I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of FEAST for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity 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 Foundation’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all of 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 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 Charities 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: DAVID MURRAY
Independent Examiner
Date: 03 July 2026
2025 FEAST Accounts
Income
Spend
| AST Accounts | |||||||||||||
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| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | 2025 | |
| Charitable Activities | £157.49 | £572.67 | £1,013.14 | £185.08 | £1,496.06 | £1,230.36 | £517.74 | £1,437.03 | £261.89 | £1,119.73 | £1,049.60 | £973.26 | £10,014.05 |
| Donations and Legacies | £7,549.47 | £972.76 | £2,762.40 | £2,225.55 | £365.95 | £815.15 | £1,800.28 | £3,168.44 | £8,520.95 | £2,170.43 | £786.43 | £1,239.69 | £32,377.50 |
| Grants & Funding | £4,000.00 | £0.00 | £70.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £8,000.00 | £1,000.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £13,070.00 |
| Private and Corporate donations | £3,549.47 | £972.76 | £2,692.40 | £2,225.55 | £365.95 | £815.15 | £1,800.28 | £3,168.44 | £520.95 | £1,170.43 | £786.43 | £1,239.69 | £19,307.50 |
| Investment income | £104.27 | £138.43 | £157.10 | £150.33 | £137.47 | £139.22 | £133.03 | £110.47 | £120.32 | £113.04 | £96.12 | £113.45 | £1,513.25 |
| TOTAL | £7,811.23 | £1,683.86 | £3,932.64 | £2,560.96 | £1,999.48 | £2,184.73 | £2,451.05 | £4,715.94 | £8,903.16 | £3,403.20 | £1,932.15 | £2,326.40 | £43,904.80 |
| Programme Expenses | -£2,659.11 | -£2,802.34 | -£4,091.95 | -£2,802.81 | -£4,175.02 | -£2,036.25 | -£4,717.88 | -£2,473.62 | -£2,703.85 | -£3,778.98 | -£2,071.34 | -£6,284.07 | -£40,597.22 |
| Fareshare costs | -£573.48 | -£1,048.90 | -£718.25 | -£977.50 | -£1,279.25 | -£885.70 | -£804.95 | -£1,314.95 | -£775.20 | -£1,478.15 | -£969.85 | -£884.85 | -£11,711.03 |
| TMC larder spend | -£724.77 | -£276.27 | -£774.04 | -£390.80 | -£498.33 | -£317.23 | -£314.98 | -£182.62 | -£371.30 | -£529.62 | -£81.53 | -£668.19 | -£5,129.68 |
| STS larder spend | -£1,130.54 | -£739.91 | -£1,017.12 | -£920.15 | -£781.58 | -£486.11 | -£698.37 | -£418.55 | -£997.25 | -£945.23 | -£871.75 | -£618.42 | -£9,624.98 |
| OAKS larder spend | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£193.06 | -£305.14 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£122.90 | £0.00 | -£99.79 | £0.00 | -£720.89 |
| Volunteer expenses | £0.00 | -£142.74 | -£86.40 | -£87.30 | -£170.84 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£487.28 |
| Lunches and holiday activities | -£140.00 | -£94.04 | -£11.20 | -£92.44 | -£450.40 | -£64.59 | -£2,698.59 | -£163.55 | -£373.58 | £0.00 | -£43.47 | -£108.99 | -£4,240.85 |
| Christmas giving | -£40.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£3,700.00 | -£3,740.00 |
| Cookery courses | £0.00 | -£434.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£979.00 | -£207.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£1,620.00 |
| Equipment | -£5.34 | £0.00 | -£1,280.40 | -£18.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£389.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£216.00 | -£1,908.74 |
| Other | -£44.98 | -£66.48 | -£11.48 | -£11.48 | -£15.62 | -£75.62 | -£200.99 | -£4.95 | -£63.62 | -£825.98 | -£4.95 | -£87.62 | -£1,413.77 |
| Finance Costs | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£18.00 | -£48.00 | -£18.00 | -£18.00 | -£18.00 | -£120.00 |
| Administration and training | -£217.67 | -£117.70 | -£114.28 | -£113.96 | -£185.05 | -£13.82 | -£13.81 | -£275.87 | -£13.74 | -£69.01 | -£314.16 | -£313.85 | -£1,762.92 |
| IT Support costs | -£200.00 | -£100.00 | -£100.00 | -£100.00 | -£100.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£100.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£300.00 | -£300.00 | -£1,300.00 |
| Software and hosting etc | -£12.68 | -£17.70 | -£14.28 | -£13.96 | -£13.95 | -£13.82 | -£13.81 | -£13.72 | -£13.74 | -£13.81 | -£14.16 | -£13.85 | -£169.48 |
| Training | -£4.99 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£71.10 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£162.15 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£238.24 |
| Volunteer training | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£55.20 | £0.00 | £0.00 | -£55.20 |
| TOTAL | -£2,876.78 | -£2,920.04 | -£4,206.23 | -£2,916.77 | -£4,360.07 | -£2,050.07 | -£4,731.69 | -£2,767.49 | -£2,765.59 | -£3,865.99 | -£2,403.50 | -£6,615.92 | -£42,480.14 |
| £4,934.45 | -£1,236.18 | -£273.59 | -£355.81 | -£2,360.59 | £134.66 | -£2,280.64 | £1,948.45 | £6,137.57 | -£462.79 | -£471.35 | -£4,289.52 | £1,424.66 |