2023-12-31-accounts - St John's Soup Kitchen And Food Bank

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 18/05/23 Period start date To Period end date

31/12/23

Charity name: St John’s Soup Kitchen and Food Bank

Charity registration number: 1203125

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To relieve poverty by the non-referral provision of hot food and food parcels, emergency clothing, micro-grants for emergency living expenses, and by offering signposting, advice and support assistance, for the public benefit of residents of the London Borough of Hackney and the surrounding boroughs.
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 provision of hot food and food parcels on a twice weekly basis.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Confirmed.

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by

volunteers 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 first seven months since charity registration has seen demand for our services continue to be high. Maintaining volunteer numbers continues to be a challenge. Behind the scenes, much work has been undertaken to separate the charity finances and procedures from those of the church from which it has grown out of.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The financial position at the end of 2023 looks strong, with a number of successful grant applications on the horizon, the recruitment of a fundraiser, and final transfer of funds from the church.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	12000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25
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

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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 Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity’s principal address

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

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

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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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)

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date

ST JOHN'S SOUP KITCHEN AND FOOD BANK	ST JOHN'S SOUP KITCHEN AND FOOD BANK	1203125
Receipts and payments accounts			CC16a
18/05/2023 For the period from	To	31/12/2023

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 6,061 13,613 - - - - - - 19,674 - - - 19,674 3,287 26,315 3,029 - - - - - - 32,631 - - - 32,631 - 12,957 - 22,703 9,746	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £ 6,061 13,613 - - - - - - 19,674 - - - 19,674 3,287 26,315 3,029 - - - - - - 32,631 - - - 32,631 - 12,957	Last year to the nearest £
Grants	6,061		- - - - - - - - -		-
Other Giving	13,613				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	19,674				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Labour Costs	3,287		- - - - - - - - - -		-
OperatingCosts	26,315				-
PropertyCosts	3,029				-
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**Sub total **	32,631				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	- 12,957		-		-
	-		- -	- 22,703	-
	22,703				-
	9,746		-	9,746	-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

16/08/2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Cash Details Details Details Creditors Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 9,746 - - - - - 9,746 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestrcited 8,046 - - - - Print Name Siu Man Alison Wong Alice Smith	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
		Siu Man Alison Wong	16/08/2024
		Alice Smith	16/08/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

16/08/2024