Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 1st June 2024 31[st] May 2025 From To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Caister Community Larder
Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1199847
Charity's principal address The Rectory, Rectory Close Caister-on-Sea Postcode NR30 5EG
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| David Wells | Chair | |||
| Michael Doyle | Treasurer | |||
| Kevin Wood | ||||
| Stuart Hollingsworth |
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Initial trustees appointed in founding document, subsequent trustees Trustee selection methods appointed by the initial trustees and successors
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The relief of need through the provision of emergency supplies of food, clothing and other essentials
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A community larder was offered, allowing beneficiaries to select a bag of goods for themselves from stocks of food and essential household goods held by the charity, for the payment of a small fee less than the value of the goods. The larder is open two days a week and also offers service users opportunities to socialise and to receive support and guidance from visiting agencies.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
In addition, a foodbank was operated, providing emergency parcels of food and essentials to clients referred by partner agencies.
The trustees had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
Twenty volunteers worked for the charity, stocking the larder, welcoming customers to the community larder sessions, packing emergency foodbank parcels when required, collecting surplus food and donations from supermarkets and other activities necessary for the functioning of the larder and foodbank. Volunteers also undertook training in food hygiene, first aid, safeguarding, manual handling and other areas. The recruitment, training and work of volunteers were overseen by a volunteer coordinator.
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The year ending May 2025 has seen steady growth in the number of service users being supported by the Larder sessions. Demand for emergency foodbank parcels has remained constant at the much reduced level seen once the Larder began operation, but continues to be valued by those in crisis.
During the winter months the Larder sessions were often distributing 50 to 60 bags a week over the 2 sessions. The number of items in each bag was limited to 12 (previously 15) while the fee paid by the user was maintained at £3. The continued success of the Larder has only been possible because of support from many quarters - most importantly from our volunteers who have put in many hours of work, not just at the sessions but also collecting donations, and packing bags - we owe a big debt of thanks to them and to our volunteer coordinator. We continue to receive donations from the community, some left in collecting bins in Tescos, in the Social Club, and in the parish church, and donations received from the Methodist church. We acknowledge the generous funding we receive from the Norfolk Community Foundation as one of their affordable food Hubs, and generous grant support from the Caister Community Support charity.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
As detailed in the accounts filed with this report, the principal source of You may choose to include income has been grants received from the Norfolk Community additional information, where Foundation. Other income is derived from the payments made by users, relevant about: and from other grants received from local charities and organisations. In • the charity’s principal addition, the charity receives support in kind from local supermarkets sources of funds (including Tesco and Lidl’s. any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) David Wells Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 5.3.26
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TAR Mareh 2012
Caister Community Larder
| Caister Community Larder | Caister Community Larder | Caister Community Larder | Caister Community Larder | Caister Community Larder | Caister Community Larder | Caister Community Larder | Caister Community Larder | Caister Community Larder | Caister Community Larder | ||||
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| Income and Expenditure Account | |||||||||||||
| Year Ended 31st May 2025 | |||||||||||||
| 2024/25 | 2023/24 | ||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||||||
| Income | |||||||||||||
| Donations | 4,115 | 859 | |||||||||||
| Grants | 7,498 | 14,490 | |||||||||||
| Sales | 7,678 | 7,437 | |||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||
| Income | 19,291 | 22,786 | |||||||||||
| Expenses | |||||||||||||
| Consumables | 51 | 159 | |||||||||||
| Stock | 15,373 | 12,586 | |||||||||||
| Rent | 1,200 | 1,200 | |||||||||||
| Training | 0 | 603 | |||||||||||
| Equipment | 297 | 108 | |||||||||||
| Insurance | 168 | 168 | |||||||||||
| Labour | 4,830 | 3,675 | |||||||||||
| Advertising | 304 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Bank Charge | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||
| Expenses | 22,223 | 18,509 | |||||||||||
| Excess | |||||||||||||
| Income | |||||||||||||
| over | |||||||||||||
| Expenses | (2,932) | 4,277 | |||||||||||
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