# **Charity name: Market Drayton Foodbank Charity registration number: 1198835** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 5[th] May 2022 to 30[th] September 2023** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The prevention or relief of poverty in Market
Drayton, Shropshire and the surrounding area
(or such wider area as may seem appropriate
from time to time when working with partner
agencies and networks)| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The provision of financial support, items and
services to individuals in need/crisis and/or
charities, or other organisations working to
understand, prevent or relieve poverty and in
particular by providing emergency food
supplies, signposting to other agencies and
any other means deemed appropriate by the
trustees.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees of Market Drayton Foodbank
have given due regard to the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| ||SORP
reference|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Market Drayton Foodbank has 1 full time and
1 part-time paid posts: the Foodbank Manager
and Assistant Manager. A team of around 35
volunteers perform various roles including the
collection of surplus food from supermarkets,
the processing and weighing of donated foods,
stores and stock management, sign-posting
services, maintaining web and social media
and client hospitality during their visits to the
food bank.| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The duration of the following data is from 25
July 2022 until the year end of September
2023. The difference in dates is because
Trussell Trust who hold our data for us did not
complete the transfer until 25 July 2022
following our transfer to a CIO on 5 May 2022.
Market Drayton Foodbank has provided…
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1028 food parcels have been distributed
feeding 1593 adults and 934 children, a
total of 2527 people.
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44,340 kg of food was donated from local
people, supermarkets, businesses, both
small and corporate, churches, local
organisations and groups.
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Child holiday meals are also provided to
feed school children during the school
holidays when they haven’t access to their
usual free school meals.
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Around 100 Christmas hampers were
provided to families and individuals
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Our food bank has also given top ups to
pre-payment electric and gas cards/meters
through a small fund it holds and
partnerships with Fuel Bank, Marches
Energy Agency (MEA) and other local
funds have helped clients through the
energy crisis. Signposting to council
services/funds.
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Signposting services were offered to every
new client during that period of time, a total
of 196 instances have been recorded such
as giving out information leaflets,
organising on site appointment with
agencies on site and on-line support.
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A Partnership with Citizens Advice
Shropshire was started in April 2023
and during the time from its
commencement to 30 September
2023: New Individuals Accessing
Advice – 17, Total Individuals
Accessing Service – 31, Individuals
With Financial Gains – 2, Confirmed
Financial Gains - £32.804.00,
Individuals With Debt Managed – 2,
Total Debt Managed For Clients -
£5,000.00, Individuals with Debt
Written Off – 0, Total amount of debt
written off-£0.00| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Market Drayton Foodbank started a money
advice project in partnership with Citizens
Advice Shropshire on 1 April 2023. A
Generalist Advisor was sited in the food bank
centre for face-to-face support with income
maximisation advice and a strong referrals
process into the central CA team for specialist
advice such as debt, and warm referrals made
to external agencies. This was funded through
a grant (for Financial Inclusion services)
awarded from Trussell Trust giving 3 years of
funding.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/A| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Maintained it’s financial stability with no
significant swings| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Trustees have agreed that reserves
equivalent to 12 months’ running costs will be
held.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£44,730.00| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No uncertainties| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Market Drayton Foodbank’s principal source of
funding is from regular individual donors.
Occasional additional fundraising events are
held by Foodbank supporters and other local
organisations.
From time to time grants are available from
Trussell Trust for specific projects.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principal risks to the charity would be a
decrease in the number of individual donors,
or the risk that donors do not increase their
giving periodically in line with inflation. This
risk will be mitigated through appropriate
communication with donors.| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Market Drayton Foodbank CIO is governed by
a constitution approved by the Charities
Commission.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|When it was founded, Market Drayton
Foodbank was initially part of St Mary’s
Drayton-in-Hales (Church of England) Charity
(No 1144116). On the 5thMay 2022 the
Foodbank became its own Charitable
Incorporated Organisation (No 1198835).| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|There must be at least three charity trustees.
Trustees are appointed for a three year term
(renewable). In selecting individuals for
appointment as charity trustees, the charity
trustees must have regard to the skills,
knowledge and experience needed for the
effective administration of the CIO. Although
there are no persons or organisations named
in the Foodbank’s constitution as being
entitled to appoint trustees, it is the desire of
the Market Drayton Foodbank Charity to
continue its close association with the
churches of Market Drayton, who played a
major part in establishing the Foodbank in
2012. At least one Charity Trustee should be
drawn from these churches. This is outlined in
the Foodbank’s trustee recruitment policy.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|As well as criteria provided in their
Constitution, Market Drayton Foodbank also
have a trustee recruitment policy describing
the appointment and induction process.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Market Drayton Foodbank is part of the
Trussell Trust network of more than 1,300
food banks through a franchise agreement.It
supports a nationwide network of over 400
food banks to provide emergency food and
support to people in crisis right now, whilst
campaigning for the changes needed to create
a future without the need for food banks. Our
food bank is supported by aTrussell Trust| |||Area Manager. The Foodbank Manager
reports to the Board of Trustees. The
Assistant Foodbank Manager reports to the
Foodbank Manager.| |---|---|---| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Market Drayton Foodbank is also a member of
the Shropshire Food Poverty Alliance The
Shropshire Food Poverty Alliance is a coalition
formed by a diverse group of organisations (of
which we are one), united by a single goal: to
eradicate food poverty within Shropshire and
are all committed to making a substantial
difference in the lives of those facing food
insecurity.
Currently, the coordination of the alliance is
led by Citizens Advice Shropshire,
underpinned by the strategic guidance of a
steering group that includes major
stakeholders such as ourselves, other food
banks, Shropshire Council, the NHS, Age UK
and the Marches Energy Agency.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Market Drayton Foodbank| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1198835| |Charity’s principal address|Parish Rooms
Church Street
Market Drayton
Shropshire
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**trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Catherine McBride|Chair||| ||Vince Craig|||| ||SallyGallivan|||| ||David Edwards||21/06/2022-19/10/2023|| ||RoyAldcroft||21/06/2022-present|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved: None **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity: None **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |**Accountant**|Stubbs Parkin
South|28 Cheshire Street. Market Drayton TF9 1PF| |**Treasurer**|Gail Ackerley|20 Forest Road, Market Drayton TF9 3HX| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Catherine Sarah McBride|| ||
Chair|| ||20.06.2024|| ||20.06.2024|| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES, Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Market Drayton Foodbank On accounts for the year ended 30tr September 2022 Charity no (if any) 1198835 Set out on pages 9t010 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 3010912022. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for Ihe preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ wtth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 fthe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried OLrt under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I wnfimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect= accounting records were not kepi in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting reGords Independent examiner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection wrf(h the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the a¢¢ounts to be reached. Signed: Date: ¢/o6/2tJ Name: | Roger Dodington (of Stubbs Parkin South) Relevant professional i FCCA qualificationls) or body Address: 28 Cheshire Street Market Drayton Shropshire TF9 1PF Page 8 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Market Drayton Fc*)dbank 1198835 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 5th Ma 2tr22 30th Sept 2022 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricled funds Endowment furKIs Total funds Last year tothe nearest£ to tl* rvrE5t£ to nearest£ to the nearest£ A1 Receipts Regb.lar don8tsons One off Dc>n2bon5 from churches Donatsonsfrom corg?nisaiiof Gr?Trts Just GivinglGo FurKJ MÈ 6an& Inter8St 5.195 1,967 310 10,860 5.195 1,967 310 10.860 Sub total(Gross income for AR) 1&8B6 21,886 A2 Asset and Imiestment sales. Isee table). Sub total 18.886 3.000 21.886 A3 Payments SalanÈs Tax Pensions Reni Telephonellntemel GeneTrl Running Costs Citizen8Advice B shrO￿ruSt Adw Storage DeliVery￿rave1 expenses Equipment Annual Exppr Sundry- Foc 569 432 569 432 $37 537 232 Sub total 5.134 5.134 A4 Asset and investment urchases, Isee tsble) Sub totsl 5.134 5,134 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfèrs bÈtwèèn funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 13.752 3.000 16.752 104,328 118,080 104.328 121.080 3,000 P￿e9 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nearÈst£ Restricted funds to nearest£ Endowment fund¥ to nearest£ Categories Details B1 Cash funds rdays Bvsirtss Communty Bardays At*ve SaverAcownt Total cash fun¢ts 118.080 3,000 $}} Restricted funds to t￿￿1£ Endowment funds fund3 to n•8rest £ Detalls to nearest£ Fund to wthiGh asset bel Currentvalu onal Detatls Cosi lo&Xic￿0 Fundto wthich asset bplon Curtent Value Detalls C£*LIo￿la￿all B4 Assets r9tained for th charity's own use Ftsnd to vthich Amountdu• iona When dup Details 85 Liabilities SBJn8d by one ortsvo trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of roval Page 10 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinevs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Market Drayton Foodbank On accounts for the year ended 30t) September 2023 Charity no (if any) 1198835 Set out on pages 9t010 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (tthe Trusf) for the year ended 3010912023. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust: you are responsible for Ihe preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 nhe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wrth the examination which gives me Cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wtth the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the a¢¢ounts to be reached. Signed: Date: ¢/&£/i¢ Name: Roger Dodington (of Stubbs Parkin South) Relevant professional qualification{sl or body {if any): FCCA Address: 28 Cheshire Street Market Drayton Shropshire TF9 1PF Page 8 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Market Drdyton Foodbank 1198836 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from To 01110121Y22 3010912023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds to the nearest Restricted funds Endowment funds Tolal funds Last year tothe neare5t£ tothetwrf£ iotl* nÈarÈ5t£ toth@ neoresi £ A1 Recèi Regulardonalions One off l¢n8bon5 Donatyons from Church Don81ions from ¢o@anisauor Giants Just GivinpJGo Fund Me Bank Interest 17,090 10,406 1.030 9,885 17.0 10,4C6 37.397 37.397 4.932 Sub total[Gross income for AR) 37.397 81,283 A2 Asset and investment Sales. Isee table). Sub total rotal receipts 37.397 81,283 A3 Payments Sa18nes 51118 939 302 S.259 51118 939 302 5,259 650 Pensions Rent Telepthnellnteinel General Running costs Citizens Advi￿ 8 Shrop Storage Fu* Top Up EqUI￿ne￿I Annu81 E¥perw SJn¢ry Travel 710 7.5Y¢ 7,594 1109 507 7SO 16 f.614 67,614 2,109 507 750 16 1.614 75,208 Sub total M A5sel and investment urchases, (see table) Sub total 67,614 7.S94 75,2DB Net of reCeipts/{pa￿ThentsJ A5 fran$f¢rs between funds A6 Cash fun(ts last year end Cash funds this year end 23,728 29,803 6.075 118,080 121,080 127,155 32,803 Page 9 Section B Ststement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Un￿striCted funds to I￿*t$t£ Restricted funds to nearest £ Endowrnent funds to neargst E Categorie5 De,￿lIS B1 Cash funds Bardays BU￿rESS Cornmuraty Ac(unt 32.803 152 Total cash funds 94,352 32.803 sii Unrèstrleted funds to neare5t£ Restricted funds to nearest£ Endowment funds t)etsils to nearest£ Fund to which asset bol Details CostloptW￿1> Currontvalue t10r￿lI Fund to **ich Detsils ost loptimall Currentvalue lonal B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Fynd to vthlch relate$ 936 Amount due ti¢)na When due Dotails HMRC PAYE 85 Liabilities Svjned by one or ts¥o trustees on behalf of all the trustees Srgnature Print Name Date of roval 20/44 1 P*Je10