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Group’s full name: Bassetlaw Foodbank Other names by which you are known: BFB Prior to April 2025 Bassetlaw Food Bank The main contact address for the organisation: Bassetlaw Foodbank, Community Way, off Shrewsbury Road, Worksop, S80 2TU Your charity registration number: 1209747 (Prior to April 2025:1154703) And (if applicable) Your company registration number: N/A
Names of all current trustees, (directors)
Name |
Start date if not serving since the start of this accounting period dd/mm/yy |
Office held (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Cullen | Chair | |
| Bob Lamb | Vice Chair | |
| Karen Whitlam | ||
| EmilyHoe-Crook | ||
| Donna Humphries | 17/06/2025 | Treasurer |
| CarlyStraughan | 17/06/2025 | |
| Matthew Chappel | 17/06/2025 | |
Names of other trustees, (directors) who have served during the period covered by the accounts but are not currently serving. (Continue on a separate sheet if necessary)
| necessary) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Date of resignation/departure dd/mm/yy |
| Kevin Dukes | 05/02/2026 |
| KathyCowbrough | 29/01/2026 |
| Christine Oldfeld | 07/04/2026 |
The names, job titles and remuneration & benefits paid to your senior management staff Ellen Ryan - CEO from March 2024. Salary £40,950pa Laura Kennedy - Supporter Engagement Manager. Salary £28,275pa
The methods adopted for the recruitment and appointment of new trustees (How are your trustees appointed?):
The interested person applies via a form we have, and we invite them in to meet with a member of staff and have a tour of BFB. Then the Chair meets with the applicant and reports back to the Board. The applicant is then invited to observe a Trustees' meeting. The Board vote on whether to accept them as a Trustee at the same meeting, after the applicant has left.
Applicants are voted in as a full Trustee with full voting rights at the next AGM, unless the board has made the decision to co-opt them, which can be done twice between AGMs.
Objectives and activities
What are the formal purposes (objectives) of your charity, as set out in your governing document?
To relieve financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health amongst the general public in the Bassetlaw District by the provision of funds, food, goods and services of any kind as deemed appropriate by the trustees
What are your main activities? (the things you do in order to achieve the objectives) Bassetlaw Foodbank's main activity is to distribute emergency food parcels to those experiencing food insecurity. This is accomplished by collecting food donations from the general public, organisations & businesses in as many ways as possible.
The staff, volunteers and trustees use many publicity streams including local press, social media and public speaking opportunities to educate the local population on the need to support those living in our area who are suffering through poverty.
Food and other essentilals are collected from many collection points across the district in churches, local businesses, schools, supermarkets etc. (or dropped of by the public directly at our warehouse) and taken to the BFB warehouse where the donations are sorted. Parcels containing enough food and toiletries for seven days are put together. (varying sizes for a single person, couple or family).
Clients who are in need are referred to the food bank by our referral agents who are working with the client in other ways to alleviate their immediate problems. A member of staff triages each request by phone.
Parcels are then collected by volunteer drivers or staff and delivered out to service users all across Bassetlaw by 6pm each day.
Additionally we operate several schemes aimed at increasing the access and affordability of food, with the aim of helping household who have experiences, or are at risk of experiencing food insecurity. These include a subsidised fruit & veg's box scheme, where households pay £5 and get a box of fresh produce delivered every other week. We support 50 households with this scheme.
The charity runs a mobile communtiy shop which serves 10 villages across Bassetlaw.
Membership is free to residents of those village and members can buy food and household basics at a subsidised rate. This helps stretch their budget and reduces the need for emergency food parcels in those areas. It also gives BFB another way to signpost residents to other help available in Bassetlaw.
We ran a lunch club in partnership with Harworth & Bircotes Town Hall, where residents can get a hot two course meal for £5. This ensures attendees get at least one hot cooked meal a week, and creates an opportunity for socialising, around which a strong support network has been built. This project ended at the end of March 2025 as the charity had no further funding.
We run a community allotment project on the land next to the warehouse, where we grow produce for our cafe and for emergency food parcels.
In order to raise funds the charity takes donations of goods and sells them on Vinted and on the outdoor Market in Retford.
At the end of 2024 we opened BFB Hive, a community project that includes a Cafe, laundrette and two communtiy rooms. In the cafe we offer reasonably priced meals to the general public, as well as having the capacity to gift meals to service users and those who are struggling. The laundrette can similarly be a paid for or gifted service.
How do these activities benefit the public?
As our criteria is that we are providing an emergency service for those who are experiencing Food Insecurity, we are supporting individuals and families who would otherwise be unable to feed themselves, or who have so little income that they have to choose between food, fuel or housing costs. These choices leave families facing stress, homelessness and ill health.
By providing a food parcel to those who are in such need, it allows other agencies (our referral agencies) the time to find support in other ways for these clients.
Providing emergency food parcels helps to give individuals and families who are in need enough food to keep them reasonably well nourished for a few days, staving off health issues associated with malnourishment as well as aleviating the mental strain being in a crisis like this.
The additional projects increase the accesibility and affordability of food, which helps households stretch their budgets further and reduces the likelyhood that they will need to request and emergency food parcel in the future.
There are also the additional benefits of these projects, like the support networks built between customers of the community shop and visitors to the cafe.
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We have considered the guidance.
Summary of the main achievements during the period
What did you actually do? (You could add some statistics if you like, and give more detail of your activities):
Between April 2025 and March 2026 BFB supplied emergency food parcels to 3,058 people across 1,571 households.
We delivered around 1,250 fruit & veg boxes to families in Bassetlaw, served around 125 customers a week at Bassetlaw Community Shop and 40 meals a week at Lunch Club.
We are able to do this with a team of around 90 volunteers, who give their time to help with many vital tasks throughout the charity.
We served 50 people a week at the BFB Hive cafe, working in partnership with other agencies in Bassetlaw to promote and increase access to support.
Financial review
Please comment on your financial position at the end of the reporting period (You might for example, refer to the surplus or deficit you’ve made, or the movement in the fund balances. Are you happy? – the choice is yours. )
We ended the financial year with a surplus of £3,532, against a budgeted defecit of £66,038. While this is a better financial position than budgeted our finanicalposition is not as strong as in previous years. Our success with grant funding is of some concern, and we are looking to increase the diversification of our income streams.
We have taken the decision to move our savings account to one held by another banking group for better financial protection.
What is your policy on reserves? (Your policy should include: why you need reserves, the target level, your current position, your plans to increase or use your reserves and how often you review this policy. If you do not need reserves you should explain the reason.)
Our policy is to hold enough reserves to operate the core purpose of the charity, providing emergency food parcels, for six months. This is currently held in a separate savings account and the policy and ammount is reviewed annually.
What financial risks do you face?
The grant giving landscape continues to be challenging, with less grant available against more demand. While we have contiunued to diversify our income streams this still causes some concern as grants have typically covered larger costs like wages for different projects.
The rise in wages and on cost puts pressure on the charity's finances, but we are still commited to paying the Real Living Wage. Currently wage costs is our biggest outgoing at around 60%.
Recent changes to the benefits system should financially benefit many families with children in Bassetlaw, which will hopefully be reflected in the numbers of requests we receive for crisis support from households with children. However, we know that the social security system has not kept up with the real cost of living, leaving many people facing a negative budget every time there is an out of the ordinary expenses, or even every month. We are commited to providing the
best support we can for residents of Bassetlaw.
If any of your funds are in deficit, what are you planning to do about it?
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Funds
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Name of fund: “ The vehicle replacement fund ”
Purpose: “ To build up sufficient funds to replace vehicles on a 5 year schedule ”
For each fund you hold, please give the details:
Community Shop - Wages, running costs and stock for Bassetlaw Community Shop Grow it, Fix it - Wages and equipment for the communtiy allotment and woodworking project. Lottery Grant - Costs associated with the warehouse building
Lunch Club - wages, food costs, equipment and expenses for the Wedensday Lunch Club held at Harworth & Bircotes Town Hall
Fruit & Veg' Boxes - Purchasing Fruit & veg' boxes, volunteer expenses and admin costs of the scheme.
Community Hub Project - BFB Hive, Café, Laundrette and community spaces.
Additional information
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awity r¢8iStiXtion Ir.. 1209747 Bassetlaw Foodbank forthe YeorEnded 31 2026 eommtinity Aounting Plus Units l & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NGI 5GL
Bassetlaw Foodbank Cont¢•ts {eontlnued) Reference AthninisiTaliv¢ IkniEs TnL8t¢es' ReF 2to5 Stthttemt of TThste¢s' Reswibilitics Indendent Bx8n)inerfs R¢pJrt Ststemejrt of Financi81 Activiiies 8t09 Balance Sheet io Note5 10 the Fitw)tiai Statements 11 to21
Bgssetlaw FoodbaNk Refer¢nee and Admiuistrative Detai Rokn Iamb, Vi¢e Ctiair Ken F4Thitlam Fatsity Hofvcrwk Carty Strau8ba Malthew Cbapp¢ll Ellffl-SL¥rfett Ryth, CEO L4urn Kennedy. SuHJorterEnga8¢ment Mw14er 12119747 SAnknr M#mi¢¢nLtot TeJH C&•rlty RetAstrn¢loo Number Prlntlpl Offi¢e CLwJununity W4y Worksop S80 2TU Eva Steven& employee or Comrnunity Accoutttin8 Plus Units l & 2 North Wesi 41 Tajbot Stre Nottin8hwn NGI SGL Indeptsdfflt ExmiD¢r
Bassetlw Foodbank Trnstees, R¢w)rt The trustees pr¢5¢nt the annuAI I¢rt together with the fina111 Stateme of thc tsity for the yeAr ended 31 Ma 2026. Tnuteej and officers The trustees officws servin8 during th¢ year and sirt¢¢ the yetr end w¢re u follows: Truste¢s.' Rebec Cullth, Cbair Robert Lamb. Viv C11T Krn Whitlm I)onn• Ilurnphri¢5. Treurtr(JpP0Ifttcd 17 June 20251 Emily Ho¢-Cre4)k Cwly straugh (appinted 17 Junt 20251 Mthw cknppelll4pInted 17 June 2025) Chri51ine Oldfi¢ld (r¢$id 7 April 2026) Kevin Dukes (resigned 5 FebNAry 2026) Kathy Cowbrou8h (resiRned 29 January 2026) Nrfthr¢ of¥overniN8 doLVTr&MI Th¢ thvity is opmt¢d under the N1¢5 of its ¢onslitsrt1 CIO- F&N]ndlL registertd 27th AusuAt 2024. April 1st 2025, oyr ¢hwity ¢onv¢rt¢d from art uninted Registered Charity (rto. 1154703. from Nov 2013 Mar 2025) to a Charitable Inrm)T9[ed Orgmisalion (no. 1209747, from ApT 2025) w stren8then our l¢pl sinKtsre" this ehangt do¢s rkit gffea ow Coffjtio aim8 Jtaff, volun¢etA, Of Ttivities. The infer¢st¢d person applim via 8 forni have. ttd tnvi them in fv mttt with a memb¢r of statT aDd have a wur of BFB. Then th¢ Chair metts with the applicant reports bk to the Board. The applicant is then invited to obs¢rve a Trusltts. m¢¢tin8. The Board vote on whether w ept thcm as a T51¢¢ At the same m¢etin8. after the applicani left. Applicants are voted in 85 a fijll Tn1¢¢ with full votin8 rits at th¢ AGK unless the boord hos mad¢ the dccision to them, whi¢h Can be done hvice betwren AGMS. Obje1¥¢$ nd xtttyitiej Obitd5 The Charity's objects aye to r¢lieve f¢18[ hardship •nd to preserv¢ go1 health Wlongst th¢ gentrnl public ID the Basse¢law arca by the wovisiffl of furlds. food. g(M)ds ar r/ices of any kind dccmed appropriate by the MISe5. Page 2
Trnstees, Report (continued) Objrthw, Jlroiffju Bassetlaw Foodbanys main 8(4ivtty 1$ to di5trikn etnw food Pa¢ to those exwtencing food insecurity. This is mpltshed by ColleIng food donations from the sener4] public, ojwisations & J5ine5ses in mathy yS as FM)ssib The stttff, voluntecT5 and trus¢s use rnY publicity strew includEng ktai press, SLKial melli4 Whd publi¢ speaking Oppo]111¢5 to edu¢ the local Njulaiion ott the need to suppm those livinB in our ar¢ Sufferi through p)verty. Food and other eMMtilals are wlkded from mwby wUedi(bo points ross the distri in ehur¢hes. Ioc81 bysinesjes. Schools, wernwkets dc. (or drorpcd of by the bIle directly af our ww¢house) knd tsken to the BFB warehouse Whe the doDaiions are 50rted. Ptrc¢l8 containing ethough fojd and toiletries for %ven are pui tO8ether. (vorying Sizu row • single p¢rson. uple or family). Clients who are in need are refenrd to the fwl bank by our TefemLI agents wkn are wx)rkin8 with the client in other way5 to alleviatt their ImmlSte p¥oblems. A m¢mE¢r of stsff tri•gcs rtqueth by plb)ne. ParRls are then ¢oll¢cted by volunteer drivtts cr sthff attd delivered to servic¢ ux¥J all Bassetl•w by 6pm ¢a¢h day. Additionalfy T opwate S¢[[ xhemes tiirtied It itiertssin8 th¢ aett8$ and affoydability of food. with the aim of helping Ih)u5ehold wh) have experi¢nc¢s, or tre ai risk of cxperien¢inÉ fwd inTity. These include subjidised fNEt & veg's box s¢hem¢, houselwlth p4y £5 8¢t a box of ft¢th delivernd ev oih¢r w¢¢k. W¢ Sup SO households with thi$ scheme. The dwity Tuns a mobile e4)nynurtry slw whi¢h s¢¥ves 10 villa8¢s acros5 Bass¢tlw. Membership is free to residents of those villa8¢ and memben buy fLN)d and houselKld basicJ at a sub5idised ra. This h¢lps Strelch th¢ir budget 4nd red¢$ the need for emer8ULCy food prcels in those •rn5. It 8ive8 BFB another Iw 10 Sign$t sid¢nts to othcr help a11&ble in Bassetlaw. We ran a lun¢h club in PffiDership with Harnrffth & Birt¢rtes Town Hall, wh¢rE residents ean get a hoi two Course for £5. This ensiires attettdee$ get at leaA one c¢rfJked rn1 a wyek, 4nd Creates an opportunity for so¢ialisin& around which a Stron8 JIIPPt h¥ been built. This Jxojea ¢nded 1 the tnd of Mh 2025 as the charity had M fimbtr fundin& We nln a wmmunity al]oknart woject on the land nrxt to the wu¢)Ust, where we 8row pwduc¢ for our cafe arhd for em¢rgew food Pce13. ordcr to raiJe futkl¥ Ch1 takes donatiom of go)ds and sells thun OD VInd 4fKI on th¢ 0d00 Market in Rerford. At the end of 2024 opened BFB Hiv< i COMMlty project that In¢lte$ a C4f4 lw>drth and two communtiy roo]rn8. In the cafe we offtr re•sonably priced rne15 to the general public. well a5 havin8 the ¢apa¢ity to gift meals to service user5 and Ih>se sr¢ Strugg]in8. The lawthette similarly be a paid for or 8ifted servhce.
Trustees, Report (eolllitiued) hbllcbenefii As ow criieria is that we are providing ern¢rgew servi¢e for dw)9e tho ATe expeTi¢wing Food tnsecurity, we are supporting Individ1$ families would oth¢ThTris¢ be unable to feed thselve or who have so little incotne that they have ¢lw)ose betwten food fu¢1 or housin8 Costs. These th)i¢¢s leAV¢ familic5 f1n8 Strcss, hornclc55ncss and ill health. By pmviding a food parc¢l to those who are in w¢h Aei ti dknvs other age1¢$ (owr r¢fenal A8en¢ies) the time ts) r]nd support iti other ways ffxthese dients. Providill8 emer8ency food pAr¢els helps to give irtthvithids f•mili¢s wlw are in netsj enough food to keep th¢m r¢4sonably 1] nourished for a few day¥ sthving off health isques 0clated with malnourishment w¢ll as •I¢viAting the mentsl strain being in a uijis lik¢ this. The addition•i projects increue th¢ a¢¢esibility •nd ¥ffordabilry of fort which helps hou5¢holds strdeh their budgets fvrth¢r and rethe$ tht likely1c they will need to w¢qu¢M Jnd emÈY8aKy food PaT¢¢I in the fvtur¢. Ther¢ are olso the addfft0Th b¢n¢fits of proiKts. like the supp)n networks built be euswmen ofthe community shop and visitots w the ¢afe. Th¢ trystees &)nfirn th they have tornplied with th¢ requimn¢nts of x¢tion 17 of the Charities Ac¢ 2011 to h¢ due regard to the public benefrt guida¢ publiyhed by the Chvity Commission forE48lahd Wales. Athlevthieots #ttd perf•nnAe¢ B¢twe¢n April 2025 M•T¢h 2026 BFB wppli¢41 crner%ÈiKy ffy)d 3,058 pwpk across 1.571 h¢)usehold$. We dtlivertd around 1.250 frnit & veg boxes to families in Ba55¢daw. served arourA 12S customm • wtek B&8s¢tl•w Communty Shop thd 40 rn¢als a Meek * LwKh aub. We are able to do this with a team of Around 90 volunte4 who give their time to h¢lp with marty vitsl Sk$ throughout the chlrity. We served 50 people a wr¢k ( the BFB Hive cofe. wDTkin8 in plrthttship with other agencies in B15S¢tlaw to prmiote inerew aceess to xuppcrt. FIDan¢l•l revlew We ¢nd¢d th fInrI81 yetr with i deficii of £16.788. agains¢ 8 blSed deficit of£66,038. Whil¢ this 15 • b¢tter financial position than budselcd our fin1¢181 p05ltion is not a% styon8 in previou5 years. Our success with grani fijnding is of some concery and are l(N)kiD8 to IncrE the divenifi¢•tion of our incomc 5tsem$. We have tsk¢n the d¢¢ision to our 5*vin8S 4CCOW]t to onc held by another b4nkiti8 8rowi for belter financial proteciion. Chr policy is to hold ffs¢rv¢s w op¢rat¢ the core of the chwity. Providing emergenGy knd parcels. ftsr six month. Thts is gjrrently hekl in ¥ xpwate 5avin8s and policy and ammount 15 r¢viewed annualty. Page 4
Basletlaw FOrfJdbk Tnut¢es' Report (¢ontiDued) M#Jorrlsks The grant giving landscape ¢ontinuts to be chengl wth les5 SE avaihble 88•inst rnor¢ dwknd. While we have ¢ontinucd to diversify our in¢orne 5trtam$ this still causes some crn ts grants ha typIlIY Q)V¢Ted laryer ¢05ts like wages for difftrtnt pjeCts. The rik io Iwes and Dn puts pTr$se on the ch3 fihancc5. but Xill commited to the R¢a] Living Wa8& Currently w4e Lsts is biggest Ouwoing at 6N. Recent changes to the b¢nefits sy1tn sknum finaticidly bu*fit families with children in Ba$5eilaw which will hop¢fitlty be r¢flecta in the nwnbets of requests receive for ¢risis support from households witli thildrert. However. know th&t the se¢wity sysfem h¥ not kept up with the real ¢05t of IivinB, Icaving rnathy wple fa¢rng a negative budget ev¢ry time th¢ffe is an out of the ordinw expenses, or even every month. We ve commii¢d to providin8 the b¢si Jupport for ruideots of Bametlaw. P8ge S
Basyellw Foodbank Statejnent of Trustees. Responsibilities The trustees r¢sponsibl¢ for prepAriti8 th¢ trustees, report and the fw8nc1 5tatcrncnts in c1)rdance with th¢ United Kingdom Ac¢ountin8 StaDdarth (Utiited Kin8¢kn G¢ncr8Uy A¢ttkrted A¢c4yJnting Practice) and applicablc law and reguiions. The law appli¢8bl¢ w ¢1]ties requires the tNst¢¢s to prtpare fioan¢iai sialements for ea¢h financial ycar whith give & trne and (air view of the State of aff'r5 of tbe charity of th¢ incomin8 rcsour¢¢s and applicDtion of rUrCeS of the charity for t1 pcriod. In Pptir[fig th¢s¢ fi[wlS] stements. th¢ trustees are required to.. select Suitable accounting policies And then apply them c1$t¢atty. obs¢rve the tnedh)ds principles in the cl111¢5 So. make jud8¢m¢nts znd e5timS are rea5(11t and wudettt: stat¢ whether applicable T1j11ng standtrdl have been follow•l. subie¢t to my Jnaterial d¢parture5 disclosed and explained in the finwlcial Stements. and pr¢paTe the fJMn¢ial ststvnems on the 8oin8 ¢on¢¢rn b•5ii unleu it is inApprowlO to presum¢ that the ¢harity will continue in business. The trusttts responsible for keepin8 prow x¢(wnting r¢coTds di¥ with rtwMbl¢ ac¢w at ny tirn¢ the fmanci•l position of the choriry and enable them ¢0 ¢nsur¢ that the finan¢i Statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Chrities {A¢counts WMI Reports) Regulations 2008, 8nd th¢ provisions of the nstiiution. The trusl¢es #rt also r¢sponsibl¢ for e&ll4rding th¢ 8wts of thc ¢hwity herKe for taking reasonable steps for the pTrv¢nlion and delon offr• and other irregul•rities. The tTU$tees are rcsponsible for the maintenlnce and inlegrity of the corporale and finArtci81 inforniation in¢luded on th¢ thwitable COMpY'S b$ll¢. tX8islion Boverning the preparuion and dissemin1on of fin¢111 gwements m8y ditf¢Y from le81$]lon in other jwisdi¢tions. Approv¢d by the of the Al..o611& and sied ¢m its behr by: Rebe1 Cull¢n
Bassetlaw Foodbank Indeptndettt Eumither'j Rrt to the trusteej ofBawtl&w Foodbank Indwden¢ exaJThkner'J nport to th¢ trllstw of B•11 FOodk I report the on nrj examination of th¢ of Bassctlaw F(thk (th¢ Tharity) for the yeor ended 31 Marth 2026. Res•1blIt1ts •Dd bAh of rtpDrt As the trustees of the charity you trc rtsF)nsible for the prepaTtiott of the wunts rn aCcOrdce with the requir¢mems of the Chariiies Ad 2011 fthe Ace). J rcport in respeei of my exaMi10n of the CIMrity's wouots earricd oui under SWIOD 145 Of the 2011 A¢t and in canying out my examination I have followed all the app]ible directs0 SIV by thè Charity c¥JMmijoD uttd¢r section 145(5Xb) of A¢L IndepeDdtDt exmlJer'g st¢ement Sin¢e th¢ Charity's gross inthne ex¢¢eded £250.000 yw txaminer must be a membe¥ of 4 body li4¢4 in $e¢iion 145 of the 2011 Art. l confimi l am qualified to u¥bIene the eXaMition be¢aus¢ memb¢r of th¢ Chartertd Instrtute of Publi¢ Finance Accountsncy ICIPFAI, which is one of th¢ lllted bodies. I have eomplet¢d my ex8min4tion. I confimi that no matters h¥ve come to my attention in wnn¢cii¢m with the examtnation giving me cause to believ¢ in •ny nthrial r¢sw: aewunting reId$ re not kepi in re5P¢tt of the Chvity u r¢quir&l by %dion 130 of the A¢4 or 2. th¢ accounts th) not ac£ord with rewdJ" 3. the accounts do not eompty with the accountin# WeqUiTtn*nls concerning th¢ fomi and cO¢t of OUnts set oul in the Chariiies (Accounts R¢wrts) Regul10% 2008 other thaft any requircm¢nt that the a¢wukits give o'lrn¢ and fail view which is a rnatter g)nsid¢red &8 pirt of an independent exthination. I have no concern$ and hav¢ come ¥¢rosJ no other matters in conneclion with th¢ examimlion to which attention should be dr•wn in this re in ord¢r to enible 4 proper Wmkrslanding of the a¢a)unts to be rched. Eva Stevens, BSC, CPFA, empkjyee of CcTrrnunty Aecothtting Pl memb¢r of the Chart¢r¢d insiitul¢ of Publi¢ Fitwice thl Accounthn¢y (CIPFA> Uniis l & 2 North West 41 falbot Str¢et Nottingham NGI 5GL DJt¢'.
Bassetlaw Foodbank Statement of FinD¢iII A¢tivities for the Year Ended 31 Mwch 2026 Totsl 2(126 2025 Note Ineome and Donati1 and Icwics Charitsble a¢livities Other trading activities Investment income Other iTh¢ome 74.Tll 3.720 95,176 2.503 13.493 74.778 188,819 95.176 2.503 13.493 86.403 155,049 87.857 2.654 28.918 185.099 Totsl Ineorne 189.670 185.099 374 769 360 881 Charirable aetivities 202.149 (189.408 1391.557) (438.314) Total Expenditure N¢¢ ¢xpeAditur 202.149 189 408 391557 438314 112.479) 14,3091 33,531 (16.788) (77.433) N¢¢ movemuit in fimd5 (46.010) 29,222 (16,718) (77,4331 Re¢oDdll•tknn of funth T81 fi$ brnu8ht foThvard Total fimds ¢wried forward 315625 350 54 427 787 269615 350 354 All of the charl5 a¢tiviti¢S d¢riwe from continuiD8 yr¥li¢)ns during the aix)v¢ wiods. Th¢ fynds bre&down for th¢ Period 15 iti fmxe 18. The notes on p88¢s I I to 21 form an integrnl part of these finatic1 ststemMts. Page 8
Bassethw Foodbank St4tement ofFinanei41 Activitim for the Yr Ended 3] Mar¢b 2026 (continued) TheAt Are the fgrthe previou att•MXtiD£ #Dd r• IDthded for rfjwr•t5Ye pDrp09es Total 2(125 Inwme •nd Endowments from." Donations and legacies Charitable aelivities Other tradin8 a¢tivitit5 Invesiment in¢on Other income 86.403 5,676 87.857 2.654 28,918 86,403 155.049 87.857 2,654 28,918 149,373 Total Incorn¢ 211 JO8 149 373 360.881 Charitable ]Vill¢S Total Expthditu Net incom&(expehditure) 438314 1205 7671 438314 5.741 552591 183.174) 55259 (77.433) Net movaDent in funds RrtontUltloD Totsl broughi forward TO1 funds wried forward (49,518) (27,915) (77.433) 305 143 427.787 18 315625 350 354 The notes on pa8¢5 11 kn 21 forni inte1 part of these financial stateDts. Page 9
Bassetlaw Fo(rflbank (R¢gistratKtyD number: 1209747) Balance Sh¢¢t as at 31 M¥rch 2026 202 2025 No¢¢ Flxtd Mefl Tangible assets 14 55.933 80.504 Currtnt i$xts Is 16 6.462 277 933 1,690 Cash 4t and in hand 284.395 278,689 Creditors: fllllnz thie wlthth one year 17 current uets 277.633 269 850 Net #ittts 350 354 ds t)f tb¢ chBTIty: Rejtrlrted iwcome Restriaed funds 63.951 34.729 UDrutrkttd lotome funth Unrestrict¢d funds 269615 315625 Totsl 350 354 The financi statements on p4¢J I 21 *Yre wroved by trustees. athl aUthsed for isgue on ffl/a6/zG and si8ntd on b¢hAlf by: Rob¢rt Lwnb Tw5tee Th¢ not 00 pages l I to 21 forni an integral pirt of these finan¢ial ststements. Page 10
B•Jseilaw Foodbank Note8 to the FiMncil Statements for th¢ Year Ended 31 Mareh 2026 l Aceowiti4 pti S¢tement of ¢ompllaD¢e The finala1 sernents have been pryred in accold with the sccond edition of the Chariiics Ststcment of Recommended Pralce issu¢d in (ktober 2019. the Fina0¢i ReEx)rtill8 Si8ndard appli¢able in the Unit¢d Kingdom and Republlc of ]r¢lf&MI (FRS 102) the CTrthrilies Act 2011. B•Jl$ ofprep•T•doD BLssetlaw Foodb8nk rneets the defInition of i public bcnefii entity under FRS 102. Assets and liibilities are iniii8lly reco8nts¢d 4t historic ¢ost or yU¢ uDles$ oihmwse stated in th? Tel¢van¢ aceowJknB licy ftot¢s. KxemptioD frow prepriat • Ilow st•¢emeNt Under the exemption available to smaIlu ¢h2rities the Board of Tnmtees has ¢hoserA not to include & Statern¢nt of Fknvs within the fiJwKial s¢thments. GolDR cone¢rn The fmancia] $tatemths hov¢ been prepwed on • SoiD8 Q)n¢ern blsis. The A¥¢sg whether the of goinB MncerD is Jppropriatt i.e. whcthw there Ore #ny material tsncertainiies related 10 ev¢nts or conditions thii may cast signifi¢aht doubi on the Ability of the charity to eontinue as 1 8oing concern. The tnuteeg me this til Ttsped of • ptri(4J of on¢ yelr from the d•t¢ of Approv of the financial $ements. ID¢ome and endowments Voluntary income in¢ludin¥ th)mtK7 gifts. lryxie4 Ind grthts that wovide core fimding or are of a seneral nature is recognised when the chwity ha5 entitlemlyff the irKome. it is probable the will be ttreived 4nd the amount can be mesUr Afficiettt reliability. Donations &nd Itgxhes recogwsed on • n¢eivable basis whett is prob4ble th¢ amount can be r¢libly measured. Grnftts rec¢hNe Grants are rwognised wbtn thc chlty enlitle4llCDt to the firnds and wnditions linked to 8rnnts have bern met. Where rfO8vC Conditions Are 4ttached to the 8t1 and arc yet to be the ithcomc is reco8ni5ed 4$ a liability includcd on the bal4ttc¢ deferred nbE to b¢ releBsed. Exp¢ttditure All expendittwe is recognised on¢c there is a leg81 or conStr•ve ObliglOn to tht expenditure. it is probable settlement ts required and the ¢an be me*sved reliably. All rosts are allocated to th¢ applrcable expenditure heading that wgites similar wsts io category. costs cannot bc dittctly attributed partirular heingS they hve been l0¢ted on a basis CODSi5turt the use of resources. with c¢ntrdl staff costs allocated on the basi5 of time SP¢Dt. and depre¢1]0 charge5 4llrx•ted on the portion of the asset's use. Other suppon Costs are atlor•ted ba ott the swe•d of stsff ethsts. Pwll
Bajsetlaw FoodbaAk Notes to the Finaneial StatemeDts for the Yr EDd¢d 31 March 2026 (¢ODtinued) Ch4rltable rtllrflles Chxritbk expenditure comprises costs incuTred by the ¢h2rity in the d¢liv¢ry of Irs activities and s¢rvi¢es for its nefICiar1. It iDclude5 both ¢osts that can be all&¢d dirKdy to such xtivities and costs of a indirect naturc ne¢£ssary to SUPTX)rt them. Gov¢rDment VXDts Gov¢mmeDt grants are reColS¢d bas on the aCen nde] and art the at th¢ fatr value of the asset re¢eived or rcceivabk. Grants are clu5ified As r¢lotin8 eithcr to revenu¢ (Y to Assets. Grats relatin8 to rcvcnue are re¢ogDis¢d in income over th¢ period in which the r¢iated costs aye rolSe. Grants relating to ass¢ts are reco¥nised ov¢r the expected useful life of the &8sd. Whete part of a grant relatin8 to asset i5 dcferred, it 1$ T¢¢O8nised deferr¢d ineame. T#xAtioD Th¢ charity is Consider w pus th¢ set out in Paragraph I seldule 6 of the Fir¢ Art 2010 and th¢r¢for¢ it meets the definition of a ¢h&ritable cornpkny for UK wporntion tax purposes. A¢wrdingly. the charity 1$ TX)tentiIY ex¢mpt frorn I10n in r¢spect of iticome or wjit81 g•in$ Tvxived within ¢ate8ories cov¢r¢d by Chapter 3 Part I l of th¢ Corporation T•x Aci 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxition of Chwg¢able Gain5 Act 1992. to the extent suth inwne or Bains are appli1 ex¢lusiv¢iy ty dwriiable PurSe5. TADglbl• flxed 11g¢ts Individu fix¢d assets ¢OStin8 £500.00 or more Ire initia]ly recorded at rt l¢ss Y subsequettt r£cumulat¢d deprwiition and subsequent tt¢¢umula¢¢d imwmcnt losses. Deprffitiott ittd imortl¥Athn Depreciation is provided on Mngible rd Issets SO 13 WTite off the or ¥U&ll0 1¢s9 any estimated T¢5idual valtse, over th¢ir ¢xpeGted useful ¢corC lif¢ 4$ follows: Ayet clus Motor vehicles IT tquiptntnt Fixtwes, fitsill8S & ¢quipm¢ttt Depred•don mdhod r¥t 33J3% str•ight lin• 33.33% strai8ht lirt¢ 20% str&iKhi line Trade debto Tr&le debiors are amowits thK frryn gu0M¢r5 for rncrdwidis¢ sold QT servi perfOrn in the ordinary course of business. Tr1¢ debtors ar¢ recolS¢d itiiiialty * the pri¢¢. Ilry are subs¢qurnt]y measured at •mortis¢d $t sing the cfferfiv¢ int¢rest rnethod. 1¢5s provision for impainnenL A provision for thc imp8irni¢nt of dcbiors is estsblished whcn ther¢ is objedive evid¢n¢¢ that the thity Will not be able to Colle All amounts due ¢ordin8 to the original ienns ofthe receivabks. Csh ADd £sb equivlents C&sh and equivalents Lwprise on h*Ld Ind dqx)sits, other 5hort-iemi highly liquid inveslrnents that we readity coThvertiblc to 8 of ¢¥sh are subject to art Ijgnificant fisk of ¢h¥J)B¢ in value. Pase 12
Bas8etlaw Foodbank Notrs to the Financial St8temeDts for the Year Ended 31 March 2026 (¢ontinued) Fund stru¢tyre the objectives of the lty. Restricted income ndS are tlk)se donated for we ID a particutsr 4r¢a or for xptcific purposes. the us¢ of which 15 restricted to ihai wea or purywc. Pewlons nd otbtr pwl retirtffjont obll£•li Th¢ charity coeratrs a deftned contribution peD5ioTh scheme whi¢h is 8 pen$ion plan utlder which fixed contiibutions arc paid tnto a pen5iw fuThl and the chviry h&8 no leg or k))nsth]rfivc obli8ation to ply fvrth¢r ContriblOn$ even rf the fijnd (b¢s noi hold $uffKitDt to w all employees the benefTts relAtinB to empk)y¢e service in the Tea¢ and priorp¢riods. ContrilyJtioN fo defined contribution plans are recognised in th¢ Statement of Financiil Adiviti¢5 when they are due. If contn"buiion payments exc¢ed the c¢)nthbution duc for seTVbC¢. th¢ ¢xcess is rttg8nis¢d as a prepayrnent. Unrertrfeted Totsl 2026 Go•¢r•l 2925 Donations and lewies: D¢xt8tions from FnIe4 Inws and similar pro¢¢ed5 Grknt5. in¢ludin8 ettpit 8nnis; 66,469 76.403 8.309 8 J09 74.778 10.0( 74.778 86,40J 3 Incomt frfymj ¢karltAbk ictivltkl Unrtrtri¢led Restritted Tot1 2026 Tot•1 2•25 GeDeral Grants & donatiThJs Lunch club fees 185,099 18S,099 3,720 149,373 5,676 188 819 155 049 Page 13
Bassetlw Foodbank Notes to the Financial Slatements for the Year Ended 31 M4rnh 2026 (continued) 4 Income from ¢r•dimi adiv Unrestrleted Tot1 2•25 G¢neTAI 2025 Tr•din¥ income" Shop income frorn Mic of dLed and servi8 Community shop revenue Iw trading i1¢ LOCAI fiuthising 21043 51,045 18.803 22,043 51.045 18.103 25,406 46.860 I4,5 816 5 Inveth#ent Inton unrVIct¢d T•tsl 2026 Totsl 2025 GeRerl Intercst rcceivablc and simitar in¢ome: Int¢T¢$t r¢e¢i¥able on bknk deposits 1503 6 Otber IDeome Ure4tiieted To¢•1 2026 Tothl 2025 GtDer*l Rentsl income 13,493 13.493 Page 14
setlaw Foodbank Notes to the FinAnei41 Statements for the Year Ehded 31 Mr¢h 2026 (eontinued) 7 Gnllts nd doDtions fxDd• Tot1 fuD Nottinghamshire County Council Bset]4W Distri¢t Council B453etlow Commwiity SPF UKSPF Retford Rotary Club Retford Lion Charity Tnt J1 Givll)8 Muslim Chority National ttery Communty Fund Véolia J N D¢eoyshire Tnut The Grnrx Trust Gusto Community Fund Sundry 8vants & donations Th¢ Williamson Benevol¢nt Trust Warburtons Charitie5 Tnut VH Flexible Pomtr Limited Mtrsh Charitsble Trust 1650 2.800 42.01)0 5.450 47.000 5.994 659 2250 600 17,265 2.700 127,105 431 4,000 1.500 500 37,155 4.433 400 735 659 .750 600 17265 5¢ 1700 127,105 431 4.000 iJoo 51AI 37.155 4.433 400 735 71)0 700 74.778 185,099 259,877 Page 15
BAMetlaw Foodbank Notej to the Finaneial Statsments for the Yr Ended 31 M&reh 2026 {CODtinued) Expethdlthre on drItable etlvllk4 UDrestrleted ruDds Total 2026 Toll 2025 Bank char8e$ Cleanin8 & wast Communications Con)put¢r & ¢onsumthl DeprtGiation Online shop costs Equipment Food shopping Independent examinalion f Insurnrtce Maintcn#n¢e & eontr*¢tg Offlce expens¢s Professional f¢es Salaries, Nl & pension Staff trAinin& travel & expa)se5 Community Hub projert Sundry payTrents 539 372 360 539 2.612 360 716 3.035 1.018 3.033 31.397 1269 3284 71736 1.110 9,794 5.970 1,224 8.045 213,491 1,364 22.835 473 41.295 11,968 4,257 24.571 100 1.499 12.426 1.182 6.923 514 519 7,146 131,378 1.459 24.571 100 5.072 69.074 1.182 9.967 6.852 756 7.831 229,850 1,459 3.573 56,648 6J38 237 685 98.472 49 5.8Q7 49 21.624 7,166 15.817 1302 52 Van ¢osts Volunteer expenses 2.441 202 149 391557 438314 9 eojti The Aegate payroll costs Mrre •s follows: 2(126 21125 Stiflets durtng the yur were: Wages and sai¥ri¢s Social security $ts Pemion Costs 214.596 11146 3,108 201,990 9,415 2.086 229.850 213.491 The monthly av¢rag¢ numb¢r of pwns liticluditig senior mweDt tearn) employed by the ¢harity during the yw as follows: Page 16
Bassetlaw Foodballk Notes to the Financial SlatemeDts for the Year Ended 31 Marth 2026 (continued) 2(126 2025 No Average nwrtber of ¢mploy¢es 13 12 7 (2025- 8) of th¢ abov¢ ¢mploy¢es p•rticipat¢d in the tkfine41 Contiybution Peion Scth¢thes. ContrIblOn5 to the employte pth5ion for the y¢ar kx#lled £3.108 {2025- £2.080. No ¢mployee receiv¢d ¢rnolum¢nts of rM)re £60.0 during the yeAr The iotal employee ben¢fits of the kty of the chBrity Mrr¢ U0.212 (2025- £101,579). 10 ldepeDd•Dt fq Durrng th¢ period. thc fees payable (exch1& VAD w th¢ ch•rity's independent exlminer Community A¢¢ounting Plus art allalysed as follow5.. 2026 2025 Independtnl examInlOn Other rtnwncial 3ervi¢¢s 985 227 925 1212 925 11 Trutw rewuneratlon •thd PenO No trusteej, nor any p¢rsons connected with them. hm 1ved remun¢ntion fiDm th¢ ¢h•rity thring the year. No trustees have receiv any reimbwxd expenxs ben¢fits from the clwity dwin8 the yew. 12 Relat party trns*eiiow There w¢r¢ no related party tranlon$ in the ye4r. Pw17
Bajsetlaw Foodbank Notes to the FinanciAI Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026 (eontitiued) 13 Txtion The ¢harÉty is u r¢gistu¢d thity knd is the¥efor¢ exempt from ¥X)rp0rntionit1On. 14 Tangible Ilxed auets iitllre4 equlpment Motorvehidu IT •qyAwneml Toll At l April 2025 118276 21,50D At 31 Mareh 2026 118376 21 141.499 Depreclgtl•D At l April 2025 Chw8e fw the ye At 31 March 2026 38,688 20,584 916 1,723 60,995 24.571 3 2150Q Trmjok v•l¥¢ At 31 March 2026 At 31 Mah 2025 916 Th¢ Charity hag th¢ u¥¢ of th¢ FYerniJN . M•nton Cmimunity CentrE. S1ThY iiorf w0$0p, S80 2TU. whi¢JJ is held <MJ tNst by Robert Lamb. Karen WhitlwN K¢vin Duka. The Charity also enjoys we of the PMI al 78 LO} StrttL W(ffkw. on a pepperwrn rent B•ss¢tl•w Distrid Council. 15 D¢bton 2•26 2025 PpayMents Other debtors 4.631 1,585 105 6.462 16 Ciib Ind e49b equiv&kDts 2026 21125 Cash on hand C#Jh at b 987 276,946 641 276.358 277.933 276,999 Pag¢ 18
Ba55etlaw FoodbaDk Notes to the Fin1claI Stst¢ments for the Year Ended 31 March 2026 (continued) 17 Credlton: •mowits f•llknz dut Tplthth wty¢•r 2•26 21125 Other laxation and social security A¢¢nwls 3.723 4,162 18 Blnrt #t 31 Mr¢h 2026 B•l•nc¢ •t I Aprtl 2013 Resour Tr•nsf¢ri Utyrntrkt¢d GenMI G¢nval fiuMI 315.625 189.670 (201149) {33,531) 269.61 S Rtttriried Ww¢hous¢ () CSL FNit & Veg Boxcs Grow it, Fix it Cornmunity Shop Community Hub project To¢1 rntrfeted 2.111 15.IXM) 17.618 127,105 (98,819) 30,397 15,000 18,554 22,700 (21.764) (5,gM) {51,556) 11.275) 24,orK) 27,556 5,975 34,729 189.401 33,531 63.951 TotAI fund8 350.354 374,769 391,SS Th¢ ¢raNf¢r from th¢ G¢n¢ral fiuNI to th¢ reWicd fiwd$ i• kn t4mr th¢ deficil these Ktiviti¢s - Cornmuntty $knp and other revenua are Teoifd&J in the General fill. The Jpe¢ifi¢ purpo5 for whith th¢ fimd$ ¥r¢ to bB 4ryli¢d are as followJ'. Frpjit & Ve8 Box¢s. Fruit & veg box¢5. voluntw expen9¢5 thin u55ts of the 5chem< Conllnunity Hub Prnjeci . BFB Hive, Ctfd Lwtslerett• COOMTrIty spaces. Covers wag¢s, fwd and equipment C05t5. Grnw i( Fix it . a new 1mmn 8rowin8 project and white 8ocd5 UFwclin8 IMNk5hop. Thcrr 4r¢ fimds here forequipment purchas¢8 s81ary, running ¢oMs, volwit¢¢r training ¢t¢. Commuttity Shop. nllming sal¥y. auto costs ffimd to pur¢lwe stock for the Bas5thw Comtnutiity Shop projea. W4relK)use {truY) . ftr taking the lease attd rnaiDtrD#Ke and rtmning costs for BFB'S curnt wuthousc location. P4¢ 19
BaetlaW FoodbaA Not to the Finaneial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026 (continued) B*J¥n¢¢ at 31 Mirch 21125 Aprll 2024 Tr•wfe Unr¢rtrkted GeneMI G¢nernl fund 365.143 211,501 {205,767) (55259> 315.625 Restrleled Warehouse (Lott¢ry) CSL Fruii & V¢8 Boxes Electri¢ Van Lunch Club Grow it. Fix it Cornmunity SIK>P Cornmunity Hub proj¢¢¢ 20211 15,000 21.552 1,587 66.89) (84.997) 15,000 17,618 20.748 (24,682) (1,587) (8,978) (11.150) (59.620) 41,533 8.117 791 3.550 28,333 22,585 4287 27. Tot•1 ru¢ric¢ed 149 232,547 62,644 73 55,259 34,729 Totsl fun 427 787 438314 350 354 Pa8e 20
Bassetlaw Foodbank Notes to th¢ Financial Statements for the Year E•ded 31 March 2026 {eontinp¢d) 19 Analysis of Det Met$ betwee• fllDds 2026 Total fuDd¥ Tan8ibEe fixed assets Cumt assets Cuftent li4bili¢ies 55.933 55,933 284.395 (6,7621 63,951 (6.762 Tots] net &85¢ts 269.615 333.566 Unr¢5trirted 2025 Totlll fundi Gootrl Re8trfeted Tangible fixed aJs¢ts Cutrent ets Currerrt liabilitieJ 80.504 243,960 1.839 80,$04 278,689 34.729 Total 855¢ts 315.625 34.729 350J54 20 Ben¢ftts In khd Th¢ ¢harity rettivej significant qukntiliH of (krfwted food from sUnnk¢1 OrylIatIOns. #nd th¢ g¢neral public. In line with the ChttieS SORP {FRS 102). &)nated gTh)ds thjId be rtwised ot fair value where this ckn be measur¢d reliably. Howw, due lo the Yolwne. freqnCy. thd rnixed nath of fotyj thjnations Te¢eived, together with the •bKnc¢ of c4Thsisthnt luatIOn thr tsvttees cwsid¢T a rtliable c51imate of fair value cannoi b¢ Me. A¢¢¢)rditisly. doll4t f( ts rew8nis¢d as Iti¢ or in¢luded wilhin stock th¢ fjnan¢iai statements. Tht majority of ftx)d donations are distribed to beneficiaries SlyxY •ft¢r rettipL and IM) matsriil is held 4¢ th¢ r4rtIng dAte. Non•financial infornation re8arding fwd $kni10 including q1¢$ disthbuted wxl ljen¢fi¢l rea¢h, is provided ITh the Tn¢$. Annual R¢p(Kt. Page 21