## **CHARITY NUMBER 1195218**
## **IVYBRIDGE & DISTRICT FOODBANK**
## **REPORT AND ACCOUNTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED**
**31 March 2025**
## **IVYBRIDGE & DISTRICT FOODBANK**
## **REPORT AND ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**CONTENTS**|**PAGES**|
|---|---|
|CHARITY INFORMATION|**1**|
|INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT|**3**|
|RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT|**4**|
|BALANCE SHEET|**5-6**|
|NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS|**7-8**|
**Iyybridge & District Foodbank**
**Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025**
The Trustees of Ivybridge Foodbank present their annual report, together with the financial summary for the year ending 31 March 2025. Ivybridge Foodbank exists to support individuals and families experiencing crisis within Ivybridge and surrounding communities, providing emergency food, compassion, and signposting to further help.
## **Reference and administrative details**
## _**The charity name.**_
The legal name of the charity is: - Ivybridge & District Foodbank.
## _**The charity's areas operation and UK charitable registration.**_
The charity is registered in England & Wales with the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) with charity number 1195218.
## **The principal operating address, telephone number and email and web**
**address of the charity are: -** Methodist Church, Fore Street Ivybridge, PL21 9AB Telephone 07706457336
## **Email: info@ivybridge.foodbank.org.uk**
**Website:**
## **https://ivybridgefoodbank.org.uk**
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**Ivybridge & District Foodbank**
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **Trustees in office on the date the report was approved were:**
Maureen Scoble
Valerie Marriott
Jutta Berger
Edward John Schaffert
Karen Ann Fitzgerald
Frank Holloran
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**Ivybridge & District Foodbank**
**Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **2. Objectives and Activities**
## **Charitable Objectives**
- To relieve poverty and financial hardship in Ivybridge and nearby areas.
- To distribute emergency food parcels to people in crisis.
- To provide support, advice, and signposting to appropriate services.
## **Public Benefit**
The Trustees confirm that the Foodbank’s activities remain aligned with the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **Main Activities**
- Receiving, storing, and distributing donated food.
- Operating foodbank sessions for referred clients.
- Working with local agencies including Citizens Advice, schools, housing providers, and healthcare professionals.
- Offering hygiene packs, additional crisis support, and financial inclusion guidance.
## **3. Achievements and Performance (2024/2025)**
## **Service Provision**
During the year, **1,792 food parcels** were distributed to people in crisis:
- **Adults:** 1,135
- **Children:** 656
- **Total:** 1,792 parcels
We also noted a **significant increase in senior clients** , highlighting a growing need among older residents facing financial hardship.
## **Key Developments**
- Continued partnership with **South Hams Citizens Advice Bureau (SHCAB)** , supporting clients with advice and referrals.
- Our **financial inclusion project** , delivered with SHCAB, has been extremely successful. Many clients have become financially independent, with others progressing steadily toward stability.
- Strengthened volunteer training across safeguarding, client care, and operational processes.
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**Ivybridge & District Foodbank**
**Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **Community Support & Donations**
The Foodbank has experienced a **drop in regular donations** this year; however:
- **School harvest festivals**
- **The Tesco Lee Mill permanent collection point** , and
- **The November National Collection** , supported by Tesco staff
all helped replenish stock levels significantly and ensured continued service to clients.
We remain **deeply grateful to the local community, businesses, and organisations** for their ongoing kindness and generosity. We extend special thanks to the **Methodist Church** , who continue to host us.
## **Volunteers**
Our service is only possible because of our **wonderful team of over 31 volunteers** , who give their time generously to support food sorting, packing, distribution, admin, and logistics. The Trustees wish to express heartfelt thanks for their commitment and compassion.
## **4. Structure, Governance & Management**
The Ivybridge Foodbank is run under the umbrella of the Trussell Trust with the backing of a regional and national network The Foodbank is run by a Board of **six Trustees** , who oversee strategic direction, finances, governance, and safeguarding. Trustees meet regularly throughout the year to ensure the organisation operates safely, legally, and in line with its charitable objectives.
## **5. Plans for 2025/2026**
- Strengthen partnerships addressing hidden and chronic food insecurity.
- Continue expanding the financial inclusion programme, building on this year's successes.
- Further support older clients as demand among seniors continues to rise.
- Increase resilience in stock management to address donation fluctuations.
- Invest in volunteer development and operational improvements.
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**Ivybridge & District Foodbank**
**Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF IVYBRIDGE & DISTRICT FOODBANK FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 3 to 5.
## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Independent**
The Charity's Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity's Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year, under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011, (The Charities Act), and that an independent examination has been requested.
It is my responsibility:
- 1) to examine the accounts under section 145 of The Charities Act
- 2) to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission, (under Section 145(5)(b) of The Charities Act), and
- 3) to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner's statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the Charity's Trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all of the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not present an audit opinion on the accounts.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention:
- 1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act; or to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records have not been met; or
2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn, in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
_26 January 2025_
Merlin Mbahin of, CLEAR BLUE SKY ACCOUNTANCY LTD 30B CITY BUSINESS PARK, PLYMOUTH DEVON, PL3 4BB
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**Ivybridge & District Foodbank Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **IVYBRIDGE & DISTRICT FOOD BANK**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**RECEIPTS**
Donations
CAF GOLD Grant
Tesco Top Up
The Thussell Trust-Heating Grant
Gross Bank Interest Received
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**PAYMENTS**
Food Purchases
First Aid
Repairs
Rent
Sundries
Safegarding course
Insurance
Advertising
Citizens Advice
Phone and internet
Parking
V Marriott
The Trussell Trust-Subscription
ICO Fees
Stationery, Postage and Printing
Training
Depreciation
Uniform
Copyright Error fine
Accountancy
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**NET SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR**
**MOVEMENT OF FUNDS**
Opening Current Asset Balance
Add/(Less) Movement in the year
**Represented by:**
Closing Current Asset Balance
Closing Balance|**2025**
**£**
**18,471**
**33,969**
**2,757**
**0**
**207**
**55,404**
**22,214**
**218**
**18**
**1,500**
**0**
**82**
**413**
**187**
**23,987**
**108**
**460**
**0**
**360**
**35**
**64**
**25**
**325**
**625**
**285**
**840**
**51,746**
**3,658**
**30,261**
**3,658**
**33,919**
**33,919**
**33,919**|**2024**
**£**
**18,618**
**0**
**0**
**3,962**
**214**|**2024**
**£**
**18,618**
**0**
**0**
**3,962**
**214**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**22,794**|
||||**25,454**
**0**
**292**
**1,451**
**73**
**0**
**434**
**0**
**11,778**
**0**
**410**
**108**
**360**
**35**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**336**|
||||**40,731**|
|||||
||||**(17,937)**|
||||**48,198**
**(17,937)**|
||||**30,261**|
||||**30,261**|
||||**30,261**|
The notes on page 5 form part of these financial statements.
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## **IVYBRIDGE & DISTRICT FOODBANK**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**Note**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
3
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
33,783
**Total current assets**
39,261
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year**
4
(840)
**Net Current Assets**
**Total assets of the charity**
**Total assets of the charity are funded by the funds of the charity,**
**Restricted funds**
Restricted Revenue Funds
0.00
Restricted Fixed Asset Funds
-
**Unrestricted Funds**
Unrestricted Revenue Funds
33,919
**Designated Funds**
Designated Fixed Asset Funds
**Total charity funds**|**Note**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
3
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
33,783
**Total current assets**
39,261
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year**
4
(840)
**Net Current Assets**
**Total assets of the charity**
**Total assets of the charity are funded by the funds of the charity,**
**Restricted funds**
Restricted Revenue Funds
0.00
Restricted Fixed Asset Funds
-
**Unrestricted Funds**
Unrestricted Revenue Funds
33,919
**Designated Funds**
Designated Fixed Asset Funds
**Total charity funds**||33,783||**2025**
£
976
32,943||30,597|30,597|**2024**
£
0.00
30,261
**30,261**
0.00
30,261|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||39,261
(840)||||30,597
(336)|||
||||
**charity,**
0.00
-||||
0.00
-|||
||||||**33.919**
**follows: -**
0.00
33,919
**33,919**|||||
|||||**as**||||||
||33,919|||||||||
|||||||||||
||||||||||**30,261**|
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The charity is subject to Independent Examination under charity legislation, and the report of the Independent Examiner is on page 3.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.
________________ Chair of Trustees
**Approved by the board of trustees on______________**
**The notes attached on pages 7 to 8 form an integral part of these accounts.**
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## **IVYBRIDGE & DISTRICT FOODBANK**
## **NOTES TO THE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of accounting**
The receipts and payments account has been drawn up as a summary of the receipts and payments made during the year by the charity. Amounts are included as received by the charity or as payments are made.
The accounts and the balance sheet do not include accruals and prepayments in respect of income or expenses.
The receipts and payments account and the balance sheet has been prepared following the guidance for accounting for small charities issued by the Charity Commission.
## _**Tangible fixed assets**_
Tangible fixed assets are measured at their original cost value, or subsequent revaluation, or if donated, as described above. Cost value includes all costs expended in bringing the asset into its intended working condition.
Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets to their anticipated residual value ave estimated useful lives.
ComputerEquipment 25% reducing balance
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## **2 Statement of Assets**
|**Bank and Cash Balances**
Current Account - Lloyds Bank
Deposit Account
**3 Tangible fixed assets**
**Cost**
At 1 April 2024
Additions
**At 31 March 2025**
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
**At 31 March 2025**
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024
**4 Statement of Liabilities**
**Creditors: amounts due falling due within one year**
Accruals||||**2025**
**14,760**
**19,023**
**33,783**
**Computer**
**Equipment**
£
0
1,301||**2024**
**15,071**
**15,526**
**30,597**
**Total**
£
0
1,301
**1,301**
0
325
**325**
**976**
**0**
**2024**
**336**
**336**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||
||||||||
|||||**1,301**|||
|||||0
325|||
|||||**325**
**976**
**0**
**2025**
**840**
**840**|||
||||||||
||||||||
||||||||
||||||||
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