Annual Report 2024 - 2025
Introduction
Big Breakfast Plus serves freshly cooked breakfasts for those in need in a warm and welcoming environment. We are a volunteer led charity working with those who are homeless and those at risk of homelessness. Many of our guests are alone, or in temporary accommodation without cooking facilities and struggling to pay for wholesome food.
Not only do we serve freshly cooked breakfasts for those in need in our community café, but we also encourage our guests to meet, socialise and make friendships while enjoying a choice of breakfast. We continue facilitate an introduction to several support services including housing, welfare, health, advice, and addiction services. Many of our guests, after finding their feet, go on to become volunteers with Big Breakfast Plus.
We deliver our breakfast service at the Pilgrim Centre, Regents Circus, Swindon SN1 1PX seven mornings a week including bank holidays between 7.30am and 9am.
Our Charitable Objects
The relief of persons in Swindon and the surrounding area who are in conditions of need, hardship, and distress and of any persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, but not exclusively, by the provision of food and clothing.
Our Approach
To serve freshly cooked breakfasts, to those in need in Swindon in a warm and welcoming environment.
To identify and access funding opportunities to enable us provide food for up to 100 people each day.
Our Values that drive us:
Non-Judgemental - Respect for Human Dignity - Acceptance - Hospitality
Our Service
During the year 24-25 we served 26,099 breakfasts and supplied a further 6746 takeaways delivered through 10,220 volunteer hours
The year’s highlights
November 2024 on the King’s birthday we learned our volunteers were recognised with the Kings Award for Voluntary Service The highest Award for voluntary Service.
2 February Third Anniversary Volunteer party at Christchurch Old Town
7 March 2025 The Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire Dame Sarah Troughton awarded the Kings Award for Voluntary Service trophy and certificate at a ceremony and celebration in Central Church above the Pilgrim Centre.
7 March 2025 Two of our longest serving volunteers Angela and Jim received recognition as Hidden Heroes awarded by Room4Reward.
5 June Thank you Volunteer Garden party at Wanborough during Volunteer Week
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Funding
Fund raising continues to be our number one priority in order to ensure we can feed the hungry in Swindon. We are delighted to be a charity partner of Zurich Community Trust. As well as a four-year funding plan we have benefited from advice, guidance, training opportunities and support around sustainability.
Grants
SBC Household Support Fund x 3 – used for fresh fruit initiative plus food
Zurich Community Trust
ZCT Sustainability Grant
John Lewis Partnership
Action Funder Ltd
National Benevolent Charity
Wiltshire Community Foundation
Unite BMW
Comic Relief
Asda Foundation
St James Place (SJP) Charitable Office
Donors
As a part of our community, we were thankful for a number of generous sponsors including:
The Rotary Club of Swindon Old Town
Pearce Funeral Services
Donations in memory of Wendy Ponting a sadly missed guest
Asda Foundation and Asda Haydon Swindon for food donations
Wanborough Farmers Market - collection
Baxter Storey
Bellinger Donnay Charitable Trust
The FD Centre
Elevana Ltd
Rob & Jo Selbourne
Mrs C Walker
Highworth Evening WI
Action Funder (Sovereign Winter Wishes) Limited
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Emmanuel URC, Haydon Wick Immanuel United Reform Church Thames Water Collections Team Go South Coast The Old Boilers, Wanborough Highworth Evening WI Old Town Belles WI Aldbourne Ladies WI Route 8 Barbers Sheryll Fox Artist Bishopstone Christmas Craft fayre P & D Board Dry Liners
Fundraising activities on our behalf
Our grateful appreciation to:
Steve Brown’s hosted Coffee Morning and further donations
Sophie Bastin Running a marathon
Rebecca Banwell Moore Climbing Three Peaks
Wayner Twitchell 40th Birthday fundraiser
Other Fundraising Events
Wanborough Quiz Nights 15.04.24 and 10/1/25
Rotary Club Duck Race 21st May 24
Old Town Festival 1st June 24
Goddard Park Festival in the Parks 8th June 24 Swindon Pride 10th August 24
Wanborough Show 17th August 24
Public collections
Myra’s Story, Wyvern Theatre 4th February 25
Tesco bag pack – food donations 16th March 25
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And thank you to the following people for their support in the last year:
Our landlords, the Trustees, Minister and staff for Central Church, Swindon
10 Green Bottles (Berkley Farm) for supplying at cost price and delivering 50 litres of organic milk every week.
Helen Browning Organic for regular donations of organic Speedy Sausages
Janice Bardwell of Bassett Simply Safety, for advice on processes and for delivering training in Food Safety Level Two for our volunteers.
Out of the Box Catering for supporting our Volunteer Week Garden party.
Expertise Support
Steve Grimmett Photography Services and mentor
Melodie Beevers – treasurer
Sheila Bryant – Allford Bryant – independent examination of accounts
Personnel
Wayne Twitchell – Service Co Ordinator March 2023 -
Becky Middleton – part time cook 4 mornings October 2023 -
Clair Collier – part time cook 3 mornings from February 2024 -
Sophie Boyce – part time administrator (6 hours per week) February 2024
Yvonne – part time fundraiser Sept 24 - February 25
Trustees
Charlotte Mannion – Chair of trustees August 2021 - 2025
Nicky Walsh – Vice Chair – November 2021
Sarah Smith – December 2019
Clegg Bamber – August 2021
James Puttick - August 2022
Frankie Walklate – October 2023
Lisa Woodruff – November 2023
Carla Mandis - March 2025
Louise Colsell – March 2025
31st March 25 Charlotte Mannion stepped down from the role of Chair of Trustees after over three years in post. She remains as a trustee.
Prepared by trustees Sarah Smith and Charlotte Mannion December 2025
Big Breakfast Plus Registered Charity Number 1197825 Income and Expenditure Twelve months to 31st March 2025
INCOME
BANK ACCOUNTS
| Fund Raising Donations Gift Aided Donations Tax recovered Individual donations Grants Bank Interest Other Income TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE Salaries Expenses Training Governance/Admin/office HR Support Insurance Premises IT Advertising / Marketing Finance & Bank Charges Provision of Meals Kitchen Equipment Office Equipment Trustee expenses Fund Raising Expenses Volunteer Expenses Depreciation Sundry TOTAL EXPENDITURE Excess of income over expenditure |
5,856.08 Bank Balances at 31st March 2024 57,042.21 1,697.00 Lloyds Bank 0.00 Co-op Bank 2,632.09 Charity Bank 78,689.00 Cash in Hand 169.86 0.00 Balance at 31st March 2023 146,086.24 Lloyds Bank Co-op Bank Charity Bank 44,321.89 Cash in Hand 3,509.17 0.00 633.74 Balance at 31st March 2024 425.00 354.89 Cash Movement in year 3,962.32 156.26 Fixed Assets 2,411.55 IT, Equipment, etc 10.50 28,043.40 0.00 Current Assets 0.00 Bank and cash 188.17 Short term loan 1921.02 2042.44 1293.27 85.63 Current Liabilities Creditors & Accruals 89,359.25 PAYE & Pensions payable 56,726.99 Net Current Assets Unrestricted Funds 31-3-2025 67,520.21 Designated Funds 56,726.99 Restricted Grants (Trust donation) 0.00 124,247.20 TOTAL RESERVES |
62,000.75 0.00 5,458.43 159.77 67,618.95 115,105.32 119.50 5,628.29 0.00 120,853.11 53,234.16 3,689.77 120,853.11 0.00 120,853.11 127.44 168.24 295.68 124,247.20 101,507.56 2,739.64 20,000.00 124,247.20 |
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| RESERVES SUMMARY Reserves 1/4/2024 Movement in Year Increase in designated funds Total Reserves 31/3/2024 |
67,520.21 56,726.99 0.00 |
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| 124,247.20 |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Big Breakfast Plus members of On accounts for the year 31/03/2025 Charity no 1197825 ended (if any)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
25/11/2025 | |
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| Sheila Bryant | ||
| ACMA | ||
| Allford Bryant Business Advisors Ltd, 2 Coped Hall Business Park, Royal | ||
| Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8DP |
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