Charity r•gistration number 1204738 (England and Wales)
Company rnllbtfatlon number 14396763
FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trust••s
Mr Samuel Evans
Revd. Michael Rutter
th Chaflotte Codina
Mts Jayne Frankjin
Mr6 Jlll Curtls
Mr Jonathan Bennett
(Appointed 25 September
2024)
(Appointed 25 September
2024)
Mr8 Sandra Koen8
Sa¢retary
Mr Chrr4topher Nall
Charty numb•r IEngl•nd ￿105)
1204738
Company numlmr
14396783
PvmcipAI addv•ss
lthlt 11
Jlcan Road
Sheffield
S91EW
R•glsl•r•d offt¢•
66 Cro88 Bedford Stroet
Sheffield
S6 38Q
Audllor
118 Rlcharthon
Cannon House
Ruljand Road
effield
South York8hlre
S3 8DP
Bankers
Uoyds Bank plc
148 Bradfield Road
HIIIBboiough
Sheffield
S6 2BQ

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
CONTENTS
T￿￿tee$. report
ststement oftrustees. responsibilitse5
Independent auditors report
Statement of)Inancial aCtiV￿e5
Balance sheet
Statement of cash flov+8
10
Notes to the financwl statements

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
TrUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
The tntstees we5ent thew amual repc4t and fiMn¢ial SlateM￿ for Ihe year ended 31 October 2024.
The fmancial statements have been Fyepared in a(wdance ¥%ih the accounting polbci¢s set OLrt In note 1 to the
nancial statements and ¢O￿lY 7hith the tharity¥ MeMo￿￿jrn and NAicle5 of Assouation, the Companies A¢t
2006 and 'Accounling and Reporting by Charilies.. Statem￿1 of Recorrrfnended Praeliee ¥•pIic8ble to charities
preparing their accounts in ac￿rd￿tee *ith the Fmarnyal Rewkng s￿dard aPr￿cable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS 1W2)" leffe(Ji¥o l Januwy 2019).
obj.ectiv￿ and aciwities
The Chairty's objects are..
al The prevention and reliefof povwty the of to people ￿ crisis or need.
bl The provision of addib'onal ￿e￿iCeS support for the prevenkn and relief of poverty.
c) The advancement of edU￿tiOn. including Ixrt not IrTWted to w￿ryth,ng educatimd seNKes, faclities ?￿d
oppO￿n￿'es for young people living in p)verty an¢Yor expenen¢ing depr[valM￿ across England and Ktsles.
d) To wonv)te and 8UPlY)rt the advancemenl of Ihe c￿¥￿tI8n f*th.
Main obiedi¥es for the ye
Key objethes ￿re.
. to work twdrds relIe%￿g f￿d po¥ety in Sheffidd.,
- to ¢ontiNe and devd4) wrwt for thildren and Y￿￿g people aurfjss &)effield. Parti￿larty Ihrough sthocls work.
The SU￿esS ofthis Wds princ4pa1￿ measLwed by:
- the number of benefi¢iaries supwted by the Charity:
- the number of people fed. and the totsl amtyjnt of thstrt*rted.
Publicbonefit
The Trustees have ¢onllmied that they have rekrred to the SWIdan￿ ¢￿tsined in the Chanty Comnknlon'$ gener81
guidanGe on public benefjt when reviewing the (*all￿$ and objecbve5 and in fu￿re actswtie5. The
Trustses are aL80 Wdre of the Charity CornnY$g￿'s guid￿ce on publi¢ benefft in the Advaneemenl of Rekngion for
Ihe Public Benefft arKI have regard to it in Iheir administralion of the Charrty.
&gnftfjcant aCtIvrt￿ and achievem￿ts ag￿￿0b}e￿"v8S
ThLS second pefiod of (peralion has *wofved the tsansfer of its operalwTh from The Phlad*hia Netrffjrk Limited
Ichanty no. 11349731.
Som8 k8y achi8wn8rts fv the 202Y2024 wthv."
. The charify distrbuted an estimated 1267 tornes of food. ewiv*nt to ￿eT 56,OCrf) emwgency food
parce￿.
. The (*ty suppcrted 43 people to become tlebt free aThY SW*Xted in *ribng Off £465.0￿ of debt.
. The tharity thrwgh rt5 Cthzen Pthice ￿effi￿d have WOVKled $upwt athice lo
beneficiaries, resulting in inyroved access to soc¥al tsriffts. one uTants and benefts. This 15 eslimated to
have resulted in £788.660 in finan(¥al gains f(¥ benefi(iaries.
. The th￿rty FY(wided 1783 ofy￿th thI￿en5
Fundraisir?g pra¢*¢es
There are no specific [untra￿g wacti¢es w objedi¥es of the dmnty dthough in¢*vhkn15 r￿ganIsationS Vlill
somettmes pass on funds r￿d at partiC￿lar events. This tharity is not resP￿sIble for regulating the ftJndraisiThJ
praclices oftse withiduals or organisatc￿.

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
Financial review
The Statement of Financial Adibrylies on page 8 tolal lthre8l￿ted c•f £213,776 (2023 - £39,000) and
total Restricted irKome 01 £2,127,39212023 - £40.9291. 11 als9 %hows total ihestricted expenditure of £103.455
{2023 - £2,400) and totsl Restrded eXpendI￿re of £1.516,367 {2023 - £3,150). Thi5 resulted in a surplu5 of
£110,321 {2023 - £36,600) on Unrestric*ed £611.025 (2023- (£37,779) on Re51riGted funds.
Unrestricted funds Ixrried foThward an￿nt to £146,927 (2023 - £36.6D)) Restricted funds canied fmvard
anwunt to £648.80412023- £37,779).
Reserves policy
It is the policy of the tharity that unrestiided frjnds have not been designated ts a specific use should be
maintsined at a level equNalent to no less 6 week's expenditixe at least 16 weeks of the estimaled cost of
food at the Foothnk in restn.cted furKls. The trustee8 co￿der that reser¥es * this level ￿lm enwre that, in the
event of a signiknnt thrp in fijnding. they V*ill be able to conlinue the th￿ty,$ currènt v*Mle consideration
is ￿Ven to ways in %%thich ad(Alional funds may be rawd.
Maiorrisks
The Twstees have assessed Ihe major risks to the Cthaiity is exposed. and are s*isffied that $￿emS are in
place to ffitigate exp¢)wAe to the maFx iisks.
Plans forfu￿rn pemds
The d)arity fijtsjre plans are to CO￿ to ￿ ￿1r Fo¢x•JanK Debt relefwld Youth aclpiities.
The tharity is a rwistered thaiity and a conyany Inmted ty ￿rantee.
The Irustees. we 8180 the dred0￿ ts the of law, and served (*Jring theyear up to
the date of Slgna￿re of the fina￿4a1 statew*nts *ve:
Mr Samuel Evans
Revd. Mithael Rutter
Dr Charfotte Codina
Mis Jayne Frankln
Mr5 Jill Curtis
Mr Jonathan Bennett
Mrs Sandra Keene
{Apwnted 25 Seplen*er 2024)
(Awry'nted 25 Seplerdw 2024)
Membership of the wmparry is at the ¢&suetion of the T￿￿tees. None of the trustees had any benefi(ial ￿terest in
the conwany at Ihe year end but two re¢¢i¥e a s*. All ofthe Trustees are rr*mber5 tyfthe ¢onwany.
Induction and training Oft￿Ste6S
New trustees are Erfiefed on Iheir roles and reSpl￿s￿lI￿Os, their legal Oblipb.￿S under charity law, the content of
the conslilutim, the d￿A$lon n*king W¢)cess and the recent financial performance of the ¢haiity. They also receive
any necessary training as rewKed.
Remunerknn pc4icy
The pay and femuneration of the ¢hanty'$ key managenxnt perscmnel is detwnined by Ihe tJu$tees based upc
the employees. experience and pay $tNcknes operatiig generally in the thanty sertor.
Relationship relatedp&b'es
The tharity 74vas fOrn￿d to take over the extstsng (vati￿$ of * FoOth￿k. Forge Ycth and much of Restore
operations from The Fffiiladelphia Net4¥0rt LI￿ed (tharty no. 1134973). The two tharities continue b) V•Y)rk
together on vall0￿ propL*s

FOOD AND COMMUNrrY TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPCNRT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
Auditor
In accordance wilh the coThpanrf5 artkdes, a re8olulion proposw)g that 1th11s RId￿rdSt￿ be re4)pointed as au¢*tor
of the company ￿11 be put at a Gewal Meeting.
Dlsclosure ol inft>mMtion to awJitr)r
Each ol the trustees has c￿firmed that there Y6 no inform•tion of vknich they are a**re vthith 18 relevant to the
audil. but of vthith the auth'tor ￿ unaware. They have fvrfher confirmed that they have tsken apwopriate 8tep8 10
Idenlfy such relewdnt information to establish that the authtOT is aware of SUL* M)formation.
Small companies ex•mpth)n
This report has been prepared in accordanGe *ilh the w0vi￿On5 lo conyani88 enbded to the smo11
companies exempb'on.
The lJustees' report aPpr￿ed by the Board of Tru8teeB.
Mr Samuel Evans
Tru¥t••
22 July 2025

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONS181LITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
The trustees, %tho arè also the directors of Food and CommuThty Trusl for the purpose of company law, are
responsible for preparing the Trustees. Reprxt the ￿anCIal statements in acttrfdance applicable law and
United Kinglom Accounting StsrKlard8 {United Kwigdom Gerw•P4xepled knnting ￿L*ce).
Companylow rewires the twstees to wepare finanaal stalements for each financial year wlyth we a true and fair
ew of the stste ol affairs of the tharity of the incomiry resoLwce5 appth'calNJn of resources, including the
income and expenithture, ofthe thwitable ￿)￿varry kn thal year.
In preparing these fffiancial ststements. the trustees are rewrÈd to..
- select sultabk aecounting polieFe$ then aFoty them Cfmsistenty.
- observe Ihe methots and priwiples ir) the Chartties SORP.,
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable wudent..
. stste vthetheT wbcable UK AccoLthing Standards have I￿, subied to arry material depariwe5
disdosed and explained in the financial statements: and
- prepare the ffinanrjal statements (Kb the wng concem ur*ss it ￿ inwpmpriate to that the ¢harity
vill wntinue in cyerati¢M.
The Intstees are responsi1￿e for keeping a¢kryate accounlvig rec¢)rds Ihat ¢*sdose *ith reasonable ac￿raCY at
any time the financial posibon ofthe charrty and ￿able them to ensure that the financi* ststements ¢onyJty the
Corrpanies Art 2006. They are akn responsitde safeguarding 1he assets of the th8nfy and herKe Air tsking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection oftraud and other irregL&arrlies.

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF FOODAND COMMUNITYTRUST
QuaIrf￿d opinion
have audrted 1hè finanLYal statements of Food and Community Trust (the 'tharit*) knr the year ended 31
October 2024 which compiise the statement of ffinancial activitse5. the balance sheet, the statement of cash flow5
and note5 to the financial statements, including significant accounting policie$. The ffinancial iÈp(ffting framework
that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United lfjngdom Accounting Standards, including
Fbnanoal Reporting Standard 102 The Firt8ncFal R8portJng Sland4rd appfi¢ab18 in the UK and Republic of Ireland
(Untted lfj'ngdom Generalty Accepted Accounting Pra(*ce).
In opinion, except for the p￿SIble 8ff8ds of the matter described in the Basis f￿ Qualified OF4nion seL*on of
our ￿POrt. the )Inancial statements..
give a true and fair view of Ihe state of the thar*table ￿mpanY'S affairs as at 31 October 2024 and of its
incomirKJ resources and appll¢atlon of resources, induding its inGome and expondilure, for the year then
ended.,
have been propety prepared ￿ aC￿[danCe with United Klngdom Generally A(xepted AcGounlng Ftactic*,'
and
have been prepared in accordance ¥￿th Ihe requirements olthe Companies Act 20C6.
Basi5 for quafff*d opinion
￿ndUCted our audit in a¢¢ordanc8 ¥￿th International Standard8 on Aud￿ng IUKI {ISPs (UK)) and appli¢atle
law. Our responsibil￿e5 under those standards are further described in the Auditort resporisibilits'es for lh8 audrt ol
Ihe financial statements 5eclion of our ieport. We arè independent of the charity in accordance the ethi¢al
iequirements that are relevant lo our audit of the financi81 statements in the UK, incbjding the FRC'S Ethical
Standard. and we have fijlfilled our ¢)ther ethical responsibilthes in aG￿rdance vi1h these requIre￿￿nts. We believe
Ihat Ihe audrt evidene¢ we have obtained is $uffii7ent and appropriate to provide a ba8is for our qualified opinion.
Imh respect to stock having a Carrying amount of £205,682 the audrt evidence available to us was limited be(XLr6e
we did not observe the Counting of Ihe physical stock as at 31 October 2024. since that date was prior to our
appointment as auditor of the chaitty. Owing to the nature of the companys recordg. we were unable to obtain
suffioent appropriate audrt eviden￿ regarding the stock quanmles and therehre valuabon$ by using other audit
procedufes.
Conclusions rnlating to going concern
In audbting the finanaal statements, we have conduded that the trustees. use of the going concem basis ol
accowting in the preparatson oflhe financial slatements is appTopiiats.
Based on the T•by)rk we have performed, we have not identiffied any material uncertainties relating to events or
conditions that, indivithjalty or colleclively, may cast signifficanl doubt on the tharity's ability to continue a5 a g(xng
concem for a period of at least tsyetve monlhs from wthen the ffinanoal ststements are authorised for Issue.
(>Jr responsibiifaes and the respOns￿51￿e5 of the 1TUStees wth respect to going con¢em are desuibed in the
relevant Sections of report.
Other information
The other information wmprises the information (nduded in the annual report other than the financial statements
and our auditorfs report thereon. The trustees are reBponsthle for the other information contahed V•ithin the annual
eport. I￿r opinion on the )Inancial stslements does not cover the other ￿fOrmatIon and, except to the extent
othervise explicity stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance condusion thereon. Our
le8pon￿bIlity is to read the other information and, in doing 50. C0116ider vthether the other infomial'on is materially
Sncon515tent ￿1th Ihe financlal statements or our kn￿edge obtained in the course ofthe audit, oi othemse oppea
to be materially misststed.ll identify $u¢h material inconsi¥ten¢ies or apparent material misstatements, we are
required to determine vknether 1his gves rise to a material Th4sstatement in the financial statements themselves. If,
based on the work have performed, we condude that there is o materigl nwsstalement of thrs other ￿formatiOn.
we are required to report that faot.
We have nothing to report In thls regard.

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT(CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF FOOD AND COMMUNITYTRUST
Opinions on other matters prexribqd by the Companks Ad 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the ¢ourse of our audit..
the informalion glven In the tru8tee$' report foT the financ481 year for b**ich the financial 8tstements are
prepared. which includes the drector8' report prepared for the purp08e3 of company law, Is conslstentvlth the
financial statements., and
the th"re¢tors' report induded within th8 trustees, report has been prepared in accordance ap￿1¢able legal
reqimrements.
Mattors on *thich w• *r• requirnl to rnport by exceptltsn
In the light of the kno%￿edge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the
audit, we have not idèntifièd mat8rial misstatements in Ihe directors, report induded wlthln the trustees. report.
In respect solely of the limitsb.on On our work relat5ng to stock d8suibed above..
we have not obtslned all the nformation and explanations that we eon8ldered necessary for the puvpose of
our audtt.. and
we were unable to detern￿ne *thether adequate accounts'ng record8 had been kept.
have nothing lo report in resped of the lollovAng mattern in relation to vthlch th• Comp8nle8 Act 2006 requlr88
u# to report to you Sf, in our opinion..
Ihe financial gtaleThnts are not kn agreemont the accounlng records and return¥; or
certaln disclosures of tru8tee8' T•muneralOon •pedlled by law are not mado.
Ihè tru8l•e8 were not ents'lled to prepare the finon¢ial statements In accordance the 8mall eomp8nl¢$
regime and tak• athanl•ge of the 6mall companies. exemptions In preparing the tru8tees' report and from the
requlrement to PT¢pore a ¥lralegiG report.
R•swisibllltl•s of tN*t•••
As explained more fulty in the slatomgnt of trustees, responsikn'libeB, the tW8tee8, are also the directors of tho
charity for the purpogo ol company law, are r¢sponsible for the preparation of the flnandal 8tatement• and for being
satisfied that they gve a true and fair view, and for such intern81 control the tru8lee¥ determine 1$ noces$ary to
enable the preparabon of financial Slalements that ore free from materlal mlsststement, wthelher due to fraud or
error. In preparlng the flnandal statements, the trustees are responslble for assessing the Ghaiity8 abilty to
onlinue as • going GOn￿m. droGlosing, as applKable. matters related to going concem and using the going
¢oncefn basis of accoun￿ng unless thé trustè8s aith8r Intend lo liquidate Ihe tharitable conyany or to cea8e
operats'ons, or hgvg no realistic 4Aomotive but lo do so.
Audilorf¥ wMpon•ibilitiv lor th• audit of th• fin•n¢i•l statem￿ts
C￿1 objedive5 are to obtain reasonable assurance about ￿ether the ￿anrAal statements ￿ 8 wh¢le are free from
material mis6tstement. Ihthether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report ihat includes our opinion.
Reasonable assurance is a hith level of as8uran¢e but is not a guarantee 1hal an audit condu¢ted in accordance
vdith ISA5 (UK) wll alvfdys deted a material misstatement %then it exlsts. Misstatements can arise from traud or
error and are considered rnaterial if. indiviibjally or in the aggregate, they could reaBonably be expecled to inlluence
the e￿￿OrnI¢ de¢l￿On8 of user8 taken on the ba81$ 01 these finan￿al $tstements.
The extent to V*bi¢h ow proGedures are Gapable of delecting irregulaiitses, induding fraud.18 detailed beh)w.
- Considering the nature of the sector and the charity's perfomiance.
- Enquiry ot managemènt, and those charged v*1h govemance.
- Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged viith govemance.
Enquiry of enoty 8tsff In ￿MplIanCe fijncllons to lden￿fy any Instsnces of non-compllarKe *ith lawB and
regulats"on$.
Reviewng ffinancial statement discAosures and testing to supportlng dowmentation to assess comph'anr* wth
applicable lav•S and regulations.
JJditing the risk of management override of ¢ontrok, Induthng through testing purnal entrie8 other
adjustments for appropwiateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the
noimal course of business.

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT(CONTINUED
TO THE MEMBERS OF FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
A fvjrther description of wi responsknilibes is available on the Fwiancial Repwthg Counalb website al.. htr.'Il
.frc.org.uklauditOf8respon8its'litses. ThB descriplion forn￿ wt of our authtor's report.
Other matt•rs
It should be nc*ed that the correspmdkng fjwres not aui*ted as there was no lègal requirement for th05¢
ffiwres to be aui*kd.
Us• ofour rn￿rt
Thi8 report is made 8oldy lo the tharrtable corryany's mèThl>eAs. as a boay. in xCtYd￿ce vlith Chapter 3 of Part 16
ol the Companies 2(M16. ()Jr au<lit *Y>rk has been ￿dertaken $01hat we mI￿t state to the tharitstle compan16
members those matters we are required to state to them in an authtor's report and for no other purpoge. To Ihe
thjllest extent permitted by law. we do accept or assume resp￿sIbIlity to anyone other the charftable
company and the ¢hafl
companys meffl)ars as a bothy, lor <xw auith"I work, for thi$ report. or for the opinions we
have formed.
Grant Y+ad• IS
ior StatuloryAuditorJ
For and on beh
ol ￿ve115 RthordKn, StsW
CharteredAccountants
Cannon House
Ruland Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshlr•
S3 80P
22 July 2025

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
Unrestricted Restrithd
fund$
fvnds
2024
2024
Total Unrnstrictod Restricted
funds
funds
2023
2023
Tolal
2024
2023
Donations and legacies
Charitable acliwities
other trading actI¥￿e8
Investments
128,190 1,531.110 1,659.300
58,293
58,293
2,829
598.107
24,484
25,468
37,500
40,929
78,429
595.278
1.004
1,500
1,500
Totsl income
213.776 2,127.392 2.341.168
39,000
40,929
79,929
Ex￿ndituTe on:
Charitable acti￿tieS
103,455 1,516,367 1,619,822
2,400
3,150
5,550
Totsl eXp￿di￿re
103,455 1.516.367 1,619.822
2,400
3,150
5,550
Net incoTh and mDvem8nt in
lunds
110.321
611,025
721,346
36,600
37,779
74,379
Rec*xKiliation of funds:
Fund balan￿ al 1 Noven*er
2023
36,600
37,779
74,379
Fund balances at 31 October
2024
146,921
648,804
795,725
36.600
37,779
74,379
The statement of financial activM'es includes all gains and losses reCo￿lsed in the year. Al income and èxpen(knJre
derive from continuing aCtiV￿e8.

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Fixed ass¢ts
Tangl￿e assets
12
14,400
Currnnt ass•ts
Stocks
Debio
Cash at bank and in h￿d
13
14
205.682
89.132
608.616
187
79.081
903,430
79.268
Creditor5: arnounts falling du• with
one year
15
1122,1051
(4,889)
Nel cunpnt assets
781,325
74,379
Total assets kss current liabili￿5
795.725
74,379
The fund$ of the ¢haTity
Restricted income lund&
Unrestricted fvnds
17
18
648.804
146.921
37,779
36,600
795,725
74,379
The finan(aal statements were approved by the trustees on 22 Juty 2025
Mr Sanxjel Evans
Trustee
CoMp￿Y registration number 14396763 (England and K￿les)

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR IHE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
2024
2023
Cash flows from owating activ*ies
Cash generated from operalions
21
523267
79,081
Investmg activities
F￿r¢haSe of tsnglAe ￿ed assets
Invesljnent inco￿￿ rec￿ed
(192CI)I
25.468
Net cash generated froml(used kn)
vesting activitie5
Net cash used in financing activilios
Net increase in cash cash equivalents
529,535
79,081
Cash and ¢ash equNaients at bei¥nning ofy
79,081
Cash and cash •quival•nts at end ol year
608,616
79,081
10-

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
Accounling pDllchs
Charity infony
Food and Community Trust is a private company limited by guarantee InCo￿Orated in England and lthl•s.
The re￿stered office 18 66 Cr05s Bedfoid Street, Shefflèld. S6 3BQ.
1.1 Accounting conv•nlion
The financial statements have been prepared in accordanGe with the ch&rity'$ Memorandum and PAi¢les ol
Associab'on, the Companies Act 20C6, FRS 102 "The Financial Repoding Stsndard applicable in the UK and
R8publlc of Ireland. ('FRS 102,) and the Charil'es SORP "A¢xounln9 and Reporting by Charibes.. staten￿￿t
of Recommended Practice applicable to charhie5 preparing their a¢¢ounts in accordance the Financial
Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021. (effeciNe 1 January 20191. The
charAy Is a Public Beneflt Entsty as defined by FRS 102.
The financlèl 8talements are prepared in $lerfing, %thi¢h is the ￿n￿onal currency of the Chr￿ty. Monetsry
amounts in these financ4al statements are rounded lo Ihe nearest £.
The finan(ial statements have been prepar8d und•r the hl8lorlcal ￿81 convenllon. Th• prln¢lpal accounkn'n9
poIIGies adopted ore Set OLrt below.
12 Qolng ¢on¢•rn
Al the lime of approvlng Ihg fin•nual gtatements. the tru#tee8 have a reasonable èxpectatlon that lh¢ ¢harkty
has adequate resouic8s to continuè in operath'onol existence for the loreseeable futuie. Thu• th•
contsnue to •dopt the goinu concern basis of accountlno in preparfng the finanL¥al 8tstem•nts.
1.3 Charttabh fvnd•
Unrestricted tsndB are ovailable for u8e al the d18cretion of th• trustee$ In fvrtherance of thelr charrtable
objectives.
Restricted fijnih are Subjed to 8pecifi¢ ￿ndIts,0ns by donors or grantors aB to how they may be u$¢d. Thè
purpo8e6 and UB8S of the restrlcted fiJnd$ are set out in the note5 to the financial statements.
Endowment ￿ndS are *ubp¢t to Spedflc condition8 by donors that the ¢apltsl mu8t be maSnl•ined by the
charity.
1.4 Incom•
Income18 reCogn5￿d ￿￿n the tharty B legalty ent'lled to It after any performance conditi'on¥ have been m8t,
the amounts can be measured r8liably, and It16 wobable1hat income wll be received. The monetaryvalue of
foodbank donations of goods 18 not able to be measured ￿1th Sufficient reliability and is not induded Mi Ihe
incoming resources ofthe Charity.
Cash donations are recognrded on receipt. Other dongbon$ are recogn15ed onoe the th4nty has been nOti￿d
of the donation, unle$$ performance condlllons requlre deferral of the amount. Income lax recoverable in
relation to donation8 received under GiftAd or deed8 of covènant is récognlsed al the time of the donation.
LegaGies we recogni8ed on receipt or otherwise if the tharty has been notified of an impending di%lrfbuttM.
Ihe amount is kno%￿, and receipt is expected. If th¢ amount is not knoMI. the legacy is treated as a
¢ontingent asset.
Grants are re¢ogni$ed in the year when the entiilement to the ￿an1 is confirmed. Grarrts for the purchase of
equipment and towards the initial seth'ng up ol projects are GTedited in fvll to the relevant activiti'es in
furtherance of the Chaiity's objects. Grants that prowde ￿Te fvn(*'ng. or are of a genèral nature provided by
govemment and tharitable foundations, are recorded as Voluntary income. Grants specificalty for goods and
seNice8 to be provKled as part of charitable aclivitie6 are recorded against the aclyity to N%thich they relate.

FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
Accounting
(C(Jnlinued)
1.6 Expendilure
Expenditure is recognised onr* there is a legal or conslructive obligation to transfer economic benefft to
third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic beneffits V*ill be required in setlement. and the amount of
the obligath.on can be measured reliabty.
Expendtture is daBsified by a￿mfy. The costs of each activ￿ are made up ol the total of dI[￿t Costs and
shared costs. including 8UPPOrt costs invofved in Ur)derla￿'ng each activty- Direct ¢osts attributaue to a sIn￿e
activity are allocated direcuy to Ihat a¢ti¥ty, Shaied costs véhich contribute to more than one activity and
support (X)sts thich are not atln'butsble to a single activity are apporb.oned be1V￿en those actithties on a basis
consistent wilh the use of resources. Central 8tsff costs are allocated on the basis of Iwne spent. and
depreciation charges are allocatèd on the portion of the assefs use_
1.6 Tangibl• fixed assets
Tangible ffixed assets are inibally measured at cost and subsequentty measured at cost ￿ valuation. net of
depreciation and any impaitrnent losses.
DeP￿Clation ig recognised so as to WTite off the cost or valuation of assets less the* residual values over thew
usefijl lives on the following bases..
Motor vehicles
25% Reducing balance
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference bets¥een the sale proceeds
and the ￿[Ty1ng value ofthe asset, and 18 recognise(l in the statement of finan￿al activities.
1.7 Impaimwnt of fix•d assets
At each reporting end date, the chartty revievts the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to deternThne
vthether there is any inth"cation that those assets have suffeied an impairment loss. If any such indiGatton
exists. Ihe recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impa¥ment
loss {if any).
1A Stocks
Stocvs are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling pitce less the ￿$t of food d￿ated lo other
foodbanks. Cost comprise5 direcl food costs that have been incuThed in bringing Ihe Stocks to thew present
location and conth'tion.
Net realisable value is the estimated Selling pri¢e less all esl'mated costs to be inwrred in marketing. selling
and distribution.
1.9 Cash and cash equi¥alent$
Cash and ¢ash equivalents indude cash In hand, deposits held at call with banks, other shrtlemi liquid
invèstments with original maknrities of three monlhs or les5, and bank overdrafts. Bank over(trafts are sho￿1
ithin bOrrO￿￿n9& in current liabilities.
1.10 Financial instruments
The charity has elected to appty the provisions of Se(*on 11 'Ba￿¢ Finanaal Instruments, and Section 12
'Other Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial in8truments are recognised in the thanty's balance sheet vthen the chaiity becomes pfj￿ to the
C￿trac￿al provisions ofthe instrument.
FinanGial assets and liabiliti'es are oltset, y￿1h the nel amounts prèsented in the fjnanaal 5tatem8nts. Ythen
there B a legally enforceab￿ right to set off the recogni5ed amounts and there is an intention t() *tle on a net
basis or to realise the asset and sethe the liability simultaneously.
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FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
Accounting polKios
(Continued)
8a8lc Ilnandal 4ss•ts
8asic financial assets, indude debtor8 cash and bank baances. are iThtialty measured at
transaction piice Indudng trMnsa¢ts'on costs are sthequenly Cafried at amorfised c05t Using the effe6*ve
interest method unless the ￿rangement constibjtes a ffinan￿g transocbon, hthere the transaction is
measured •t the present ¥a￿e of the receipts dIsc￿nIed at a mwket rate of interest. Fwianaal assets
d￿lfied as receivable W•ittMn one year are not am¢)thed.
Ba•lc flnM¢lal I1*1￿11•9
Bawc financial liabilities. inc*Klng ueLltor8 bank loan5 are Inlllally We￿1￿5ed at transadon prfee unless
Ihe arrangement con8titiJtes a financwig transaclion. ￿there the debt instrument ts measured at Ihe present
value of the future payments th6counted at a market rate of kntere61. Finenfial lia￿.￿b.e0 dassifi•d 48 payable
thin one year are nol amorttsed.
Debt in•tvuments ar• 8ubwuenty caThied at amorlised cost, using the effeclive interest rate method.
Trade creL*tors are obligations to pay for goods or service8 thal have been acwlred in the ordin*y courne ol
operations suppliers. AmoLmts payable are dassthed a8 (*rrent liabilits'es if payment ts due wthin one
year or le38. 11 r￿t, they are wesenttd as nM-uJrient liabih"ties. Trade Credh0￿ recogniBed *iiOally at
transgGlon wl¢¢ and subsequenty measured at amortised c061 u6ing thè effefthe rlterest method.
O•r•co￿ll0n of fftwi¢lal114bMttI
Fimnaal liabl'￿11¢5 are dere¢ogr¥sed the thawty'8 c1)ntrac￿￿ obl9￿•0￿ •xpYe LY arè dl8th8rgèd or
¢an¢elled.
1.11 employ•• b•n•fit*
The cost of any unus•d hdiday entiUeThnt IB recowi8•d in the perh￿ In ￿ Ihe eryloye¢'s servlce8 ale
received.
Termination benefits are re¢ognised immethatety 8$ an expense *then the tharity io demon•trabty eommthd
to terminale the *m￿oYment of ￿ eryloyee ¢)f to proMde ternwnation bene*6.
1.12 Retirnment b•n•frts
Payw*nts to dofined ty)ntributi¢n rdirenwt ben¢fft sthemes are (*￿￿d 88 an expen¥• as fal C￿e.
In tre epplicotim of Ihe oGGounkng Frf*ies, the trustees we re(wlred to make pd98ments, eslimate8
and assumptions about Ihe Ca￿ying amount of assets and liabilities that are not reath.ly apparent from other
$ource$. The estimotes and assouated aswirplions are based on hIS￿1Cal experience and other tscttts that
arg considered to be rekvant. A¢knal results may differ from these estimates.
The estlmates and thde￿ing ￿Un￿b.0￿ are re%lewed (m ￿ ongoing bash. Rewision$ lo fyccounling
estimates are recognised *) the period in I￿1¢h the estimate is rewsed ¥there the revision atlects [￿lY that
period, (x in the perKJd of Ihe re¥iston and wmxls kne the rewsion affecis bolh ujvrent and future
periods.
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FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ocfoBER 2024
Income from donatlons and legaclES
Unrnstrfet￿ Reslrlcted
fvnds
fvnds
2024
2024
Total Unreslrict•d Restricted
funds
2023
Total
2024
2023
2022
Donations ar)d giftB
Grants
32.537
95.653
805,376
725,734
837,913
821.387
1,177
39,752
1,177
77,252
37.500
128.190 1,531.110 1,6S9,300
37,500
40,929
78,429
Grants
Ffiiladelphia Network
Llrrited
St Thomas Crooke8
Trussell Trust
Sheffi81d Cty Cound
National Lottery
Awards For All
Other
53,717
190.227
17,206
407,889
9,288
89,800
243.944
17.206
449,825
9,288
89,800
37,500
37,500
41,936
29,830
29.830
9,922
9,922
11,324
11,324
95,633
725,734
821,387
37,500
39,752
77,252
Inconw Irom charhabh adlvlt
iknrNtrlcted Unrestricted
fund#
lund•
2024
2023
Gen•ral Ineom•
Servlces pro¥lded under (>)ntract
58,293
Income frnm othertradkng actl¥ths
Total Unr•strictad R•strf￿•d
funds
lunds
2023
2023
Total
funds
2024
funds
2024
2024
2023
Fundraistiig events
Food 5ale8
2,829
821
594,457
3,650
$94,457
1,500
1.500
¢Jher tradlng acti¥fftes
2,829
595,278
598,107
1.500
1,500
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FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
Incomè from Investments
Unrnstrictad Rostrkt•d
funds
fund$
2024
2024
Tolal Unrnstricted Restricted
furbds
nds
2023
2023
Total
2024
2023
Intere8t receivable
24,464
1,004
25,468
ExydI￿re on chirllable actl¥Stles
Unrnjtrlcted Restricted
lunds
fvnds
2024
2024
Total Unr•¥trl¢ttd Restrfct
lund$
nds
2023
2023
T￿1
2024
2023
DlrKt Costs
Staff c08ts
D•pYtciatlon and
impaliment
Molor and travel
ProleGts
staff expenBe8
Food purchaseg
Haulage
Foodbank Phlladelphla
It￿ndS
84,698
375,647
460.345
4,800
13,317
18,%2
5,977
745.204
35,988
4,800
14,424
25,621
6,961
745.204
35.986
1,107
7,059
984
18
16
1,895
594
1,895
594
85,092
85,092
93,848 1,284,585 1,378,433
2,507
2,507
Shaw• of support and gov&manc• colts {Jo0 nots 8)
SuppDrt
7,807
221,582
Govemance
1.800
10,200
229,389
12,000
643
643
2,400
2,400
103,455 1.518,367 1.619,822
2.400
3,1 SO
s,sso
Analysis by fund
Unre$tri¢tsd fundB
RestsiGted lund$
103,455
103,455
1,516,367 1,516,367
2,400
2,400
3,150
3,150
103,455 1,516,367 1,619,822
2,400
3.150
S,$50
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FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCT08ER 2024
Support costs alloc* to acti¥iiÈs
2024
2023
Alministrative cc*ts
Bank charges
Legal and professional th￿e$
IT ci)sts
Insurance
Utiifaes teleph￿e
Repairs, mairlenance and equipment
ditllndepertrknt Examiner fees
25,694
372
99,534
18,201
11,085
37.845
36.658
12,000
40
186
27
2,400
241.389
3,043
An*sed belwEen:
Unies1rided fvnds
Restricted ILWKIS
9,607
231.782
2,400
241.389
3,043
Tolal Donati￿8 from Ir￿te￿5 4Th￿L￿ted to £2.350 ￿ the year ended 31 c￿2024 (2023: £Nill.
TYK) Iruslees V•Ere reimbursed for expeMes r￿at#￿ lo travel exPer￿e$ etc. totslling £2,117 {2023 . £Nil).
Lknng the year ￿der rewew. TruBtees were Iheir servi￿S a¥ enwhyees. These payments are in
accordance V•ith the pro￿sIc￿S in the dated 3 October 2￿2. Detaifs of Paym￿ to
those Tiustees are sel out belw:
Salary
Pensio
Sam Evar
Jayne Franklin
37.911
3,482
7,403
Ex￿Jding the th¥e an￿￿ts. recevrfed under wilten aweeTh￿tr. no Inth or olhei person t￿nneL*ed to
the Charty had any pernonal interest ¢ontra¢t ortrwwclion entered into by the Charity thTmg the year.
10 Ernployee5
The average n￿tt￿Y number of enwoyees thring the year T*aS:
2024
2023
N￿rn￿r
NumlJ•r
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FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
10 Employees
(C¢ntinued)
EMploY￿￿t costs
2024
2023
INages and 8alaiies
Social secunty costs
Other pen8iM Costs
405.975
18,787
35,583
460,345
There were no employee8 Ythoso annual femunerallon was more tt78n £60,000.
R•nwn•rnllon of k•y MAnag•m￿t pw%¢)nn•l
The remuneration of key managernent personnel waB £91.342 (2023- £NIII.
11 Taxatlon
The Gharity IB exempt from laxalon on Its acilvitles because all Its Income16 appli8d for tharitable purpoBU.
12 TangIb￿ lixod assets
hlde•
Cost
AddldL)ns
19,2LK)
At 31 Oclober 2024
19,200
Dfrprrtlation and impoirnwnt
Deweciab'on tharged in the year
4,800
At 31 Odober 2024
4,8¢)0
Ca￿1￿g amount
At 31 OGtober 2024
14,400
13 S*)cl(s
2024
2023
Food stock
205.682
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FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCT08ER 2024
14 Debto
2024
2023
Amounts falling due wilhin (w year.
Trade debto
other debtors
Prepayments and a(xrued irbcome
45,412
42,091
1,629
187
89,132
187
15 Crnditots: •Munis lalling Ikn within on• y8
2024
2023
Other taxation and ￿￿al se{￿rity
Trade creditors
AcfxuaL8 and defeffed rKon
1,832
84,809
4.889
122,105
4,889
2024
2023
Dthed ¢ontrilMrtion sch
Charge to profft or I￿ in respert ofdefined contritsthiw s¢*emes
35.583
The charity operates a defined ¢on1ribUlic￿ pensim scheme for all quarI￿ng employees. The assets of Ihe
stheme are held separatety from those of the charity in an independentty ad￿l$le[ed fund.
The expense is split be￿en the re￿v￿rt fuTrd5 the same basis •$ wages salaries, dependKig upon
the job roles of each employee.
17 Restrlct•d funds
The resthcted fijnds of the thaiity the unexpenthd baances of donalb)ns and grants held on trust
subjert to speolc condrlions by as to Ibywthey nmy be used.
Incomwry Resou￿ At 31 Cktober
2024
2023
Foodbank
Forge Youth
Debt service
28,049
9,826
1.W,917
46,421
120.054
{1.397.8841
(44,4931
(73,9901
591.082
11.754
45.gS8
37.779
2.127.392
(1,516.3671
648.804
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FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
17 Restricted funds
{c￿lIn￿ed)
Previous peiiod:
At1
Incom*w Resources At 31 Octob•r
2023
Foodbank
Forge Youth
Debt service
31,007
9.922
(2,9581
{96)
{96)
28.049
9,828
(96)
40.929
(3.150)
37,779
18 Unmt￿tfjd lunds
The unres1rictsd fvnds oflhe thartsi comyi5e the wexpended balan￿$ ol dMatIO￿ and ￿ants vthlch are
not subiecl to 5pecifi¢ conthti¢￿5 by don0￿ grarrt¢X5 as to howthey may bè used. These include
designated f￿d$ vA)ith have been set ￿de wt ofumeslricted by the for spa(xfK purpose5.
Incoming ReSoU￿e5 At 31 October
SOU￿ expended
2024
2023
Gener&1 ￿ndS
213.776
(103,455}
146,921
Incoming Resources At 31 Octob•r
2023
2022
General fvnds
39.000
P.400)
36,6
19 Anatysis of net asséts b•lwn funds
funds
2024
2024
2024
At 31 Octobqr2024:
Tangible ￿Sets
Current a8setslOiabiThties)
14.4
634.404
14.400
781,325
146,921
146.921
648.804
795.725
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FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
19 Analysis of net assets between funds
ICwtinu8d)
Total
lund5
2023
lund5
2023
2023
At 31 Ortober 2023:
Current as8etsl(liabik'ties)
36,600
37,779
74.379
36,600
37,779
74,379
20 Related party transacti¢)ns
Transxti¢)ns wilh v•late¢l parties
During the year the charity entered into the followng transactions v•ith related paTlies',
The tharity took over the existing operalions of S6 Foodbank, Forge Youtt) and nwc* of Restore operalions
from The Philadelphia Netsvork Limited ltharity no. 1134973). The Charith'es contsnue to WDrk together on
Various projects. ThLS charity received a total of £7￿,1￿ 12023 - £37.500) from the Philade￿hla Ne￿ork
Mled during the year ended 31 October 2024 in lieu of fvnd transfers, grants, interest and donations. In
addition, this thatity paid a total of £66,122 (2023 £Nill lo Philadelphia Nets¥ork Limrted towards ￿$ts
ineuThed on their behalf. Induded in Trade debtors at 31 October 2024 is a credit notè of £10 {2023 £Nil)
owed to Philadelphia Network Lillwled.
21 Cash generated from opernlions
2024
2023
sU￿lUs for the year
721,346
74,379
Adjustm&nts for.
Inv8slment income recognised in ststemenl of ffinanual activitses
Depreciatson and impairment of tangible fixed assets
(25,468)
4,800
Movements in worlting capital:
Ilncrease) in stocks
(Increase) in debtors
kn¢rease in creditcfs
(205.682)
{88,945)
117.216
116n
4.889
Cash gweratgd 0￿￿tiOnS
523,267
79,081
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FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
22 Analysis of ¢hang•s in net funds
The had no material debt during the year,
-21