
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From** 01.09.24 **Period start date** 

**To** 31.08.25 **Period end date** 

**Charity name:** BUILDING BRIDGES FOOD HUB 

## **Charity registration number:** 1199710 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The preventon or relief of poverty or<br>fnancial hardship, partcularly but not<br>exclusively in Calderdale, by providing<br>subsidised food and other essental items<br>to individuals in need.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Building Bridges Food Hub is a registered<br>charity which aims to provide support to<br>local residents who have fallen on hard<br>tmes so that they may receive subsidised<br>shopping, providing them with dignity and<br>choice.  The  clients  make  a  small  but<br>notable contributon to the shopping and<br>the remainder is paid for by the charity.<br>Clients  who  are  eligible  to  join  pay  a<br>membership fee. They can then choose up<br>to 20 items from a weekly updated list<br>online and can choose to pay online or<br>with cash. Families can order up to two<br>baskets weekly. Clients then book a<br>collecton slot and pick up their shopping<br>each Saturday.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance|Para 1.18|Each year our trustees review our<br>objectves and actvites to ensure they<br>contnue to refect our aims. In carrying|





> issued by the Charity out this review the trustees have Commission on public considered the Charity Commission’s benefit general guidance on public benefit and believe we are compliant with both the benefit aspect and that it is provided to those in need without discrimination in two local postcodes. 


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Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:<br>SORP reference<br>Para 1.38<br>Policy on grant making<br>Para 1.38<br>Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment<br>Para 1.38<br>Contribution made by<br>volunteers<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Achievements and Performance** 

SORP reference 



|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The charity has continued to grow<br>significantly over the past year. We now<br>have over 160 active members, an<br>increase from 30 the previous year.<br>Demand for our service has risen steadily<br>and now plateaued. Our members use our<br>service in different ways, some every<br>week, some fortnightly and some monthly<br>or even once every few months.<br>- August 2023: 23 baskets per week<br>- August 2024: 31 baskets per week<br>- August 2025: 32 baskets per week<br>We have continued to build our social<br>media presence with regular posts on<br>Facebook and Instagram, helping us reach<br>new members and supporters.<br>We successfully secured three grants<br>during the year, amounting to £21900,<br>ensuring financial stability despite rising<br>operational costs. Member donations<br>themselves of £3 per basket contribute a<br>significant £5000 per year. Gift Aid<br>continues to support administrative<br>expenses. All physical work is carried out<br>by volunteers; we have no paid staff.||
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Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||





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|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Income exceeded expenditure this year<br>due to successful grant applications and<br>consistent donor support. Basket<br>distribution has continued to rise, reaching<br>an average of 32 baskets per week by<br>August 2025. Each basket costs the charity<br>£15, with members contributing £3, leaving<br>the charity to cover £12 per basket.<br>From December 2024, the charity began<br>paying £800 per month in rent and rates for<br>the Market Streetpremises.|
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|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The reserves policy is to hold three months<br>of running costs, including £3200 for rent<br>and rates and approximately £6200 for<br>foodpurchases.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£9400|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|No funds are held in deficit.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|The charity has regular donors and grant<br>income. Should either decrease, activity<br>levels would be adjusted accordingly. The<br>trustees have no concerns about the<br>charity’s ability to continue as a going<br>concern.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|None identified.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 



|social investment policy<br>adopted|||
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|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Consttuton adopted 27.05.2022|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisaton|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|The charity trustees are responsible for the<br>general control and management of the<br>charity and receive no remuneration. We<br>currently have six trustees, with a<br>constitutional minimum of three and<br>maximum of twelve. First trustees are<br>appointed for life or until retirement. All<br>other trustees serve a three-year term and<br>are appointed by resolution at a properly<br>convened meeting. Trustees are selected<br>based on the skills, knowledge, and<br>experience required for effective<br>administration of the CIO.|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||





Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|BUILDING BRIDGES FOOD HUB|
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|Other name the charityuses||
|Registered charity number|1199710|
|Charity’s principal address|Ofce 2, 16 Market Street<br>Brighouse<br>West Yorkshire<br>HD6 1AP|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of**<br>**person**<br>**(or body)**<br>**entitled**<br>**to**<br>**appoint**<br>**trustee**<br>**(ifany)**|
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||ASHRAF HUSSAIN|CHAIRPERSON|||
||TEHMINA PAREKH|SECRETARY|||
||SARIA TAHIR|TREASURER|||
||SAMIR KHAN||||
||MOHAMMAD<br>TAHIR||||
||SAJJAD RASHID||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 



Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

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## **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** 


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||**BUILDING BRIDGES FOOD HUB**|**BUILDING BRIDGES FOOD HUB**|**BUILDING BRIDGES FOOD HUB**|**1199710**|**1199710**|
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||**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||
||**For the period**<br>**from**|9/1/2024|**To**||8/31/2025|
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**<br>**Utitd**||**Rtitd**|**Edt**|||
|**A1 Receipts**||**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**4,850**<br>**-**<br>**21,150**<br>**11**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**26,011**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**26,011**<br>**6,921**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,921**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,921**<br>**15,090**<br>**-**<br>**2,177**<br>**17,267**<br>**esrce**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**nowmen**<br>**funds**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|Donations and subscriptions|**9,417**||||14,267<br>-<br>21,150<br>1,253<br>23<br>-<br>-<br>-|
|Grants (unrestricted)<br>Grants(restricted)||||||
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|Gift Aid|**1,253**|||||
|Interest|**12**|||||
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**10,682**||||**36,693**|
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**|
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|||**2,177**|**-**||**21,509**|
|||**17,267**|**-**||**21,398**|



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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|
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|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|**Details**<br>Current Account Metro Bank<br>Halal Food Bank<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**4,131**<br>**-**<br>**4,131**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>~~**asset belongs**~~<br>**Fund to which**<br>~~**asset belongs**~~<br>**Fund to which**<br>~~**li bili**~~<br>~~**l**~~|**to nearest £**<br>**Restricted**|
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## **CC16a** 

## **Last year to the nearest £** 

**14,115 700 23,001 1,301 31 - - - 39,148** 

**-** 

**39,148** 

**27,092 59 137 3,055 6,096 306 - 275 - 37,020** 

**37,020 2,128 - - 2,128** 

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## **Endowment** 

**to nearest £ - - - -** 

OK 

## **Endowment funds** 

**to nearest £** 

**-** 

**Current value** ~~**(optional)**~~ **-** 

**Current value** ~~**(optional)**~~ **-** 

## **When due** 

~~**( i l)**~~ 

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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

## **Report to the trustees** 

Charity Name 

BUILDING BRIDGES FOOD HUB 

31 AUGUST 2025 

**On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any)** 

## 1199710 

## **Set out on pages** 

(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets) 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **DD / MM / YYYY** . 

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of 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 examiner's statement** 

[The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. _Delete_ [ ] _if not applicable._ 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 

- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- 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. 

- _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ 

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**Oct 2018** 

**IER** 



04/06/2026 Amanda Caldwell ICAEW 7 Lyndhurst Grove Road Brighouse HD6 3SD 

**Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** 

**Address:** 

## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

## **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

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**Oct 2018** 

**IER** 

