Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

HELMSLEY WALLED GARDEN LIMITED 

Restoration and preservation of 5 acre walled garden.Horticultural education and training, particularly for young persons and those with learning or physical disabilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 25 years
(27 years as a company)

www.helmsleywalledgarden.org.uk

info@helmsleywalledgarden.org.uk

01439771427

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/11/22£301£320£-20n/an/an/an/an/a103
30/11/21£291£218£73n/an/an/an/an/a80
30/11/20£229£162£67n/an/an/an/an/a60
30/11/19£203£228£-25n/an/an/an/an/a40
30/11/18*£219£244£-26£0£0£0n/a040
30/11/17£234£210£24£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/16£206£203£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/15£205£224£-19£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/14£217£224£-7£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/13£176£189£-13£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/12£194£206£-12£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/11£171£211£-40£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10£153£191£-38£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/09£205£165£40£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/08£139£164£-24£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/07£138£163£-25£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/06£138£202£-64£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/05£344£156£188£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/04£121£111£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 103 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Over the Garden Gate
£10,000 12/09/2019
12
The funding will be used to employ a volunteer coordinator, who will train and oversee mentor volunteers working with people who are unable to work for various reasons.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 25-73
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/03/1999, number: 1074448
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/11/1996, number: 03285642
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 16 days late,
Main office

CLEVELAND WAY
HELMSLEY
YORK
YO62 5AH

Objectives

To advance the education of the public in all matters relating to horticulture, gardening skills and therapeutic horticulture through the development and maintenance of an historic walled garden, providing a supportive therapeutic space for volunteers and enhancing the physical and emotional health and wellbeing of everyone who uses and visits the garden.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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