Annual Report and Return Shoreham and Adur Community Foodbank (SAACF)
We are a small charitable foodbank that operates out of the Huntingdon Hall, Shoreham Free Church, Buckingham Road, Shoreham by Sea BN43 6WF. We provide a service for visiting clients every Friday, between 10-12pm. We also provide a home delivery service for those wo are unable to visit The Shoreham and Adur Community Foodbank became registered charity in its own right on 9[th] August 2022 (No 1200007), although the charity had operated prior to this under the auspices of The Parish of Kingston Buci, St Julian’s Church, Rectory Road, Shoreham by Sea BN43 6EB
The objects of the charity are the prevention and relief of poverty in Shoreham and Adur, West Sussex, providing the services via a foodbank to those in need. To do this we collect food and financial donations from organisations and individuals. All our work is undertaken by volunteers.
The food and a range of household provisions are redistributed to households based on numbers of occupants and any specific needs. As far as possible, we seek to provide a ‘balanced’ range of food, this based on work undertaken by the Trussell Trust.
The work of the charity is overseen by a Trustee Board. The members of the Board are; The Trustee Board meets quarterly or as and when appropriate.
Name Role Date of appointment
Rev James Grant Chair 01 July 2022 Alex Robertson Trustee 07 October 2022 Tessa Ricketts Trustee 01 July 2022 Joanne Lesley Nisbet Trustee 01 July 2022 Pastor Peter Earle Trustee 01 July 2022 Richard Behling Trustee 01 July 2022 Jocelyn Caroline Loader Trustee 01 July 2022 Janice Baker Trustee 01 July 2022
Financial Statement( January to March 2023) for Shoreham and Adur Community Foodbank
Incoming and Outgoing Resources
From 1[st] January to 8[th] August 2022 Shoreham and Adur Community Foodbank sat under the charity cover of St Julian’s PCC. Consequently this report only
covers the period after this cover ceased and the Foodbank became a charity in its own right on the 9[th] August 2022.
During 2022 the money belonging to SAACF was held in trust by the Parish of Kingston Buci, St Julian’s Church. The accounts for this period was submitted as part of the 2022 Trustees Annual Report of the Parish of Kingston Buci.
On January 1[st] 2023 Shoreham and Adur Community Foodbank opened and used it’s own bank account with Santander. The remaining £45,878.30 was transferred to this account from St Julian’s and £40,000 was subsequently moved to an interest receiving account.
During these three month’s a total of £52,878.30 was received by Shoreham and Adur Community Foodbank and £5195.36 was spent, vast majority of which was spent on replacing stock.
Shoreham and Adur Community Foodbank received £775.00 Gift Aid for the period covering 2022.
Staf Costs
Shoreham and Adur Community Foodbank does not have any paid staff.
Trustee Payments and Expenses
Shoreham and Adur Community Foodbank does not have any paid Trustees and has not paid any expenses for those Trustees.
Money In Reserve
Generally, funds to cover running costs are maintained in the Santander bank account and reserves are kept in a Santander saving account receiving interest. A float of between £1000 and £5000 will be kept in the main account.
At the end of this accounting period there was £46172.23 in the Santander Accounts.
2022 Performance and achievements
Much of the early part of 2022 was spent making the necessary arrangements in preparation for becoming a registered charity. During 2022 we provided food and provision to 1522 households, 315 of these were home deliveries, feeding and supporting 3703 individuals, of whom 1260 were children.
Also, we received an inspection from the Adur & Worthing Environmental Health Inspectorate, we received a ‘5’rating and clean bill of health.
In the run up to Christmas we were particularly pleased to able to provide clients with over 200 Christmas Dinners, alongside our regular food support.
2023 Performance and achievements (part year)
We are only in the third quarter of 2023, the trend of increasing demand, continues unabated. To date(up to August 2023), we have provided to 1447 households made 183 home deliveries, supporting and helping to feed 2,948 individuals, of whom 885 were children. Experience has shown a marked increase in demand in the winter months, so we expect this year’s figures to exceed those of 2022. We will need to call on our financial resources to meet this anticipated increased likely demand.
In 2023 we purchased a freezer to increase the range of food we can provide, to our clients. We also were able to provide some support for the increase in domestic fuel costs. This we were able to provide with a link up with a partner charity The Adur East Lions.
We belong and are participating members of the Adur and Worthing Food Network. We are members of Community Works, this organisation works on behalf of Adur and Worthing Council to support charities, not-for-profit and community groups across Worthing and Adur.
Volunteers
At any one time we have up to twenty volunteers; they range in age from 15 to 82. They all give their time, energy and commitment for free. They are the beating heart of our charity and we thank all of them for their work and dedication.
Safeguarding
We have a safeguarding policy in place. There have been no safeguarding issues or concerns this year.
Conclusion
Although still operating under a challenging background of increasing demand. The Shoreham and Adur Community Foodbank, has fully established itself as a valued and respected community based charity. We have a growing number of donor organisations, these include, supermarkets, business organisations, schools, charity organisations, social groups, individuals, families, churches and church organisations.
Approved by the AGM of the Trustee Board 20/10/2023
Dai Hudd James Grant
Lead Volunteer Chair of Trustees