Storehouse (Nll Report of the Truste for the l'ear Ended 31 AuRust 2018 The trustee5 who are also dirLYiors of ihe chatily for ihc PUTPOSCS of the Coii)panies Aci 2006, prcsciil thcii. repori with the financial statcinents of the charity for ihe year ended 31 August 2018. The tmsiees have adopted the provisions of Ac¢ounling and Reporting by Chariiies.. Siaiemcnt of Rccomniended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance 'It]I rlie Financial Reporting Standard pplilable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effeciive l January 2015). OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Our Missioii To dLvelop coinmLiniiies thai recognisc ihe significance of everyone. We recognise that wverty of any kind often steals self-worth and value. driving people towards isolation aiid slrippin&y away dignity and individual significance. W¢ beliefv'e thai, by botli mcetiiig practical Iieeds tl)rou&h provision and developing positive eOEnmunity environments, Ihese P2ttcms cali be reversed and digniry, significance and hope can be r¢stored leading io individual and community wid¢ flourishing. Our Objective5 And Aims OLir aiiii in Siorchoiise (Nll is 10 develop and combat physical poverty and develop healthy, positiv¢ conimuillties IhroLighoLiI the Gr¢aler Belfast Arca. Wc do this, for th¢ publi¢ nefIt, through OUT two obj¢cliv¢s'. la) To relieve financial hardship and poverty 8nd lo promote and pr¢s¢rve gwd health by the provision of fiinds, &yood5 or seTvices of any kind. including emerg¢ii¢y food, clothing and household goods. The direct benLfils which flow from Ihis purpose include improvement of healih, reduclioii of anxicly and sir¢ss associated with a poverty lifestyle. Th¢s¢ iKn¢fiiS can be demonstrated by feedback from rCfeing paTtncr a¢1)CIeS, coniinued monitoring of service user cir¢umsiances and ongoing evaluation of our servi¢¢ delivery. Ibl To ben¢fit the residenls of the Grealer BelfLst Area and beyond without distinclion of s¢x. sexual oriLiit£ltlL)ii. race OT of political, r¢ligious or other opinions by asso¢iatiiig iogcilier th¢ said residents and the local aiiiliorities, voluntary and other OrganirIOnS in a coiiiinon effort lo advanc¢ edu¢aiion and io provide facililiLs ID the interests of social welfare for recreation leisure lime occupation wilh the objectivc of improvin&i the conditions of lif¢ for thc re5idcnls. The direci benefiis wliicli flow from this purpose in¢lud¢ increased Linderslanding and awar¢ncss of l(Kal povcrty issues. redu¢tion ii) poveny drivcn i501ation and ali increase in opportunity for social interaction. These bcnefi15 can be demoi)slrdted by provi5ioiI of edu¢ati()Iial prcsci)iations in schix)15. churches elc., ongoing trdining of volui)teers and provision of facilitics for mLiltiplL s¢)Lial and ¢du¢a(ional progrnnimes run by ours¢lv¢s and ihird party orglISatiOns. Who do ive benefit. ThL Ll)arity's bLI)¢fi¢iaries are ¢h05e living wiihin the Greater Belfa51 Area lacking the ability to provide themselves with the basic ¢55¢ntia15 of life as refetTed io us by our p8rtners aiid those in receipt of ai) increased £lwareness of local pov¢rty issues ihrough our educational pr¢senlations and trnining Sessions. Hoiv do w'e mitigatc harm. The purposes of the charity niay l¢ad io hami by prixtucing an over dep¢nd¢n¢y on charitable provision hO.¢Vlr tl)roiigh ongoing monitoring of individual Service user access the risk of hami is outweighed by tlie bcnefits. The only privalc beiiefii flowing from the PUTPOSCS is ongoing lrnii)ing in relevant ficlds accc5sible lo the trustees and this is incidcntal and necessary because il directly inipacts thcir ability to serve wiihii) the charity. Pagc I
Storehouse (Nl) Report ofthe Trustees lor the Year Ended 31 .4ugllst 21118 OBJECTIN'E.% AND ACTIVITIES Baekground Lauiiched in ?008, as a project of Belfast City Vineyard Church, Storehouse had a very SiTnplc aim. lo combat food povery throughoui the Gter Bclfast 4rcL workiiig rowards ihe day H,Iien no oiie in our city shoLild have to go hungry. Since then the project hag evolvcd wilh Siorehousc INI) being establishcd in 2010 and the focus broadening to enconipass other basic needs such as clothes, funiiturc aiid housel)old goods. Today Storehouse is providing atound 100 food parccls. seeing 90 relerrals in our centre. ai)d making around 20 fLimitLirc dLliveries every week. We partner wilh ovcr charities aiid agencies across the city and work aloi)gsidc moTe than 70 churches. schools. and businesses. Page 2
Storehouse {NIl Report of ihe Trustees for thv l'ear Ended 31 August 2018 OBJECTII:F.S AND ACTIVITTES Iloiv did we dth. Iii tlie year ending 31 August 2018 Storchouse (Nl) continued to grow in influeiice witliin the Greater Belfast Area and provided a significant service lo ihose living in circumstanccs of p)verty and financial, relational or emotional hardship. We delivered on our objectii'es in the following ways= al Wc continucd lo run 3 referral sessions per w¢ek, 51 wcck5 in ihc ycar, Slaffcd by an amazing. volunteer leani. Wiihin these sessions we provided approximat¢ly 3 IIX) food bags, roughly 41 ionn¢s of food, over l O(K) items of furniture and ovcr 6500 items of clothing. as well as IOOO'S of household goods aiid toiletry items to familics and individuals livin¥ within TY)Yerty throughout Bclfasl. Thc valuc of tlic good5 giveii, wiihoLIt Lhargye to the individuals S¢ed, is in ¢x¢¢ss of £124.000. We provided Ihis practical hell) 10 over 1000 Linique homes across tlic city. reprcscnting a vast specirum of Ihe community including. but not lin)ited to, faiiiilics with young children. individuals li.]ng on benefit4 those struggling with cycles of addiction or mei)lal healrh issues, Ihe honi¢l¢4 re(u8¢es and asylum seekers. bl Alongside the practical provision we SOLight to develop a healthy, wsilive ¢ommunity witliiii our servi¢¢ Lisers and voluiilecrs and Ihe wider Belfast community Ilirough facililaling some relational based environniei)1s. Every week we ran a breakfast drop-in called Siorehouse Hoine, providing a he8111)y bieakfast and S£1fe, regLilar space to develop relationships for those stnjggling wirh isolation. We averaged over 40 in tlcndGince cach week wilh 5ignifi¢anl conversaiion5 and friendships being a weekly iiorn). Maiiy of our rcgulars altLstcd ¢0 an increased sense of ¢ominunity, io a more positive ou¢loL)k on their circunistances and to a significant benefit in their mental health. Alongside Home we added a monihly "family" meal called The Table. The Table creates a space for anyone to ¢ome and participalL in the preparing. serviiig and eating of a family meal. Conversation is encoLtra&tred, nd flowiiigT across the t¢ibles, as many from vasily diffcreni backgrounds sit logeiher. sharing life. serving onc anoiher and Lxpandinb iheir undersiandingb of th¢ ¢iiy they call hon)e. We r¢gularly have over 50 coi)iii) to eat and chat logeiher. We also facilital¢d a weekly arts drop-in for teens and young adults within the city centre commui)ity, offering an alternativ¢ to 'hanging out" on the slreels in the evenings. We ¢xplored various fonns of visiial art, allowiiig youiig pLople to explore various tslenls, while ereating a relational environment which allowed for posi1IVC COIIVCTsation. ThroughoLiI Ihe Winter our stciff and volunleers purchased and buili a polyiunncl lo kick slari our gardening project Ground. Through the Spring aiid Suii)mer we soughi lo develop commuiiily amongsl volunteers and scrvicc users as we Irned together about growing and Icnding to fruit aiid vcgctablcs. Wc wcrc ablc to Ihcii ncliidc what was ¥rown as a healthy addiiion to our food bags, lo cook al our Table environinents and to begin lo offer some cooking classes for a i)uii)ber of those iii our communily. Througliout the year wc havc cotktinud to sp¢ak in many of our 80+ parti)cr churchc5, scliools and businesse8, sharin&i about the work of Siorehouse and i))or¢ imrtantlY sp¢akiiig to ¢hange perceptions of lo¢al poverty issues and inviting IOO'S inlo ongoing conversations about the challenges f(Icing our comiiiunitics. Wc hai'c offcrcd training to our ania7.ing Icam of 151FF voluii¢ccrs iii arca5 such as Iicalth aiid safety. first aid, fi>tKi hygi¢n¢, suicide awareness, iindcrstsnding ihc bcncfit 5y5tetn ai)d niuch InoTC. Wc conluiiic to s¢¢k a better ui)detytandingb aLn)ss ihe social-¢¢onotnic diyidcs within our ¢ily. FINANCIAI, REVIEW Ini'estment poi%'ers and polic). Th¢ ¢onslitUlion of Siorehoiise (Nll auihorises ihe Trns(ees to mÈk-c and hold investmenis iisings iis funds. Cash bdlances are eurrenily held with tlie Cooperdiive Bank plc. The Trusiees, wilh regard to the liquidity requirements of the orgaiiisatiOT), havc operJlcd a policy of keeping ndS witl)ii) interest bearing accoui)Is. Page 3
Storehouse (Nl) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 .4ugust 2018 FINANCIAL REVIEW Resen'es policy The I'njslees who served in this [lod have undcrtaLcn Ihc work of thc charity, identified the major risks to whicli the charity is exposed aiid are satisfied that all appropria policies are in place lo miligate these risks. Stor¢110115c (Nl) maintains rcservcs in order io COVLr fluctuaiions in income and expenditur¢, to allow for any mlJr unexpecied ¢xpendilurc or lo mitigatc any dcclinc in the overall financial environinent. STRUCTURE. GOVEIiNANCE AND MALNAGEIMENT GDI'crnin% doCuent ThL charity is controlled by ils governing documeni, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Aci 2006. Org#iils#tlDn#l structure Storcliouse INII is a company limited by guarante¢ as well as a registered charity. in M,hicl) the conipany directors forni the board of TThstLes. The liability of each TnJst¢e in the ev¢ni of a windii)g up is limited to £ l. The day io day running is delegated to the employed siaff. Induction and tr#lning of new Iruslees New Trustees are appointed when appropriale. Suilable candidates are considered on the basis of their skills, exp¢rici)ce and sympathy with ihe aims of Ihe charity. New Trustees haye the opporlunity of Tcviewing appropriate documents, including th¢ a¢¢ounis, as part of Ihe indueiion process. R15k niiin#gerntnt The syslLnis of iiilernal control are designed to provide re&sonable. but not absolute. assur81)ce agaii)si Inalerial misslaiemeni or loss. They include- An annual budget approyed by the Trustees RegFiilar r¢view by Ihe Trusiees of financial retM)rts * Identification and management of risk REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Comp4nJ' nunibcr N1602795 (NorihLrn IrL.laiidl Rcgi51cred CliarlN' number NICIU2175 Registered orrice I st Flour TeiMpl¢ Court 39 North Sireet Belfast Co. Antri BTI INA Trustees Mr Alaii Royc Carson Mr Robert Joseph Lewis Aslate Paslor Managcment Consulianl Director Minisier Of Religion Mr Richard Aidan Mccanney Rcv Andrciv Tcxlor Sniith - resigned 1.6.18 Page 4
Storchollse (NI) Report of the Truslees lor the Year F.nded 31 August 2018 RF.FF.RENCE AND ADMJfilSTRATIVE DETAILS Independeiit exaiiiiner Mcclcary & Company Lid Chanered Accountants Raihcanc Iloiisc 32 Hi115borough Road Lisbum Co. Aiitrim BT28 IAQ Bankers Thc Co-operative Bank POBoxlOI Balloon Sireel ManchLStcr M60 4FP Approv¢d by order of the knard of Irustees on 29 May 2019 and signed on its behalf by: Mr Alan Roye Carson - Trust¢¢ Page 5