecllon ol fraud
or other Irregularlli68
pr8pare the $ialemenl$ on th8 ongolng ¢oncarn basls unlo8811 Is Inappropr181e lo presume the CIO wlll
conllnue.
Declaration
The lrtJ8lees declare Ihal they have approved the Irusl888' ieport above and th& aocompanySng flnan¢lal
slalèrnenls
For and on behalf ol all the Iru819
son
Glen
Chalr
Pa
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AFFORDABLE FOOD STOI<ECIO
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTOTHETRUSTEES
FOflTHE PERIOD FROM
IstJUNE 2024to 30th SEPTEMBER 2025
We report on the accounts lor the Charlty lor the perlod Irgm 1st lune 2024 to
30th September 2025, whlch are set out on pages 6 to 9.
Respectlve re5ponslbllltles of tTUSte85 and examlner
The charity's trustees are responslble lor the prepaiatlon of the accounts. The charity'5
trustee5 conslder that an audlt15 not requlred lor thls year under Section 14dl21 of the
Charltles Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an Independent exaffllnatlon15 needed.
It Is our responsiblllty to:
Exzmlne the accounts under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act;
To follow the procedures lald down in the General Dlrectlons given bythe Charlty
Commlsslon under secllon 14515llbl ol the 2011 Act; and
To state whether partlcular matters have come lo our altentlon,
Basls of Independent Examlner's report
Our examlnailon wa5 carrled out In accordance wllh the general rSlreetlon5 given by the
Charliy Comrnlsslon. An examlnatlon Includes 8 revlew ol the accountlllg records kept by
the charliy and a comparlson ol the accounts presenled wlth those reGords. It also Includes
conslderatlon of any unusu81 Items or dlsclosures In the accounts and the seeklng ol
explanatlons Irom you as trust&es concernSng any such mattors. The procedures undertaken
do not provide all the evldence that would be requlred In an audlt and consequently no
oplnlon Is given as to whettter the accounts present a true and falr vlew and the report Is
Ilmlted to thase matters set out In the statement below,
Independent Examlner's statement
Ir connectlon wlth QUT 2xamlnatlon no matter has come to our altentlon:
l. Whlch glves u5 reasonable cause to belleve that, In any mateylal respect, the requlremenls..
To keep accounting records in accordance with sectlon 130 01 the 2011 Act., and
To prepare accounts whlch accord wlth the a¢countlne iecords and to comply wlth the
accountlng requlrements ol the 2011Act have not been tnet,, or
2. To whlch, In our oplnlon, attentlon should be drawn In order to enable a proper
understanding ot the accounts to be reached.
Slened..
Dated:
Paterson Brodie, Ch8rt8(ed Certlfled Accountants
Cllveden Chambers, Cllveden Place.
LongtDn, Stoke-on-Trent
ST3 41B
Paterson Bradie Limiled
Charlered Certilled Accounlanls
Cliveden Charnbers Cliveden Place
Longlon Sloke ON Tfenl ST3 4J8

AFFORDABLE FOODSTOKE CIO
RECEIPTS & PAYMENTSACCOUNT
FOR THE PERIOD FROM IslJUNE2024to30th SEPTEMBER2025
2025
TOYAL
FUNDS
2024
TOTAL
UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED
FUNDS
FUNDS
FUNDS
RECEIPTS
Donatlons
Grants
TaklnES
Fundralslng
REFUNDS
51,425.01
51,425.01
70,044.00
18,358.84
6,886.13
782.36
55,501
119,601
3,554
11,937
70,044.00
18,358,84
6,886.13
782.36
TOTAL RECEIPTS
77,452.34
70.044.00 147,496.34
1gD,593
PAYMENTS
Food & Dflnk Costs
Publlclty & Promotlonal Costs
Stall Wages & Employment Costs
Event Costs
Fareshare Food
Repalis, Malntenance, & Equlpment
Waste Collecllon
Telephone. Webslle, & IT Costs
Tralnlng
Stationery, Postage, & Prlnllng
Rent & Room Hlre
Prolesslonal Fees
Bank &Transactlon Charges
Travel & Fuel Costs
Sundries
8at. Llght. & Power
6,282,96
6,282.98
1,081.02
50,317.84
1.862,97
24,034.00
20,750.80
2,747.05
1,809.37
16,910
397
70,ie4
500
14,313
37,904
1,605
534
476
797
22.787
1,213
307
7,470
507
1,081.02
50,317.84
1,852.97
24,034.00
20,750.80
2.747,05
1,809.37
1,710.13
6,018,45
1,710.13
6,018.45
4.559.00
253.82
3,050,51
5,9e7,42
730.13
4,559.00
253.82
3,050.51
967.42
5,000,QO
730.13
TOTAL PAYMENTS
43,747.73
87,417,74 131,165.47
175,884
NETRECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
33,704.61
17,373.74
16,330.87
14,709
FUND BALANCES AT 15tJUNE 2024
98,918,77
56,803.00 155,721.77
141.013
FUND BALANCESAT30th SEPTEMBER 2025
132,623.38
39,429.26 172,052.64
155,722

AFFORDABLE FOOD STOKE CIO
BALANCE SHEEr
ASAT30thSEPTEMBER2025
2025
TOTAL
2024
TOTAL
Current Assets
Cash al bank and in hand
172,052.64
155.722
Total Asseis
172,052.64
155,722
Funds
Uniestrl¢ted
Restrlcted
132,623.38
39,429,26
98,919
56,803
172,062.64
155,722
The Ilnanclal 5tatemenl8 were approved bythe board ol trustees and authorlsèd loi
Issuo on 31st july 2026
slgned on115 behall,
era
Parkes MBE
Tru5te8

AFFORDABLE FOOD STOIIE CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM IstJUNE 2024to 30th SEPTEMBER 2025
Accountlng pollcles
Accountlng conventlon
Affordable Food Stoke Is a charltable Ineorporaled organlsailon. In ihe Èvenr ol the charlty
belng wound up, the mernbers ol the CIO have no Ilabllllyto conlrlbute lo Its asse16 and no
personal responslblllty lor sellllng Ilb debts and Ilabllllles. The nature ol Ihe charliy's
operallons and PTlnclpal acllvltles are descrlbed In thg Trusta8's Report.
Funds
Unrestrlcted funds 8re avallable lor use atthe dlscretlon of Ihe tru51ees In lurlherance of the
geneial objecllves ol the chailty and whlch hove not been deslgnated for othei purposes.
Restrlcled funds arefundswhlch are lo be used In accordance wlth speclllc re3trlcllons
Imposed bydonors orwhlch have been ialsed by the charlty lor partlcular purposes. The cost
of raislng and admlnlstailng such funds are charged agalnsl the speclllc fund. The alm and
use ol each restrlcted tund Is set out In the noles lo IhB Iln8nclal staiemenls.
Recelpis and payments
RecelplE and paymen15 aCCDunls aK8 statements thai summarlse ihe movement of Cash Snto
and out ol the chdrlty during the Ilnanclal year, In thls contaxt cash. Includes cash
eoulvalenlg, lor example, bank 8ecoLtnts where cash can be Teadllywlthdrawn to pay lordebls
as they become clue. Forthe purposes ol understandlng a statement olasse15 and IlabllllleE
at the year-end has been Included
Truslees, and key management personnel remun¢ratfjDn and èxpènss$
The trustees neliher recefved norwalved any remunerallon ciurlng the year.
R851rlcle(I funds
Resrrleled funds are funds sublectto speelllc condlt5ons Imposed bythe lunder. The purpose
and movement on each resirlclBd lund durlngihe perlod was as follows:
Openlng
Rocelpt5
Payments
CID$lng
Fund
Narlonal Lottery Communlty Fund
Stoke-on-Trenl Clty Coun¢ll
Screwfix Foundstlon
Other re5trlctecl funds
Total iestrlcted funds
56,803.00 51,850.00 71,932.94 36,720.08
15,000.00 15,000.00
3,194.00
484.80 2,7Q9,20
56,803.00 70,044.00 87,417.74 39,429.28
Natlonal Lottery Communlty Fund- grant lundlng towards staff salarlos and eonlre runnlng
costs dellverlng thè chèrlty's communltylood programme.
Sloke-on-Trent Clty Councll- grantlundbng applled In full to the purposes 9pecllled by the
Councll durlng Ihe pprlod,
Screwfix Found2tlon-granl towards equlpttient and premlses Improvements,. Ihe unspent
balance Is Carrled forward to complere the ILJnded works.