## **WHOLESOME CHARITY** ## **Registered Charity number 1202784** ## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024** ## **Governance** Wholesome Charity was registered with the Charity Commission on 20th March 2023 with a CIO Foundation Model governing document. The objectives of the charity are to relieve poverty for the public benefit by providing advice, practical help and funds in particular but not exclusively for food, fuel, general household items and recreational/social outings which they would not otherwise be able to afford. nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with [section 7 of the charities and trustee investment (Scotland) act 2005] and [section 2 of the charities act (Northern Ireland) 2008]. Trustees of the CIO during the year were; - Michael Till Donna Antoniou Jeanette Huizar Lucy Myers Wojciech Bien Ewa Bien June Crow The Trustees consider that the Wholesome Charity Centre does meet the public benefit test as stipulated by the Charity Commission. ## **Activities for the year 2022/23.** The charity directs its primary attention towards relieving the burden of the cost of living, through food and utility support. It works with all demographics of the community in Dunmow and Thaxted and sometimes more widely across Essex. 2023/24 has seen two food support programmes where food packages were given directly to families identified through the local primary and secondary schools. Those families were either on Free School Meals or identified by the education provider as families in need. Throughout the year during the holiday periods, Family Fun with Lunch programmes have been offered both in Dunmow and Thaxted. These sessions provided entertainment and a two-course nutritious meal. They were open to all age groups although largely attended by families. The charity has provided a Cooking Club aimed at supporting, encouraging and educating adults to cook nutritious recipes on a budget using energy efficient appliances and reducing waste. Two cohorts successfully completed the course which ended with them having to cook a celebration buffet for family, friends and funders and supporters of the charity. Two of the delegates were able to seek employment after doing the course, this changing their financial situation. Grant funding has been received from several sources including Essex County Council, Uttlesford District Council, Essex Community Foundation and the charity were recipients from a charity ball organised by ARG Group in January 2024. ## **Accounts for the year 2023/24** Unrestricted funds show £ 19,125 this year Net income from grants is £ 33,780 this year Net expenditure from activities £14,655 this year ## **Risk Areas and Risk Management** Wholesome uses all grants for their allotted request criteria and does not charge for any activities. Trustees will be evaluating the possibility of raising income from some of the activities, to reduce the reliance on grant funding. This would only be where need could not be filled by identified categories. The trustees are confident that the financial governance are sufficient to meet commitments for the forthcoming year. ## Signed: **J. Huizar** (Chair of Trustees) ## **Wholesome CIO Income & Expenditure from inception 2022 to 31 March 2024** |**INCOME- UNITY Trust Bank**
**£**
**INCOME UCAN**
Foodbank 0723
480.00
ECC
3,400
Round Table 200723
2,000.00
EALC
3,450
ECC 1023 Com Fund
2,000.00
UCAN
3,400
ECC 1123 Cook Wshp
5,000.00
EALC
410
UDC 1123 J Davey
2,000.00
10,660
EALC 1223 FS&WW
4,780.00
**Exp**
5,166.96
Foodbank 0124 Hllwn
180.00
ARG 190224
5,200.00
**Balance**
**5,493.04**
Multiply 2024
6,000.00
180324 Cptn Rays
450.00
Deposit refunds
100.00
Interest
94.79
Top Cashback
2.48
**TOTAL**
**28,287.27**
**+ Bal b/f**
**33,780.31**
**EXPENDITURE**
**CIO**
**CW 1**
**CW 2**
**CW 24**
**Admin**
Stafng
3,588.15
Ofce
183.28
16.17
Hall Hire
180.00
120.00
275.00
Insurance
1,109.00
Travel & Park
12.00
6.80
19.60
Energy payment
Clothing & Shoes
Entertainers
Consumables
196.89
4.99
Other
268.01
793.94
7.99
**TOTAL**
**5,345.33**
**1,007.10**
**134.79**
**294.60**
**Food**
Groceries
564.93
591.74
404.44
Meat
10.66
109.03
Greengrocery
31.9
0
Bakery
0
0
**TOTAL**
**0**
**575.59**
**623.64**
**513.47**
**TOTAL per Project**
**5,345.33**
**1,582.69**
**758.43**
**808.07**
**TOTAL**
**14,654.55**
**SURPLUS**
**19,125.76**
**Assets**
Microwave
0.00Donated
Sabatier Knives
239.98Amazon
Cosori Air Fryer
109.99UCAN
Pressure Cooker|**INCOME UCAN**|**INCOME UCAN**|**INCOME UCAN**|3,400
3,450
3,400
410| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| ||||10,660
5,166.96|10,660| |Slow Cookers x 3|0.00Donated| |---|---| |Small equipment|154.00| |Food stock|100.00| |Laminator|49.99| |Company seal|58.83 Stamps4U| |Sieves|3.00 Charity| |Aprons|16.18 Nisbets| |Chopping boards|5.99 Charity| |Tower AF & Blend|153.57 Quadrant| |Laminator|49.99 Amazon| |Utensils AirFryer|27.89 Amazon| |**FFL**|**23& 24**|**Halloween**|**Winter Warmth**|**Food vouchers**|**Multiply 2024**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||720.00|| ||3.86|||90.83|| ||282.00|120.42|||| ||245.00||||| ||||280.00||| ||25.43||766.00||| ||190.00||||300.00| ||312.00||||| ||106.00|40.83|||55.00| ||**1,164.29**|**161.25**|**1,046.00**|**810.83**|**355.00**| ||682.00|358.03|||195.63| ||247.00|||410.00|| |||||145.00|| |||||585.00|| ||**929.00**|**358.03**|**0**|**1140**|**195.63**| ||**2,093.29**|**519.28**|**1,046.00**|**1,950.83**|**550.63**| ## **TOTALS** 4,308.15 294.14 977.42 1,109.00 283.40 280.00 791.43 490.00 513.88 1,271.77 ## **10,319.19** 2,796.77 776.69 176.90 585.00 0.00 **4,335.36 14,654.55** CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl membars of tsj HoL&SoM On accounts for the year ended 31 fvlcLrth aoJ¥ Charity no (If any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty ("the Trust") for the year ended Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the basls of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (llhe Act.). I report in respe¢t of my examination of the Trusfs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act arKI in carying out my examinallon, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission uryjer sedion 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent tfhe ¢harWs gross Income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examlnerfs statement undertake the examination by being a qualrfied membèr of linsert name of applicable listed bodylj. Del8te l J rfnot applKable. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material mattets have come to my attention (other than that disclosèl below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: the accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of the Act.. or the accounts did not accord wth the accounting records, or the accounts did not compty the applicable rg]uirements con¢•rnin9 thg fomi gnd content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts arKI Reports} Regulation$ 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no cOn￿mS 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 understandiryJ of the accounts to be reached. . Please delele the words in the brackets rf they (b not apply. Slgned: Date: Name: CorDI int Cl Relevant professional qualiflcatlonls) or body (If any): IER October 2018 Address: I¥￿￿Lo(n (hJcLL Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs lo highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity a¢¢ounts.' directions ana gUlaan￿ TC.: examiners). Glvo here detsils of any Items that the examlngr wlshgs to dlsclose. IER October 2018