REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 08103835 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1173981

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2026

for

Marches Food Matters

Page

Report of the Trustees

1

Statement of Financial Activities

2

Balance Sheet

3

Notes to the Financial Statements

4

to

6

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2026. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

The charity is in talks with local groups on how best to help them and implement new policies. The charity has continued to support Hands Together Ludlow

Fundraising activities

There has been no fundraising during this year.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number

08103835 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1173981

Registered office

81 Teme Street

Tenbury Wells

Worcestershire

WR15 8AE

Trustees

Mrs C A M James

T G Giles FCCA

J R Aitken

J C Lloyd

P Hadley

Company Secretary

COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

The charity was registered in July 2017.

CESSATION OF TRADING

Due to the demands of trying to attract charitable donations and being unsuccessful we have taken the sad decision to close the charity down.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 1 July 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

T G Giles FCCA - Trustee

2026

2025

Unrestricted

Total

fund

funds

Notes

£

£

EXPENDITURE ON

Charitable activities

Charitable Activities

1,504

-

Other

70

140

Total

1,574

140

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

(1,574

)

(140

)

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

1,574

1,714

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

-

1,574

2026

2025

Unrestricted

Total

fund

funds

Notes

£

£

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash at bank

-

1,574

NET CURRENT ASSETS

-

1,574

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

-

1,574

NET ASSETS

-

1,574

FUNDS

5

Unrestricted funds

-

1,574

TOTAL FUNDS

-

1,574

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 June 2026.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2026 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

(a)	ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 1 July 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

T G Giles FCCA - Trustee

1.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

2.	NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

2026

2025

£

£

Auditors' remuneration for non audit work

70

-

Other assurance services

-

140

3.	TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30 June 2026 nor for the year ended 30 June 2025.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 30 June 2026 nor for the year ended 30 June 2025.

4.	COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted

fund

£

EXPENDITURE ON

Other

140

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

(140

)

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

1,714

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

1,574

5.	MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Net

movement

At

At 1/7/25

in funds

30/6/26

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

1,574

(1,574

)

-

TOTAL FUNDS

1,574

(1,574

)

-

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

-

(1,574

)

(1,574

)

TOTAL FUNDS

-

(1,574

)

(1,574

)

Comparatives for movement in funds

Net

movement

At

At 1/7/24

in funds

30/6/25

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

1,714

(140

)

1,574

TOTAL FUNDS

1,714

(140

)

1,574

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

-

(140

)

(140

)

TOTAL FUNDS

-

(140

)

(140

)

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Net

movement

At

At 1/7/24

in funds

30/6/26

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

1,714

(1,714

)

-

TOTAL FUNDS

1,714

(1,714

)

-

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

-

(1,714

)

(1,714

)

TOTAL FUNDS

-

(1,714

)

(1,714

)

6.	RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 30 June 2026.