APPENDIX 1 OSCR Trustees, Annual Report for the eriod Period start date Period end dale nlh Y• lknhth Year 2024 2025 To 31 Ottsh ctIty Reguktsx Office of the Scottish Charfty Rogulator Reference and adininistration details Charlty nam• Other nameb Gharlty 1% knovm Larkhall and District Foodbank R•gl8t•r•d ¢harfty numbar SCO63245 Ch*rlty'8 prlnclpal addrn•• 147A Union Street Po8tcod• paL9 IEB Namm of th• charfty tru8t••8 on dato of approval of Tru•to0•' Annual R•port Treasurer Mlnute Secretary Foodbank Manager 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Names of all other charlty trustees durlng the perlod. If any. (for MPl•. th08• who rnSIgn part way through the financial perfod) Structure, governance and management Typ• ot gov•mlng do¢um•nt The Foodbank is governed by a constitution. It ha8 8 Franchise reement with the Trussell Trusc and as a SCIO it meets the reqUIreff of ts Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). The Board is made up the charity trustses. The Foodbank a180 has Membef8 who have the to appoint Board Thmbers and chang8 tho conslttution. Tru•t•• r•cNlkn•nt and •ppolntm•nt Thè minimum number of Trustees is three and the maxlmum number18 five. At each AGM, the Trustees retire and are then re-electsd unless they or the Board of Trustees request othefwi8e. The Trustees at the dale of thi8 report and those who have served durfng the year are 8h¢)wn on pag8 one. The Tnths have implemented a pollcy on induction and training prior lo new Trustees being appr08¢hed. This includes awareness of a Trustee's responsibilities. the goveming document and adminlstrative procedures. Objectives and activities Chritabl• purpoM• 1. To provide those in finan(aal hardship wilh essentials such as nutritionally balanced emergency food, personal hygiene materials and cleaning item8. 2.To prevent those in need who are referred to the foodbank in crisis, irrespective of age, gender, orbentation, ethnicty, religion, ill health, disabilty. financial or other disadvantages from falling further into poverty. 3. To remove baleTs for those in need by working in partrrShIP wlth local organisation8 and by provldlng donatlons and informatlon sesslons. Summary of th• maln athNI In r•lation to thM• obi•¢ts The Foodbank accepts donations from local organisations and the general public. arKI opens two days a week to issue food parcels to service users who are referred by partner organisations.
APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of tho main achievements of tho charity during tho financial period The foodbank was previously known as Clyde, Avon and Nethan Foodbank aThJ has been in operation since 2012. Its finances were overseen by Trinty Parish Church Larkhall (SC008611) in whose grounds the foodbank operated. The Church, however, closed in 2025. In anticipation of this. Foodbank was set up as an Independrt SCIO on 28103r24. New trustees were appointed arKI a new constitution rJeated. One of the trusts8s of the new Foodbank, David Miller, was previously a trustee of Trinty Parish Church. None of the other trustees had a conn8Ction with Trinity Parish Church. Th F1bank operatss under the auspices of the Trussell Trust and this arrangement continued wtth th8 completion of a new Franchise Agreement In October 2024. Financial review Brfèf stat•m•nt of th• charlty's pollcy on rnseNo• Financial Reserves Policy ft is ts trustees, policy to hold reserv88 of no18SS than twelve months, expenditure. Apart from a small amount of pety cash, all monies are hekl in an account in the Bank of Scotland, Larkhall. At the time of setting up the fo(KJbank. approximatety £70,000 was held. This is more than will usualty be trld in reserve, because of Ihe need to plan for the future accommodation of the Foodbank. Datails of any deficlt NIA Donated faclllt108 and 8ervl¢M (If any) Trinty Parlsh Church Larkhall donated ts use of Its premlses for ts y6ar.
APPENDIX 1 Other optional information Financial Contrth PolKy The trèasurer and foodbank manager eath hold a debit card for small transactions. R8eeipt8 ar8 retained and all transa(ion$ are recfxded. Lwge paY1r are made by (wue. The tr8asurnr arml iwo trust$ are aUt1Z synatories. and th8ques must be sYJned by iwo of th8rn. The flnandal year runs lo the end of Marth. A(Xnts are wepared by the trea8urer and approved by ts trustees and iThJetthnt fnancial adviser, w)llYd to th8 requirrnnts of OSCR. prirKipal 8ourrxJ of incomo is donalMTh from cA)mpani88 and individuals. Cash donation8 are bantsj immediately and no cash is in the foothank. Conf¥Jential re¢ts kept of individual donation8, ar#J don¢x8 are asked to Complete Gift Aid fomis rf appropriats. At ts end of each tax year, a claim is made to HMRC for the r8fuTKI of Gift Ald. Declaration Th• tnmlM• d•clar• that Ihy hav• approv•d th• tnAlw•' r•port abov•. Slgn•d on b•half of th• chaYlty'• tru•t• Signthr•(8) Full nam•(8) Po•llJM (•.g. Chalr) Chair Dats 1V S•pt•mb•r 2026 1V S•pt•mb•r 2025
Larkhall and Dlstrfct Foodbank SC053245 OSCR Receipts and payments accounts Forth• p•rlod Scottth Charrty Regulator 2025 Section A Stateinent of receipts and payments Expendabl• P•rnian•nt Total fund Total fund¥ la•t p•rlod lund• fvnd• 10,&19 ran18 fundra1 rom trad rwrne frorn inve8tsnents other than nd and ant8 tFDm L91 & buiklin ('vit 11 7033• 2,1 70 ranslef of lund& from old fwdbank Al Sub total AZ R•¢dpts ••••t I Inw•lm•nt l•• 8 from 8ak• of fix¥d Asgots frorn eate ol kN8stmeThts A2 Sub total A3 Ptym•nts nlos forfvndral•My #¢thf rom tr•dir£i p8ym•nts nv•$trn•nl mIn••Trt CO aym8nt• T•1j dlrecly to catllob thit ronts •nd don•Jon• Audttl independtsnt 8x•mln•tlon Preparthn of anftual aca)unts Olh•T A3 Sub to Ji. A4 P•ymnts rnl•Ong ID •M•tand offfixed aSEets A4 Sub Tothj Il•tr•¢•lpts/lp•yments A6 TrnMf•rn to Ilfrom) fund4 Surykn/(d•fictt) for
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Indepe. ndent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the 'Chafity ft8mé lJu•t•thmb•rn of Larf(hall and Distrt Foodbank R•gi8t•r•d ch•rity SC 053246 number On th• accounts of the charlty th• porlod ,-.. Y•Ar r13 2024 03 S•t out on p•g•s Re8poth• The tharitls trustses are responslble for the Preparation of the accujnts In accordance rn8pon8lbllltlo8 of with Ihe temis of the Charities and TfU8te8 Investment (ScotlarMI) 2005 Act and the lYust•o8 and •Limln•r Charitss Ac£nts (Scx)tJafMI> RulatK>ns 20( (as amerKled). Tr charity truslees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulalions does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine ts accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Ad and to state ¥tr partitjjlar matters hav8 come to my attention. Bas18 of Indap•nd•nt My examination is e4rried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts •xamln•rf• 8tstom•nt Regulations. An examination in¢ludes a reviow of the accounting record8 kept by the chafity arKI a c(Knparison of the 8c(x)unts presented with those records. It also indudes considerab'on of any unusual Iterns or disclosures In the accounts and seeks explanation8 from tho tnta89 ccMKemirKJ any such matters. The pro(dure8 undert&kén do not provlde all the eviden that would be in audlt and, cormqwrtly, I do not express an audrt opinion on th8 given by accounts. Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•e• In tho courae of my examinaticm. matter has come to my attèntion 1. which gives me reasonable Cause to believe that in any material re8pect to k88p accounting records In accordance with sedon 4411) (a) of tho 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 20[ Accounts Regulations, and lo prepare &xx)unts W1Ch vAth the 8(touMiNJ record8 arKI comply with RwJul8kn 9 of Ihe 20( Acc<xmts R8gulatlons have not been or 2. lo whlch, In my opinion, attentlon should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Nam•: R•l•vant prof•8slonal quallf•Gatlon(sl or body (If any): - OSCR wil ac¢•pt dlglw rx typ•d ¥1gnur¢•
APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Glvo hwo brl•f d•talh of any Items that the examlner wl8h88 to disclo80