FOOD FACTS FRIENDS PROJECT
SCOTfisH CHARITY: SC047203
TRUSTEES. FINANCIAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
February 2024, the seventh y of operatKX) Sin￿ fc￿￿t#)￿ of the ch￿lty on 24 Fe￿ 2017. The
{as and and ReFxxting by Charities.. Statement of R￿mmended Pr￿1￿ apphcable
UK of IrelaTrY.
ObJ•ctlves and Acliviti•¥
lislen to Ihelr wobIen￿ can f¢yyJ, ￿1V￿, friendship. and supF#yt
The woiect operated wemises at 42 John Sireet. Penicuik, EH26 &4B thr￿ the accountw
s(Thlise wrth t)theTr. a free Zero Il*dsle Cixnmunty FrhJ9e and a Ccwnmunity P￿ty wovhJirvJ fc#)a al
minwnal cost. Tl* yew ended 2* Fe￿, 2024 was the fifst full yew the Pantry was open. It Yas open 6
drys a *eek and h&J 575 at that date.
MELDAP {Mththiw* wj East Lolhban Cty￿ Alcoh)I Partnwthw)). In March. 2023 rme Nmned in
ConnectM)n ¢2fé. furxts to us to OV￿ Ihe cost of (a) additional fTr)d Ib) *JdilKxd
The total Income was £113.468.68 Trnclulkn d￿al￿S frcrfn InthvKluals ￿ Businesses (£32.453}.'
Grant Awards frcrfTr orwitsatK￿ {£17,$84); Income frcrfn Events1£12.878): Chrislmas1£592)
and Panty Int￿. i￿ludW¥j Membershp Fees, (£37,422>. Grant Awards
T￿81 Exp&NIth the ￿ was £98.79).55 indth pur¢hase fo(M*8 & todths (£19.1311. PPE
￿￿n￿t and consumables {£6.768). Asset AdditK)ns1£7,320} erw S￿￿es.. gas. e￿￿(£l4.41O).
Prerriw costs (l￿1￿J￿ waste dtspctsd) (£16,759). staff cosls (£17.8021. van costs (£4.601). *xl
The TnL81e2s W that ts balm d Ihe v￿ FuThJ as at 1. m￿Ch, %Y23. £4.014.08 be
LACER Fund
In Few. 2022. the Scdtish Go¥eM￿l anTrNHKed a nv4¥ £eii MIN￿ wiilHtwe to tty Sup￿¥1

The sum of £19,910.48 ￿ the LACER FurKI was distrtff￿ k> ttrKJ* meelYwJ tt* These YKathd:
The balwK* d exh Fwwj as * 2* Feiw. 2024 was:
General FuThJ £78.081.35 WKI
LACER Fund £ 1.2C(1.51

The fol
In hne ￿th Ihe ProFct ¢￿￿￿tutI￿. at AfAa. al charity trwt88s aml dull￿ tr
are wuir•J to:
at that time.
{Scolknd) Act 2fx)S. the Charitw A(xxxJnts IS(yJtI￿) Regul8ti)ns 2(M%.

I rewxt ￿ the accounts of chwty Ihe w endwj 29 Fe￿U￿Y 2024 w￿h we 88t Ixrt on wJe 5.
R•W>•C￿ r•sponslblllll•• of trust•o• •nd oumln
ilh the tern￿ of the Charities and Trustee Inveslmenl IScotl8nd) P£t 2005 and tho
Chanties A£counts Iscdknj) Rtyula1￿S 20(%. The dwity In￿eeS CCThKlef that ts
audrt requirement of RegulatK)n10111 (d) of the AC0￿nts RegulatK)ns dr￿
8Prty. It is my re¥K￿ to as r￿u1r&I undw sathn 44<1) (c)
Iscolkndl 21M An ex8mKHtion indudes a revivw of the accvuntmg recryd8
kepl of the presented wilh tFM)se ￿ds. tt also includes
y)svJernkn of arry unu8U81 rtem8 or disclosures in the ar£ounts and seeks explan81ion8
audit orin*)n on Ihe gvlen iry Ihe ￿cl￿)n￿
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•rf• st•t•monl
In the o￿lSe ol my ex&nin81i)n, af the of •xtsints kn the yoor ended 29 Fe￿ 2024, r
to keep ￿)Unt￿9 rwds in acc(xdance with ￿￿10n 44(1) lal of the 2005 Act and
4 ot tr* 21Y>3A￿nts RegulalKm.
9 of the Ar)X￿nts RegulalK￿¥ have nol be￿ mel, or
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Chartwed Accountants
4 Lothian Street
Dawh
EH22 10S

Food Facts Friends Project - Report and Accounts
Year Ended 29th February 2024
RBS Current Account Opening Balance (Genoral. Van & LACER
Funds - 111 laarch 2023
£64.314.21
BalarYA- i* Il•rth 2023
Transfer ol Van Fund
£4 014.08
lar & IndivKlua15
£12,358.00
£20,094 75
£17.583.98
£12 878.C6
£592.50
£37 422 59
£12.388.80
£120.00
£30.00
£11J 468.68
Grant Aw¥d
Fund Ra
Pa
KIELDAP F￿￿lin
Olher I[W￿rne
TOTAL INCOIIE
Ilur•
£19,131.09
£6 7B6 00
£6.768.56
£7,319.98
£63.36
£1.503.71
£16,759.03
£548.70
£286.16
£1 153.47
£14,410.06
£4 601.43
£428 20
£17.802.38
£1,228.42
Fareshare Food
ui
Trnini
Cha
InsurarK¢
nised Everts
Cha
es". Gas &
Vehth Rumi
Chikkni'$ Clothes Pwchased
Professwal Fees
TOTAL ExPEND￿VRE
£14 678.13
G•n•rnl C
VAN FUND
Balance- Ilt 2023
Transfer to General
Van Fund ck￿ B•lanc• a• •t 2P F•1￿ 2024
£4 014 08
£4 014.08
£0.00
LACER FUND
Balance bwht ftyward 11t M￿, 2ff23
Fur￿ Re¢eNed from COU￿)1
£91099
£20 200 00
£19.910.48
£1200.51
LACER Fund Clos
Balanc• u at 2
2024
RBS Curyont Account Closing Balance (Gonernl and LACER Funds)
29th Februa 2024
£79.281.86