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The Pantry Newcastle Limited
Trustee's Annual Report
Year Ended 31 March 2024
The Trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31
March 2024 which complies with the requirements for a directors, report and accounts under the Companies
Act 2006. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP)
"Accounting and Reporting by Charities" {FRS 102) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of
the charity.
Trustees of the charity
The directors of the charitable company are its trustees for the purposes of charity law. The trustees who have
served during the year ended 31 March 2024 and since the year end were as follows:
Jennifer Jane Elizabeth Maccabe
Hannah Wilhilmina Wilson (resigned 0911212023)
Manus O'Boyle (resigned 31107124)
Vivienne Quinn (appointed 1510112024)
Patricia Mary Rooney
Maggie Burch (appointed 04106120241
Yvonne Ann Maginn (resigned 0711212023)
Michael Gordon {appointed 04106120241
John O'Neill (appointed 1011212023)
Gary Campbell Law (appointed 0410612024)
Peter Joseph Mcclean (resigned 0811212023)
Karen Helena Law (appointed 04106120241
Sadie Jean Ethel Ogle (resigned 0811212023)
Bryan McNulty (appointed 0410612024)
Mary Helen Quinn {resigned 0911212023)
Objectives and activities
The association was established to relieve povety, hunger and financial hardship, promote social inclusion,
protect and preserve public health and well-being and to promote the benefit of the inhabitants who are in need
of assistance as a result of their povety or social and economic circumstances (hereinafter called "the
beneficiaries-} in Newcastle and its surrounding areas in County Down, Northem Ireland in particular but not
exclusively Ihereinafter called the "area of benefit") without distinction of age. gender, disability, sexual
orientation, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and
voluntary organisations and the beneficiaries in a common effort to relieve poverty and financial hardship with
the object of improving the conditions of lrfe for the said beneficiaries and in particular..
(al to relieve povety and hunger of the inhabitants who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress
or at risk of social exclusion in the area of benefit by any charitable means and in particular through the
provision of emergency food aid, relief goods, funds, training, clothing, advice and care.,
(bl the relief of sickness among the inhabitants by the provision of healthy nutrition and food hygiene
practice and the provision of services required to ease their suffering-
(cl to promote or assist in the promotion, facilitstion and organisation of community capacity building
and community development programmes and projects for the benefit of the inhabitants within the area
of benefit who have need of such assistance as a result of their youth, age, disability or infirmity, or social
or economic circumstances. in an effort to increase the abilities. skills and self-confidence of such
inhabitsnls.
For the purposes of the articles 'socially excluded, means people who are excluded from society, or parts of
society, as a result of one or more of the following factors= unemployment., financial hardship or low income-
race,. poor educational or skills attainment,. substance abuse or dependency including alcohol or drugs-
disability,. nationality or ethnic origin., or have experienced a lack of sensitivity to cultural issues.
The Pantry Foodbank provides emergency food hampers to those in need living in the Newcastle and
surrounding areas in County Down. Such people are identified by agencies such as Saint Vincent de Paul.
Citizen's Advi￿ Bureau, CAP, Home Start. Sure Start, PIPS, local churches. These food hampers also include
cleaning products and toiletries. Clients are referred by said agencies. We have a chat with them, identify gaps
in care and signpost to other agencies if ne￿Ssary. We operate in Newcastle on Monday and Thursday
afternoons from 14pm and provide emergency food aid for at least 3 days.

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The Pantry Newcastle Limited
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Year Ended 31 March 2024
Public benefit statement
The charity has given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on
public benefit to ensure that the activities entered into during the year have helped to achieve the charity's
objectives and activities as well as providing public benefit.
AchievementslPerfomiances in the period
We have been in operation for a number of years and operate from the Methodist Church based in
Newcastle. We are fortunate that that they have allowed us to use their premises to provide Front of House
location and storage, and as a result our overhead costs are minimal.
Within the past 12 months we have seen a continuous increase in the usage of the foodbank by the local
community. Due to various factors such as the cost-of-living crisis including the energyifuel crisis, the
economic financial downturn whereby we went into lockdown, businesses closed and people lost their jobs.
Therefore, our local community had been left in a greater need and those presenting for food parcels
increased. The pandemic left a major impact on our ServI￿S and the economy in general and a lot of smaller
businesses have closed, therefore leading to an increase in unemployment in the area.
In order to consider everyone's safety we delivered the fcM)d parcels to the people's home within the
community and continue to do so as we move fotward. In terms of our communication and public relations
strategy, we hold regular meetings of the PR sub-committee, looking at ways of ensuring that we target
those most in need. We visited schools and busirlesses. increased our social media presence and print
press, making regular contributions therefore raising awareness and profiling the foodbank in the area.
Our main sources of income during the last financial period have been through donations, fundraising and
various collections. There were also various fundraising initiatives held throughout the year. We have had
numerous supermarket, shop and street collections in our local towns which has proved to be a very
successful exercise in raising the profile of the Pantry FcM)dbank and highlighting the need for a foodbank in
this area. Also. various voluntary groups, church groups. schools. clubs and individuals have donated
generously to the Foodbank throughout the year.
In terms of expenditure this has increased signtficantly due to the greater demand on our service. Our main
expenditure in the financial year was purchasing food supplies which included both tinned food, fresh
vegetables and also meat supplies as demand increased and therefore as a result, we had to purchase food
when stock was depleting or in low supply.
Due to the rise in energy prices, we were made aware by the ststutory agencies that some of our most
vulnerable clients were unable to heat their homes, as a result we made a management decision to assist
those most in need with the purchase of emergency coallblocks which were delivered to their homes. This
was led by the urgent need at the time.
Thus. even though our donations of food have increased. and we have raised the public profile of the Pantry,
there is still a significant expense for us to cover stock costs. We also have Public Liability Insurance cover
for our volunteers and clientele. The Pantry Foodbank has no paid staff and all volunteers have provided
their help at no cost whatsoever to the Foodbank, which we are extremely grateful for.
Plans for future
As we move forward ahead in the year ahead, it is imperative for our continued sustainability and growth,
that we have the available resources to continue to meet the increase in demand in our local community.
The year ahead will be challenging for the Pantry foodbank as we are in a 'cost of living crisis with fuel
prI￿S increasing dramatically, which therefore financially impact on the family household income. Food
poverty is on the increase as those facing foodlfuel povety have to make the choice between heating the
house or putting food on the table, therefore we will be focusing on raising the profile of the Foodbank in the

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Year Ended 31 March 2024
area to ensure that those most in need are able to avail of our services, especially those in the surrounding
rural areas.
We need to ensure that The Pantry Foodbank has the finances to deliver our objectives and we will be
developing stronger cohesive links with the various voluntary and community groups, schools and
businesses to reach those in isolated rural areas. Also due to the increase in unemployment figures and the
uncertainty for many businesses we need to ensure we have available resources to meet demand. We plan
to hold various fundraising events, street collections, any other activities to promote and raise awareness of
the need for a foodbank in our community.
We also looking to engage with the media on regular basis and monlhly articles in the IoGal
newspapers. Also enhance and develop strategy regarding social media and X (formedy Twitter) to engage
with all sections of our community and ensure that our service is reaching those most in need.

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Trustees. responsibilities
Trustee's responsibilities statement
The Trustees (who are also Directors of the charity company for the purpose of Company Law) are responsible
for preparing the Trustees. Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with
applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice).
The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for
each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and ofthe
incoming resources and application of reSoUr￿S of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial
statements. the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.,
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102).,
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.,
stste whether applicable accounting stsndards have been followed. subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.,
prepare the financial ststements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy
at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply
with the Companies Act 2006.
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.
Small Companies Exemption
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part 15 of
the Companies Act 2006.
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JOIIM O'NEILL
MRJOHN O'NEILL
CHAIRPERSON
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MRS KAREN LAW
TREASURER