FEEDING LIVERPOOL ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE ST YEAR ENDING 31 JANUARY 2025 Charity Registration No. 1195184 FEEDING LIVERPOOL CONTENTS Page Trustees, Annual Report Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Financial Activities Balan￿ Sheet 10 Cash FIDW Notes to the Financial Statements 12 FEEDING LIVERPOOL TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST JANUARY 2025 The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the Charitable Incorporated Organisation for the year ending 31 sl January 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's trust deed, the Charities Act 2011 and Accountin9 and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published {FRS 102) las amended for accounting periods commencing from 1s1 January 2019). OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Feeding Liverpool connects and equips people and organisations in the city, as together we work to create a city where everyone can eat Good Food. Our main aims are to.. Bring together practitioners to share and shape good practice in relation to good food for all. Facilitate and deliver projects working towards good food for all, including distributing resources to food initiatives across the city. Draw on peoples, experiences within communities to contribute to and influence policy debates nationally and locally. Raise awareness and develop greater public understanding of food insecurity, food policy and related issues. The outcomes we are working towards.. Reduced levels of poverty and food insecurity in Liverpool Increased access to good food for residents across the city Reduced health inequalities and improved health outcomes for residents Improved pathways of support for residents experiencing food insecurity Improved communication and collaboration across the food support sector Residents, of all ages, can shape the local and national food systems Strong cross-sector partnerships working towards Good Food for All OUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE IN 2024125 Throughout 2024125 we have seen a continued increase in the cost of living for local residents driven in part by high food inflation. This has exa￿rbated already high levels of food insecurity, meaning that demand for emergency food provision and other forms of community food initiatives has continued to grow. Feeding Liverpool has led the City's response, bringing together local activists, national and local organisations, Liverpool's anchor organisations and policy makers in a coordinated response. Headlines from our performance in 2024125, grouped by our areas of activity are.. Bringing together practitioners We hosted gatherings focussed on bringing together emergency food providers, community food spaces and growers, ne￿OrkS. Every quarter we facilitate Emergency Food network meetings to provide opportunities for our 74 plus mernbers to collaborate, share best practice and develop new ways of working together to improve food support in Liverpool. FEEDING LIVERPOOL TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST JANUARY 2025 We created and facilitated a new working group to strategically address the long-term sustainabilily and direction of emergency and community food provision in the region. We then facilitsted a feasibility study, which has resulted in the creation of our Way Ahead project,. this ongoing project continues to bring together organisations and individuals lo explore the operations of food support in the city, with a view to increasing collaboration across the sector. Equipping our Network We have continued to work with local and national funders to ensure vital funds reach community food support organisations in the city. We distributed £1.344,143 through two rounds of the Household Support Fund to 79 organisationq The funding enabled them to continue, or enhance, their existing food provision across 117 sites. Together tFiese organisations distributed on average 2,700 emergency food parcels, supported 5,200 community food space visits, and offered 4,000 community meals every week. £131,106 was distributed to Household Support Fund project partners to facilitate the provision of good food and fresh produce to targeted demographics, including individuals with disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers, kinship carers, and those experiencing acute food rises. Facilitating and Delivering Projects: The Healthy Boost Project The Healthy Boost Project provides targeted support for people at acute risk of food insecurity. This year, the focus for support is toward pregnant women and families with young children on a low income, asylum seekers and refugees, and kinship carers. The project helps provide regular food support for over 400 households, through the provision of vouchers as well as fresh fruit and vegetables. The Winter Boost Project We worked with six of our member organisations to boost 16,333 emergency food parcels with fresh fruits and vegetables during the winter months. Together, 14,188 people were supported, including 4,320 children. The project provides locally sourced fruit, vegetables and eggs to support the health of households facing crisis during the winter months. A Healthy Start for Liverpool We have continued our programme of work to increase uptake of the Healthy Start scheme locally, and campaign for change nationally. We continued to grow our network of Community Healthy Start Champions, bringing the total number of champions in our network to 222, who now promote the scheme across the Gity, and support pregnant women and families to sign up to the scheme. Our model oftraining has garnered interest from other localities including Knowsley, Cheshire East, Gloucestershire and Windsor & Maidenhead, with whom we have shared reSoUr￿S and information to further increase awareness and uptake of the scheme. We produced a video entitled 'NHS Healthy Start Scheme- Liverpool, to support people with little or no awareness of the Scheme and provided BSL translation for the video to further enhance its accessibility to the public. FEEDING LIVERPOOL TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST JANUARY 2025 The Queen of Greens We partnered to re-establish and extend the Queen ofGreens mobile greengrocers service, through which we have improved access to good food across Liverpool and Knowsley. The new stops on the route have been implemented to provide particular support to refugees, asylum seekers and families with young children as part of our Healthy Boost Project. The bus has been visited 20,600 times over the last year. The bus takes a route which visits neighbourhoods classed as 'food deserts,, and brings fresh produce to residents of these areas, providing people with better opportunities to shop for nutritious food closer to their home or workplace. The bus serveo over 400 families each week. Customers can pay for their shopping with Alexandra Rose voucherq and Healthy Start cards. We have developed promotional materials and an online map for the Queen of Greens, which has been viewed 9,300 times this year. Cooking courses We delivered the Fed-up Slow Cooker Train-the-Trainer Programme to equip 24 new community leaders with the resources to deliver courses across the city, supporting members of their communities to cook good food on a budget, try new foods, make new triends and save energy. The total number of trainers is now 82, each representing a different community or organisation. We ran a Health & Wellbeing projed to train and equip community leaders of venues associated with the Queen of Greens bus route, supporting them to influence and implement healthy eating in children's centres, community centres and asylum seeker support seNices. The courses they run are aimed al pregnant women and families with young children living in areas of high deprivation. Campaigning, advocacy and public awareness Good Food,. Our Food We developed the Good Food,. Our Food photo exhibition to share powerful stories of what good food means to cultural communities across Liverpool. So far, the travelling exhibition has toured 30 plus community venues, accompanying workshops involving over 150 people, providing people from all walks of life the opportunity to engage with art and learn about and celebrate the different traditions and cultures surrounding good food. Right to Grow Campaign This year, Feeding Liverpool has held a series of events to connect local growers, engage policy makers and develop ideas which could support growing initiatives in the city. Our Campaign Launch Picnic engaged 40 plus attendees to begin to learn and establish a right to Grow in Liverpool. We also hosted a conference to connect local growers with policy makers, facilitating discussions around sustainability and food strategies. Without Access To Justice We worked with the University of Liverpool's School of Law and Social Justice to produce a report exploring low-income employment rights, access to justice and food insecurity, with a series of targeted recommendations for key actors and institutions including national government, local authorities, employers, and food support organisations. Over 100 people attended our two launch events for the report, and an academic article has sin been published in the Journal of Poverty and Social Justice.. the first ever peer-reviewed sludy of workers using foodbanks in the UK. FEEDING LIVERPOOL TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST JANUARY 2025 Good Food for All Campaigns We supported foodbank users, comrllunity groups and young people to contribute to and influence policy debates locally and nationally. We have worked extensively with local and national media to ensure the voices of those experiencing food insecurity, and those who work directly to combat food insecurity, are heard. We have undertaken national policy engagement and campaigning including.. Hosting local community meals to connect grassroots campaigners, providing opportunities for members to meet, identify issues, and begin to develop actions. Facilitating local action alongside three local MPS during the Free School Meals campaign week, including engaging with educators and parents as part of the Free School Meals National Tour. We have been recognised by the national campaign as a key partner in moving Free School Meals up the political agenda and will continue to support the campaign in 2025. FINANCIAL REVIEW Total income for the period was £329,45412024'. £543,432} of which £250,752 (2024.. £453,134), related to funding for projects upon which restrictions are placed. Total expenditure for the period was £282,881 (2024= £360,225), leaving a surplus for the year of £46,573 (2024. £183,207). At 31st January 2025 the Charitable Incorporated Organisation's reserves stood at £365,860 (2024: £319,287) ofwhich £177,152 (2024.. £198,835} represented restricted funds. RISK MANAGEMENT The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Charitable Incorporated Organisation is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage exposure to the major risks RESERVES POLICY The trustees have resolved to reserve a level of funds to allow for the orderly dissolution of the organisation should that be necessary. It is the policy of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves at a level to cover a redundancy provision and six months running costs should no further funding be received As at the end of the financial year the unrestricted funds totalled £188,708 less designated ftjnds £40,000 (see note 81 leaves a balance of unrestricted reserves of £148,708. The Charitable Incorporated Organisation requires £2,253 for redundancy provision, £5,223 for six month running costs, total £7,486. The trustees plans for the balance of the unrestricted reserves is to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with the increased redundancy provision and increased running costs for year-end 2026. the creation of two new roles within the staff team. expanded events programme, new programmes of work associated with staff roles, and targeted projects as per the plans for the future. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE Feeding Liverpool remains in a strong position as it rnoves into 2025126., our intention for the upcoming financial year is for steady growth as we build capacity to have more impact, prioritising increasing independent fundraising and raising our profile within the food sector more widely. FEEDING LIVERPOOL TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST JANUARY 2025 The trustees plans for 2026 and onwards to implement staff salary uplifts, per the organisation's Staff Structure Policy, and continues its commitment to implement annual inflationary pay rises. to expand its current events programme, such as sponsoring Good Food Seminars which supplement Feeding Liverpool's work an food sustainability. Create two new programmes of work associated with the planned addition of new staff members., these will be associated with engagement with local food businesses and re- establishing the Good Food Community Advocacy and Policy Group. Continuation of Community Mobilisation. Continuation of targeted projects. including the Winter Boost project, and work associated with the Way Ahead project. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Feeding Liverpool is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation ICIO), number 1195184 registered on 15th July 2021 under the terms of the Constitution 23rd June 2021. The trustees will also continue to develop Feeding Liverpool's governance structures to ensure that they are fit for purpose for its extended role as Liverpool's Good Food Alliance. This will entail.. Continuing the process of recruiting new trustees who can bring a wider range of skills, expertise, and experience to the trustee board Allocating specialist roles to designated trustees Creating sub-groups that can lil undertake specific functions relating to the management of Feeding Liverpool and Iii) involve a wider range of people to focus on aspects of the Good Food Plan goals, such as research data, policy development and the incSusion of 'experts by experience. Feeding Liverpool's Trustees take overall responsibility for the good management of the charity. Operational responsibility is delegated to a Programme Director, who leads a small staff team in delivering the aims and objectives of the organisation. Feeding Liverpool works in collaboration with other charities and community organisation across Liverpool in support of its aims and objectives. There must be at least three charity trustees. If the number falls below this minimum, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees or appoint a new charity trustee. There is no maximum number of charity trustees that may be appointed by the CIO. Appointment of charity trustees At the first annual general meeting of the members of the CIO all the charity trustees shall retire from office, at every subsequent annual general meeting of the members of the CIO, one-third of the charity trustees shall retire from office. If the number of charity trustees is not three or a multiple of three then the number nearest to one-third shall retire from office but if there is only one charity trustee, he or she shall retire. The charity trustees to retire by rotation shall be who have been longest in office since their last appointment or reappointment. If any trustees were last appointed or reappointed on the same day those to retire shall {unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot. rEEDING LIVEIIPOQL TRUSI'EFS'ANNLIAI_ I
  • 46,573 183,207 Total funds brought fomard 120,452 198,835 319,287 136,080 Total funds carried forward 188,708 177,152 365,860 319,287 The notes on pages 12 to 24 form part of these accounts. All the above amounts relate to continuing activities af the Charitable Incorporated Organisation. FEEDING LIVERPOOL BALANCE SHEET AS AT 315T JANUARY 2025 Noles 31 J¢lllll