Rutherglen foodbank Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank (SCIO) Report and Financial Statement Year to 31st March 2025 Scottish Cbarity Number SC051084 Rutherglen and Cambuslang Fvodbank (SCIO) Year to 31st March 2025 Reference and Administration Chariry name Rutherglen and Cambuslang Fo(Mlbank (SCIO) Charity rcgistrdtion nurnl￿r SC051084 Contact address 17 Kin¢ath Avenue Rutherglen Glasgow G73 4RP Triistcc Convenor Secretary Tre&surer lanaoer Independent Examiner Bankers Bank of Scotland Solicltors Carr Bemian Crighton Pa8¢ 2 Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank (SCIO) Year to 31st March 2025 Structure and Organisation Background Ruthcrglen and Cambuslang Food Bank was formed in November 2013. The charity converted to SCIO th status on 29 June 2021. The objects of the charity are: To r¢lAeve the poverty and the buffrtillg distr¢¥5 of pcroolls in the communities of Ruthcrglen and Cambuslang by providing frcc food and in such other ways as thc trustees from time to timc think fit. Governlng Document Ruthcrglcn and Cambuslang Food Bank became a Scottish Registered Charity on 17th January 2014 following OSCR'S approval of an appropriate constitution reflecting this. The Charity adopted a new constitution when they converted to a Scottish Charitsble Incory)orated Organisation on 29 June 2021. Organlsatlonal Structure Thc Charity is administcrcd by a Managcmcnt Committcc which mccts a minimum of oncc PCT annum (nornlally monthly). Trustee Recruitment 2nd Appolntment Trustccs arc appointcd by application. In addition to applications from individuals the Management c.ommittee may, on behalf of th¢ membership, invite named individuals to be members of the Charity. MalD Activities > Distributing food weekly to the poor and needy from our three distribution cenlres. > Signposting our custom¢rs to appropriate specialists for help. > Offering "on the day" rcfcrrals to Citizcns Advic¢ with dcdicatcd CAB advisors at thc ccntrcs. > Offering support with fuel costs. > Collecting f(x)d from donorslsupennarkets. Sorting/storing collected food. > Delivering food from warehouse to three Dislribution Centres. > Supporting vulunteer5 and Lustomers into full time empluymenl. Managing tcams of volunteers to successfully achicvc thcsc aims. Page 3 Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank (SCIO) st Year to 31 March 2025 Achievements & Performance Operated three distribution centres covering Rutherglen and Carnbuslang areas throughout the year. > Obtained sufficient food to accommodate the needs of those attending the distribution centres. Managed donations of food and financial donations gifted this year. Managed a practical transport system to collect food and stock the distribution centres. Operated a busy warehouse to receive, sort and distribute food. This is a continuous process where stock levels require Lonstant monitoring. > ReLruited and organised suffiLient volunleers to meet the many demands of running the Foodbank. Obtained the neces.8ary financial resources to meet the costs of the operation, through grants, donations and regular giving. > Ran a recruitment campaign and appointed a new F()()db2nk Manager in fjecember 2024. > Signposted our customers to other agencie.s for specialist support. This included additional trdining and refresher training to our Support Workers to make best use of the Foodbank Infornmtion booklet to share details of local support services. > Continued a Service Level Agreement with Citizens Advice to provide our customers with specialist advice in real time. funded by a Trussell Financial Inclusion grant. > Welcomed an increased number of agencies referring customers to the Foodbank as we moved away from DWP Signposting. This Lh*￿￿￿ W&5 instigated by the DWP in February 2024. Actively sought other ways to help people in crisis e.g.. by providing toiletries, household cleaning items. fuel top-ups, SIM cards and warm iterns {e.8., duvets, blankets, flasks. fleeces. etc), fresh fruit & vegetables and £30 supermarket vouchers. > Maintaincd a "Usc of Funds" projcct plan to monitor non-food cxpenditurc. Took part in thc Ruthcrglcn Exchange Christmas Event to incrcasc the profilc of thc Foodbank and became their nominated charity parlner. This engagement will continue into 2025126 with a Foodbank presence at all future events in Rutherglen Exchange. > Maintained nctworks with bupernjarkets. churches, schools and local busine&ses, resulting in successful Easter, Harvesi and Christmas collections and regular Food Drives wilh Morrisons (2) and Tesco (3). Continued partnership with the Fuel Bank Foundation to support our cuslom¢rs who have pre-paid meters with fuel top-ups. Worked with Tesco Mobile. issuing free STM cards to promote digital inclusion and connectivity. Recetved eorporgte support from companies such as Howdens {forn]erly Laurie Ross), Barclays Bank. Network Rail, DPD, IBM. the Amazon Community team. the Evana Group and City Building at Food Drives and Big Sorts, and with the pick-up and distribution of food to stock the local centres. Continued support frorn local conipany Bayme's ihe Bakers to offer end of day produce at the centres. Maintained rigour around all aspeLts of Health & Safety, Safeguarding and GDPR, and Lontinued to review and update all Foodbank Policies. > Promoted the work of the Foodbank through regular features in the local press and local media. Ran a Christmas Campaign io increase awareness of the Foodbank in the run up to the festive period, including creating infonnation posters and a feature on Camglen Radio throughout December. > Made full use of social media lo highlight the work of the Foodbank. Our Facebook page, website and X fecd arc kcpt up to dat¢ with inf0m￿tIOn and news thal is useful to thc community. Rccognised thc changc in thc demographic attcnding thc Foodbank by offcring food parccls tailored to customers requesting Halal food. > Entered a new partnership with the SSPCA to secure a regular supply of pet foo Pagc 4 Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank (SCIO) Achievements & Performance (Cont'd) This year the Fo(yJbank celebrated its l ￿ anniVe￿ary. We celebrated this mileslone with a Thanksgiving Event for volunleers and donors, pasi and present, so that people could come together to share memories and reflec.t Dn tlic work ol" thc Foodbank. There was anothcr major cvent later in the year when wc said goodbyc r of 4 y￿r5. We were without a tnanager for four months and were d¢li k7htcd ti) ,li our new manager in December 2024. Overall. th¥rc remdillb n¢ed for th¢ Foodbank. Thanks to th¢ g¢nerou5 SUPPQrt of thc cotnmunity, wc wcrc able to opcn our di%tribulion centrcs four times [￿r wc¢K (¢xcluding public holidays). This year we provided emergency food for a tottil of 0,222 people, 4,360 adulrs and 1,862 children. This is a reduction of 280/0 when compared to lasi year. That said, demand is still 3 rimes more than in the fiTSI full year (2014115) when 2,190 people came to the Foodbank demonstrating that the need for e￿￿rgencY food in our comrnunity has alrnost tripled since 2014. Although the numbers attending the Foodbank fell, a trend that has been seen in other Trussell Foodbanks, we noted an increase in the number of families attending. The Ffy)dbank has no guaranteed income and Ternains grateful for continued support from donors in th¢ community, includin8 ¢hurch¢s, supermarkets, schools and local businesses, allowing us to hclp evcryonc who has att¢ndcd our centres. This year we managcd 46,818kg of fo(NJ in and distributed 41,097kg fiM)d baLk to the community. This is a rcduction of I l /0 for sluck in and 320/0 Stock oui when cornparcd to thc prcvious year. whcn J1,305kg of food donations wcrc recciv¢d and 54.255kg distributcd at thc ccntres. 1.ths is the sccond ycar that we have seen a reduction in donations of foo￿ however the￿ has always been sufficient to meet demand. We have increased our engagement in th¢ community with actions such as a Christmas Campaign. an addiiional Food Drivc and by building our rclationship with Rutherglcn Exchangc Shopping Ccntre. Wc arc now thcir nominatcd clwity parthcr and will be represented at all community evcnts in the shopping centr¢. We hav¢ helped p¢ople in other ways. Working with the Fuel Bank Foundation wc facilitatcd fu¢1 card tOPUPS tI)Iou8])out djc ye&￿ fur prupl¢ wliv bav¢ pic-paid mcLcfb. Thdnks. (U Lhc ¥¢n¢rvsiiy vf Tesco Mobile, we issued SIM Cdrds. lo clients and thcir families to promoie digitsl inclusivity. We have continued 10 provide warm items in the winter months offering duvets, blankets. fleeces. thernBI vests, flasks as well as numerous hats. scarves, socks and gloves. We weTe also able to offer £30 Fannfoods cards with the pre-packed food bags on an occasional basis. supporting our clients to purchase fresh food and dairy produce. Our continuing partnership with Glas8OW Fruit Market allowed us to offer fresh fruii and vegetables at the F(M)dbank and ihis included making up soup paLks. In the summer months we offered "back to school" stationery packs for children and the Scottish Book Trust provided us with a selection of children's and adults books. Baynes the Bakers have continued to offer their end of day produce to the Foodbank. This initiative has a spin off environrnental benefit as it avoids this produce being sent to landfill. We also recognised the change in the demographic attending the Foodbank and now off food parcels tailored 10 customers who request Halal food. appoiiil This year we also maintained our Service Level Agreement with c.itizens Advice. Starting in August 2093. a C.it17enq Advice advisor has attended every F¢y)dbank session allowin8 11$ to refer clients in real time for specialist support on Assues such as benefits, debL ho￿Ing and utilities. Citizens Advice estimate that since the projcct bcgan this has rcsultcd in around £70,(KX) of financiaI gains for th¢ Foodbank's custorncrs. Finally, we are forever grateful for the dolication of our Truste¢s and volunteers without whom we would be unable to carry out all these athivities. The Foodbank has a well-established volunteer base and continues to attract Aew volunteers who work tirelessly to improve the service and support we offer to those who access our service. This selfless commitrnent frorn all our volunteers Is critical to our success. Page 5 Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank (SCIO) Achievements & Performance (Cont'd) Our goals for 2025126 Include: Developing our relationship with local people and businesses to gain support through cash donations, food donations, transport and volunteer support. > Working with local Agencies to strengthen refeffal pathways. including maintaining our partnership with Citizens Advice to provide specialist support and advice when the Foodbank centres are open. Continuing to look at other ways we can use our funds to support people in need in our community e.g., provision of supennarket vouchers. SIM cards, emergency fuel top-ups and wann items. Working with groups within the local community to develop beneficial partnerships e.g.. maintaining and strengthening links with local supennarkets, shops and busincsses. maintaining and strcngthcning links with local sch(K)Is and coll¢g¢s. maintaining our programme of training for our volunt¢crs. > developing links with local business groups using their volunteering days to support the Foodbank. Engaging locally in Trussell strategic priorities. Continuing to adhere to good governance procedures through regular review of Foodbank policies, maintaining financial rigour and managing a dynarnic Forward Action Plan. > Doing whatever we can to alleviale the pressure of poverty within our community. Pagc 6 Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank (SCIO) Year to 31st March 2025 Finance We intend having funds in hand io cover a minimum of 9 months ¢stirnated running costs. We are ahead of this target. In financial temis, we incurr¢d a deficit of £10.086 compared with a deficil in the previous year of £33.046. While at first glance this may look concerning. analysis of our perforniance shows that some items of expenditure were deliberate because of funds available and can Ix eliminated in the future. if necessary. Income from all sources was £72,294 against £67.227 the previous year. The Current year includes a restricted grant of £14,056 and we expect this to be repeated in 2025126. Gift Aid of £6200 includes income relating to the previous year of £2,805. Overall, our level of income is not curThtly a conc¢rn. Our expcndilwe f¢il frvrn £1 00273 tu £82380. Agai￿ wrnpari50n with the previous year can be misleading our actions are governed by funding available at any given iirne. We are fortunate that severdl elements of our costs can be increased or S¢opFrd at will depending prevailing circumstances. With grateful thanks to the citizens of Rutherglen and Cambuslang. we leave 202415 in a strong fu￿1¢la1 position. Donated Facilities and Service5 U&r uf dititribuLion Lcntrc ilt Whitlawburn given to Food Bank by South Lanatkshir¢ Council al no cost. Occasional sollcfilor servlces from Carr Bernun Crighion given at no cost. Date [2S Page 7 ## **Rutherglen and Cambuslang Food Bank (SCIO)** ## **Statement of Financial Activity** ## **For the period 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025** |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**funds**|**funds**|**Total funds**|**funds**|**funds**||**Total funds**| |||**2024/25**|**2024/25**|**2024/25**|**2023/24**|**2023/24**||**2023/24**| ||Note|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**| |**Income:**||||||||| |Donations incl. Gift Aid||51,990|0|51,990|57,624||0|57,624| |Tesco enhancement||1,297|0|1,297|1,085||0|1,085| |Food drive donations||1,172|0|1,172|1,518||0|1,518| |Grants|2|2,108|14,056|16,164|7,000||0|7,000| |Interest||1,671||1,671||||| |**Total Income**||**58,238**|**14,056**|**72,294**|**67,227**||**0**|**67,227**| |**Expenditure (Charitable Activities)**||||||||| |Food purchases|3|16,854|0|16,854|34,235||0|34,235| |Food vouchers||11,495|0|11,495|10,353||0|10,353| |Non Food Purchases||4,755|0|4,755|10,892||0|10,892| |Citizens Advice scheme|2|5|14,056|14,061|7,098||0|7,098| |Distribution Centres||3,759|0|3,759|5,526||0|5,526| |Warehousing||15,224|0|15,224|13,736||0|13,736| |Tabards||353|0|353|0||0|0| |Food Drive costs||0|0|0|0||0|0| |Insurance||353|0|353|1,147||0|1,147| |Post, Printing & Stationery||280|0|280|500||0|500| |Telephone||41|0|41|65||0|65| |Bags and Crates||0|0|0|||0|0| |Sundry||2,084|0|2,084|1,339||0|1,339| |Salaries & Oncost||12,941|0|12,941|15,382||0|15,382| |**Total Charitable**||**68,144**|**14,056**|**82,200**|**100,273**||**0**|**100,273**| |**Cost of generating funds**||**180**|**0**|**180**|**0**||**0**|0| |**Governance Costs**|4|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**||**0**|0| |**Surplus / (deficit)**||**(10,086)**|**0**|**(10,086)**|**(33,046)**||**0**|**(33,046)**| |Opening Bank Balance||86,490|0|86,490|119,536||0|119,536| |**Closing Bank Balance**||**76,404**|**0**|**76,404**|**86,490**||**0**|**86,490**| Page 8 Rutherglen and Cambuslang Food Bank (SCIO) Summsry of Balsnees General Restricted Funds Funds 2024125 2024125 Tothl Funds 2024125 Fun ndy 2fj23ll4 2023124 Opening B￿an¢t l$t April 86.490 81490 119.536 119,536 Incomc in year 58,238 14,056 72.294 67.227 67,227 Exp￿ditUre in year 68.324 14,056 82,380 114).2TJ IIX),273 Transfers Surplus {de6cit) (10.086) {10,086) (3J.046) (33.046) 15alance in bank Jlji Marcb 7￿4￿4 76,41M 86.4 86,490 Th¢re no investments LoDwenor I re￿￿rtr Page 9 Rutherglen and Cambuslang Food Bank (SCIO) Notes to Accounts For the period 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025 I. Basis of accounting The accounts have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the expense heading to which it relates. 2. Grants Grant received from The Trussell Trust to provide services from local Citizens Advice Centre 3. Food purchases Food purchases vary according to free donations given and local supermarket food drives. 4. Governance costs Independent Examinevs fee Nil, (202-.Nil (202314 = nil) 5. Funds movement Balance 0110412024 Balance 3110312025 Income Expenditure Unrestricted General Fulld 86,490 58,238 68.324 76,404 Restricted Operational costs 14,056 14,056 All Funds 86,490 72294 82.380 76,404 6. Purpose of Funds General Fund For day to day expellses of running the clwity. 7. No member of the Management Committee received remuneratioD or expenses. Page 10 Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of Ruther8len and Cambuslang Foodbank SCIO I rèport on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31" fvlarch 2025 which are set out on pages I to 10. Respe(tive re5pon51bilitie5 of trustees and •Mmlner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Re8ulations 2(X)6 las amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(11 Id} of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It Is my responsibillty to examine the accounts as requlred under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to State whether particular matter5 have come to my attentlon. Basls of Independent examlnerfs st•terMnt My examination Is carrled out In accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2(I)6 Accounts Regulatlons. An examlnatlon includes a review of the accountlng records kept by the charity and a compariy)n of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures In the accounts, and seeks explanation5 from the trustees concernin8 any su(h matters. The pr¢xedures undertaken do not provlde all the evidence that would be requlred In an audft, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view glven by the accounts. Independent •xamln•rfs statement In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention whith 8ives rne reasonable cause to believe that in any material respert the requirements." to keep accounting record5 in accordan￿ with Section 4411) (a) of the 2005 Act and Re8ulatlon 4 of the 21X)6 Accounts Regulations to prepare accounts whlch accord with the accountlng records and comply with Regulatlon 9 of the 201K+ Accounts Regulations have not been met. Signed Relevaiil frroie8sioI.BI 111.. Address. .Iif'cation/profe55lonal body: Chartered Accountant Date".