## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 April 2023 Period start date To 31 March 2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Friendly Food Club** ## **Charity registration number: 1201623 Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The charity’s objects (“objects”), to be
carried out for the public benefit in such
parts of England as the Trustees shall from
time to time determine are specifically
restricted to the following: 1) The
preservation and protection of good health
and wellbeing, particularly but not
exclusively among those who are
economically and socially disadvantaged,
through the provision of educational
programmes designed to increase the
understanding and skills in nutrition,
healthy eating, cooking, meal planning,
growing food and budgeting and raise
awareness of the relationship between diet
and health 2) the relief of those in need, by
reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability,
financial hardship or disadvantage.| |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 charity has delivered 475 food
education and cookery workshops, demos
and events and engaged with 10,358
people, aligned with our charitable
objectives.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that they have
complied with the requirement of section 4
of the Charities Act 2011 to have due
regard to the public benefit guidance
published by the Charity Commission for
England and Wales. In particular, the
trustees consider how planned activities
will contribute to the aims and objectives
theyhave set.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|This will be addressed in the next financial
year.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|n/a| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers have been key to the success of
this year. The Trustees acknowledge their
key contribution to many of our projects
and will continue to invest in recruitment
and best practice management of
volunteers. The number of volunteers has
increased from 5 to 11, contributing 294
hours over theyear.| |Other||| ## **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 main focus of activities (54%) over the
past 12 months has been on cost of living
support for families and older people living
in and on the edge of food poverty.
Several different community projects
included cooking on a budget and using
energy efficient equipment.
23% of our projects have supported older
people directly with providing nutritious
and home cooked meals. These groups
include those with dementia, living in
social housing and at risk of social isolation.
22% of our projects have worked directly
with children and young people, educating
about healthy food and basic cooking skills,
particularly through the Holiday Activity &
Food Programme.
A key achievement has been securing a 3
year National Lottery Reaching
communities Grant, with the aim of
buildingthe charity’s foundations,| expertise and sustainability to build greater capacity in coming years. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other **¿** ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity’s turnover has risen from
£160,758 to £266,285 (+65%).
This is due mainly to the receipt of the first
National Lottery grant payment (£28,000, a
contract from BC&P Council received for
work 2024/5 (£64,000) leaving an increase
in income of about £13,000.
The expenditure is within expected levels
to deliver the charity’s activities.
Project delivery costs 58%
Admin costs 11%
Staff costs 31% (1/3 of which is project
delivery too)| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No reserves currently held. We intend to
instigate a policy to hold 3 month’s
reserves to cover staffing costs, in the
event of closure of the charity. See below.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£0| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|All finances have been supporting existing
projects and core costs. This will be
attended to in the next financialyear.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|81% of income comes from grants
(including National Lottery and local
government grants)
14% income from charitable activities
5% income from donations| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|None as yet| |||The key risks are identified as the
following:| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Lack of long term strategy and objectives
Focus of management on one person
Experience and skills of trustee board
Financial sustainability and reliance on
grants
All of these risks have been the basis for
the National Lottery grant, which is now in
place (March 2024) and will be addressed
in the next financialyear.| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |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|Trustees are selected by application,
interview, meeting of skills needs, voting
unanimously by all trustees.| **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|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Friendly Food Club| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|None| |Registered charity number|1201623| |Charity’s principal address|Townsend Community Centre
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Chris Balfe||10/10/23|| ||GuyPatterson||1/4/23 – 11/1/24|| ||Angela Gould|Chair||| ||Mark Heath|||| ||Susan Read||10/10/23|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** n/a 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|n/a| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|n/a| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|n/a| ## **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**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |Liz Guilmant-Cush. CEO||| ## **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)** Chris Balfe **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES I'he Fr￿n￿rY Food Club Charily No Annual aco)unts for the To riod Pethod sl*1 d•1• en 0110412023 3110312024 Section A Statement of financial activities Rtstrl￿•d UnrMtri¢i•d In¢om• Endowrn•nt funds fund8 fund• Prior >•ar nds Totll lund• In¢omlng re8our¢e8 (Note 3> F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 13,047 2141 227.227 155,112 Total Resources exp•nd•d {Not¢ 61 694 266 285 198 52 105 114, 155.544 126.805 sio 811 Tot•1 812 N¢t Incom•llewndlturn) belorn Inve8tment 9aln#l{los8e•) 813 11.417 99.324 110,741 Net ￿n￿Me11•xPOndttVrn) Extraordlnary Item• Transfers belween lund8 Other recognlsed galnslll¢)w•l: 515 11,417 99.324 110,741 $16 SIT si? 110.741 RKoncllladon of lunds.. 621 1.618 63.e60 rotal fvnds c•rrt6d foma 65,278 178,019 31.325 Section B Balance sheet UM••trlrl•d kncom• Endtya7m•fvl Totsl th1• l•1 fund• fvr￿s fvnd• F05 Flxed assets Intaiiglble J8S•ts Tafiolbl• *ss•ts H•rtt•g• I￿1$ F01 Fff F03 F04 {N¢)t• 15) INot• 141 INot• 161 INot• ln Totsl flx•d •M•t• Current assets (Not• li} O•btoY* INot• 191 In¥•JbTr•nts {Not• 17.4} Cash •t •nd lft hand INot• 241 Tot•1 ￿$•tr BIO ,869 80.&39 .238 Crndltorn: *mwnts lalllng du• wlthln ono ￿&r {Not¢ 201 2,201 2,201 T-7 Tot•iu•rf• l•M ¢unwrtll•bllld•s B1¥ Cr•dl¢orn: •mounts f•lling du• IN¢X• 201 Probtslon• f¢f Il*blllti T￿n•t•s** orll•NlltI•• Funds of the Charlty Endowment lunds (Not• 271 13,035 162,904 178.019 $17 162,984 162,984 13,035 Unrnstrld•d lund• •19 13,035 Tot•ilurtd• •21 inl NAM• Chris BAlf• lain s￿ven5 ' CC170 IEXL 07+fwJ)24 ' CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Exarninerfs Report Report to the trusteesl The Friendly Food Club members of On accounts for the year , 3191 March 2024 ended Charity no Irf any) 1201623 Set out on pages ', 1 48 Respective The chartty's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in responsibilities of accordance with the requirements of the Charities Ad 2011 (Xhe Act"). Irustees and examiner The charty's trustees consider that an audr( is nol required for this year under sectp)n 144 of the Act and that an independent examination needed It is my responsibility to". examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the applicable DirectM)ns given by the Charity Commission (under sectK)n 14515}Ibl of the Acl, and to state whether particuL4r matters have come to my attention Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner's ststement by the Charity Commissi)n. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the chanty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes cons*Jeration of any unusual rtems or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations trom the Iwstees conceffling any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that woukj be required in an audit. and consequentw no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a Irue and fairf view and the rewrt is limited to those matters set out in Ihe statement below. Independent In connection with my examination. no material matters have come lo my examinerfs statement attention lother than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in. any material resFect'. accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth sectN)n 130 of the Charrties Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no corTrcems and have come across no other matters in connection wtth the eXaMinat￿n lo wh￿h attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached_ ' Please delete the words in the brackets if Ihey do not apply. signed: Date: 0510712024 Name: Phil Richardson Relevant professional , ACMA qualificationlsl or ts