THE SHOEBURY ARK ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JANUARY 2026 CHARtrY NUIABER 1198094
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT The thority is a Registered Carity No. 1198(VJ4. The Charlty's principal address ts Friars Baptlst Chwch, Ea8le Way. Skneburyness. Essex SS3 9RI. The Trustees of the Charity are: Rev Keith Grover (Chair) Mrs Joy Harri5S Mr Davld L Mr Alan John Stok2s The charity vns e5tabllshed by. and opeMe5 from. Friars Baptist Chuych, ShbUryneS$. The main aim of the charity Is to alleviate poverty in Slkburyness area and we seek to achieve this by the provision of free freshly cooked meals. free and low t05t perishable and non-perlshable food stuffs and tolletries. The Charity also offer5 a w#le range of children's clothing at token cost. Guests attendId the Charity also have the opportunity, In prNate. of seeklng advice on matters of concem where they can be signposted to external agencles ¥the the appropriate help mi8ht be given. Guests are also able to appty foi fuel voucher5. throu8h our partner Fuelbank, subject to meetln8 their ellglbility checks. Our Serv1 have expanded over the past year arKI a NHS Soctal ps¢ber re8ularly attends to assist 8uests where sSIble. We have also stsrted a Book Bank which provides free books. as we recognise the benefit this brin8S to families in temis of literncy and studies have shown how access to Lwks improves sodal nbIlIty. The chalr oftru5tees p051tlon Is Mw filled folbwin8 the appolntment of a new Communlty Chaplain at Friars Baptist Church on 2 November 2025. of the produce offerpd to the 8ue5ts1s donated by h)cal re51dents, supermarkets, local cornpanles and other k1 charit6e& Hower• 5i8nifi(3rrt volumes of foodstuffs need to be bought by the Charrty and thls Is onty posslble as a result of monetary donations fved from 8rnnts, Indlvlduals and corpornte entities along with Internal fund ralslng Inltfatfve5. Thls year hwe been able to introdute fresh frult and vegetables thanks io a"818 Sparw grant from Southend Council. We hope to contlnue this once inittal fundi runs out. Vle wish to acknOwd8t ènd thank eath and every one ofor many donors and supporters wlthout whose generoslty the Charity could not provide the servlce that rt does. The Shoebury Ark Is managed and run exclusi¥tly by paId volunteers and we wish to ihank ery ST[e one for the effort arKI dedication that t contribute towards the i)verall success of the Chaiity. The tharity has over I{ households from the SS3 $t(¢e lStered on our books with, genernlly. between 81>90 familles attending each week and about I2() free meals haThJed out eath week. Whilst the main aims of the Charfty have been stated abo¥E It is worth notlrq that In addition to the obvious practtcal beneffts that the Charity Offe to the Buests. thry deri¥E a sodal and well being benefit. They meet and corNerse with the volunteers and other guests and for some of them this might be the only real sodal interaction forthem in their week Similarly the volunteers themselves benefit from working at The Shoebury Arl some usir* it as a me3rn5 to helping them into worK others simpty Ilk5ng the community and social interd(2ion.
This has been my first year as the chair of trustees for the SIK)ebury Ark, and I can honestly say it has been a great encouragement. I was aware of their work and heard good things about tt. However, until you actually see the Ark in action. it is hard to get a grasp of the wsttive impact it has on the individuals that wt helps. Primarily. I was svrprised to see that the Ark is so much more than just a food bank. In addition to freshly cooked meals, to go aFon8side the tinned and boxed items. there are clothes. school uniforms, toys and books and all sorts of daily item5 awdilable that help alleviate the financial pressure that many of these frdmily are under. One thing that has surprised me is the sense of community that it has created. Every week people arrNe early to chat whilst they wait for the doors to open. I witnessed one Bentieman who comes every week and only gets one item of food but spends a8es chatting with different people. I can honestty say i am looking fonvard to another year as chair of trustees of this wonderful project. Revd K. Glover Chair of Tru5tee5 13 July 2025
THE SHOEBURY ARK YEAR ENDED 315TJANUARY 2026 RECEIPTSAND PAYMENts 2025 Fun(ts Fufid5 Totsl Funds REIpTs Income from Charitable Activiles Glft Ald Clelmed Income from Donatlons Other income 11.4S9.fKI 11,459.iXI 704.IXI 5.110.(1) 5,110. 4,450.CK) 9.(KK). 13,450.IJ) 2L723AI 9AKXIX#) 30.72I(XI 12.82464 12,698.60 5,919.30 3L442.54 PAYMEpirs charlble Actlvftles Charty Management & Admlnlstratkln Expendlture on Ralslng Fund5 16.45&iJJ 2.466. 863.IXI 19.7871X) . 4,E(KI.(X) 2156.1)0 315.IX) 2,781.(K¢ 863.00 . 24702. 27,431.69 2,191.45 1,624.90 31248.04 1.93&00 4OX5m 6.021.IXt 194.50 C4SH FUNDS AT YEAR END 32W.IX) 37.275. 3W9.00
THE SHOÉBURY ARK YEAR ENDED 31SYIAfiuARY2016 ATEMENT0FAE[sAP1D UABllrn 2026 2025 Unrestdded Re5trkted CASH FUNDS Cash at 8ank VO&L 323 Net FE<ed Asstts indre infvnd b71ae 350.37 32J21JJ 3128037 323 RfPREWITED OY: Baby Feed Asda Fouftdation B¢tterTLyilr Genernl Fund dl COMM[ty Fd MF5 Nei8hbourty Foundat Inter Churc carlTSE ClBGrCTrLrS Gr•nt Communlty 3EIJ NHS Inequa1rt15 Fd Essex Cofflrnwliy Foundatsn Grarrt B Sparks SEF NCN 2025 Soh¢d Commuft Irmstm¢nt Bojrd 350 350 31.7 26.637.78 4.392.14 310 9.00 0.08 FUND 8ALANW ATYEAA EPID 32J21 28OJ2 323A4 8n•d on oftrThtstees MrD Levy.Tru• 26
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACcour OF THE SHOEBURY ARK ICHARrtY NO 1198094) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sfJANUARY 2026 SET our ON PAGES I AND Z The chèrlvs trusteu are responsible forthe eparatn of the accourt& The chaTIiVstrustees ¢onskler that an audit is not required for thls year under section 144 of the tharlties Act 2011 (the Charlties Act) and that an independent examination Is needed. It Is my responslbllltyto". examine the accounts under sectlon 145 of the tharltles Art to followthe procedures raid down in the general Directk)ns gpRn by the Charty Comm155ion (under section 14515llbl of the Charities ACL and to state whether partrcuk7r matters have come to my attention. Basls ot Independent ex•mlnees st•t•n My examlnation was tarried out In accordance wlth the gener41 Directions 8i¥en by the Charlty Commi5510n. An examlnalion Includes a revlew of the accounting re¢ord$ kept by the charity and a comparison of the ccounts presented th those records. It also indudes considerntion of any unUal item5 or disclosure5 In the accounts and seekin8 explanatlon5 from the trustees Concerni any such matters. The procedltres undertaken do not pmwde all the evidence that woukl be required in an audlL and consequerrtly no opinlon is glven as to whether the accounts present a ,tn and lairf view arHI the report Is Ilmtted to those matters set out in the statement below. Indendent Ex•mlner's slatement In Connettn with my examlnatlon. matter has come to my attention: I whkh 8l¥es me reasonable cause to belleve that In. any materol re5pec¢ the requlrements - to keep accounting records in accordano with section 130 of the Charlt5es Act,. and - to prepare acc¢)unts which accord with the accounting record5 and compty with the requlrements of the Charltles Act have not been m*. or 2 to which. in my opinlon. attentlon shouhl be drawn In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounls to be reached. J Clarko FCCA CKS A(countsncy UmFt•d 134911353 London Road Lelghthsea sem l>Jul-25