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St Albans Community Pantry
ACCOUNTS FOR THE 17 MONTHS ENDED 31[st] December 2024
REGISTERED CHARITY No. 1204400
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| Officers & Advisers | 3 |
| Report of the Trustees | 4 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of St Albans Community Pantry | 6 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 8 |
| Balance Sheet | 9 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 10 |
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Officers & Advisers
Management Committee: Zeenat Mauthoor - Chair Maria Zegallo -Tufnell - Trustee Kanwal Grewal- Trustee Rehana Ahmed– Trustee David Berryman – Trustee Benjamin Shapiro - Trustee
Bankers: Metro Bank (St Albans Branch) Independent examiner: Samantha James
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Report of the Trustees of St Albans Community Pantry
The Trustees submit their annual report and the financial statements for the 17 months ended 31st December 2024.
OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
The principal objects of the charity is to provide food security to local people experiencing crisis through the provision/ delivery of regular fresh food items and to work proactively with local supermarkets and organisations to collect and redistribute surplus food/household consumables, helping drive down food waste and reduce the expanding food inequalities that people in crisis and socially marginalised groups face
RESULTS FOR THE YEAR
The income and expenditure for the year are detailed on the Receipts and Payments Account on page 9. The resources of the Charity and their disposition are set out on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities on page 10. The Trustees consider the result to be satisfactory.
TRUSTEES
The Charity is administered by the Board who may be contacted via email on stalbanscommunitypantry@gmail.com.
The Trustees who held office during the year were: Zeenat Mauthoor - Chair Maria Zegallo -Tufnell - Trustee Kanwal Grewal- Trustee Rehana Ahmed– Trustee David Berryman – Trustee Benjamin Shapiro - Trustee
GOVERNING DOCUMENT
We have a constitution which defines the objects of the Charity and the regulations around achieving those objects. It outlines the way in which the Board is elected, conduct meetings, the decision-making process and record keeping requirements.
TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES
The charity’s trustees are responsible for preparing a receipts and payments account and a statement of assets and liabilities for each financial year that properly represent the charity’s receipts and payments during the year and its assets and liabilities at the end of the year. In preparing those statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
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make judgements that are reasonable and prudent.
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prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which enable them to ensure that the receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities comply with the Charities Act 1993. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Samantha James was elected to independently review the accounts.
ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
The committee ran events including supper clubs, a wine tasting event, sponsored hike, quiz nights and funds raised by several local entities such as the Rotary Club, local schools, churches and synagogue raising £26.5k. They had £28k of direct donations via their website and social media platforms.
By order of the Trustees
I declare in my capacity as charity trustee that:
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the trustees have approved the report above; and
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have authorised me to sign it on their behalf.
Zeenat Mauthoor (Chairperson)
Date: 30-10-25 | 04:15 PDT
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the St Albans Community Pantry
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity, for the period ended 31st December 2024.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT
As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
INDPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns 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 understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
Signed:
30-10-25 | 13:07 GMT Date:
Samantha James 23 Francis Avenue St Albans, AL3 6BL
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Statement of financial activities
St Albans Community Pantry For the 17 months ended 31 December 2024
| Account | Aug 2023-Dec 2024 |
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| Incoming Resources | |
| 3rdparty platform income | 2,858.41 |
| Direct donations-public | 43,981.97 |
| External fundraiser income | 2,980.42 |
| Funding/ Grant income | 2,325.00 |
| Other Revenue | 3,712.52 |
| Total Incoming Resources | 55,858.32 |
| Resources Expended | |
| Cost of Sales | 3,126.79 |
| Advertising& Marketing | 130.00 |
| Cleaning | 20.00 |
| Food costs | 10,654.09 |
| Food vouchers issued | 195.00 |
| General Expenses | 879.59 |
| Light,Power,Heating | 7,259.38 |
| Printing,Stationery,Branded Supplies | 343.26 |
| Rent | 27,029.30 |
| Subscriptions | 167.00 |
| Telephone &Internet | 771.85 |
| Total Resources Expended | 50,576.26 |
| Net Income / Expenditure | 5,282.06 |
All receipts and payments are for general purposes and there are no restricted or endowment funds. The notes on pages 9-10 form part of these accounts
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Balance Sheet
St Albans Community Pantry As at 31 December 2024
| Account | 31 Dec 2024 | |
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| Non-current Assets | ||
| Rental lease Deposit | 8,700.00 | |
| Total Non-current Assets | 8,700.00 | |
| Current Assets | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | ||
| St Albans Community Pantry | 12,936.29 | |
| Total Cash at bank and in hand | 12,936.29 | |
| Total Current Assets | 12,936.29 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due withinone year | ||
| Accruals | 4,204.23 | |
| Total Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 4,204.23 | |
| Net Current Assets (Liabilities) | 8,732.06 | |
| Total Assets less Current Liabilities | 8,732.06 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | ||
| Loan | 12,150.00 | |
| Total Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | 12,150.00 | |
| Net Assets | (3,417.94) | |
| Capital and Reserves | ||
| Current Year Earnings | 4,081.49 | |
| Retained Earnings | 1,200.57 | |
| Total Capital and Reserves | 5,282.06 |
The notes on pages 9-10 form part of these accounts.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 22.10.25 and signed on its behalf by:
Zeenat Mauthoor (Chairperson)
Date: 30-10-25 | 04:15 PDT
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Notes to the Accounts
1. STATUS
The CIO was registered as a charity on 18[th] August 2023, number 1204400, and constituted by their constitution, dated 18[th] August 2023.
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
2.1 Basis of preparation and assessment of going concern
The accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) effective 1 January 2019 and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102.
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
2.2 Funds
Unrestricted funds represent funds received that can be applied at the Trustees’ discretion within the general objects of the charity.
3 Proceeds from major events
| Activity | Receipts |
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| Ashridge Hike | 5,575 |
| School fundraisers | 2,249 |
| Supper Clubs | 2,877 |
| Christmas Activities | 4,147 |
| Funding from Organisations | 3,750 |
| Fair Stall income | 3,117 |
| Cinema fundraisers | 1,349 |
| Quiz Nights | 864 |
| Eid Gifts for Children in Foster Care | 2,220 |
| Other Fundraising events | 1,010 |
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4. SPEND OF FUNDS
The funds are used predominately for the running of the unit, weekly meals at community centres and fresh food supply.
5. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
During the period, two trustees, Kanwal Grewal and Rehana Ahmed, provided loans to the charity with terms of the loans being interest-free, unsecured, and repayable on demand.
Amounts outstanding at the end of the accounting period were as below – Kanwal Grewal £2000 Rehana Ahmed £10,150
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