Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

No PartB

2 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

GREEN CITY ACTION

Food growing projects and activities with the local community of NE Sheffield, running a tool bank for residents, raising awareness of environmental issues.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23		£50	£40	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/22		£50	£34	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/21		£42	£43	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/20	*	£40	£43	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/19		£31	£50	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/18		£31	£46	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£39	£46	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£36	£49	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£50	£47	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£79	£74	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£80	£73	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£69	£69	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£38	£77	£-40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£49	£81	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£307	£343	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£476	£352	£124	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£364	£347	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06?	*	£280	£265	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£133	£123	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years
(26 years as a company)

https://greencityactionsheffield.wordpress.co

enquiries@greencityaction.org.uk

0114 244 0353

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Education support services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 volunteers

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 - Fruit For Families
£10,000	27/01/2023	The funding will be used to plant fruit trees and veg in challenged and deprived neighbourhoods. The project aims to encourage a more cohesive and relaxed atmosphere and raise environmental awareness ....more The funding will be used to plant fruit trees and veg in challenged and deprived neighbourhoods. The project aims to encourage a more cohesive and relaxed atmosphere and raise environmental awareness and proactiveness in the area.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Green City Action
£70,800	10/03/2022 36	towards three years' continuation funding of a gardening and recycling project for people from disadvantaged communities in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Together
£9,950	13/03/2020 12	The funding will be used to deliver weekly community allotment sessions for people to learn about growing food organically. The aim is to bring diverse communities together, provide healthy ....more The funding will be used to deliver weekly community allotment sessions for people to learn about growing food organically. The aim is to bring diverse communities together, provide healthy activities and reduce isolation.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Green City Action
£62,200	14/03/2018 36	towards three years' running costs of a gardening and recycling project for disadvantaged people in Sheffield
National Lottery Community Fund - NE Sheffield Community Resource Bank
£9,623	21/02/2018 12	The group will establish a community resource bank, where people can access recycled items including paint, clothes and DIY materials, along with gaining advice, signposting and information with ....more The group will establish a community resource bank, where people can access recycled items including paint, clothes and DIY materials, along with gaining advice, signposting and information with regards to topics such as gardening and home improvements.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Green City Action
£15,000	06/09/2016 12	over one year as continuation funding towards the core costs of an organisation providing food growing activities, focusing on people affected by food poverty, in Sheffield
Tudor Trust - Grant to Green City Action
£50,000	01/09/2014 24	over two years as continuation funding towards the core costs of an organisation providing food growing activities, focusing on people affected by food poverty, in Sheffield
Tudor Trust - Grant to Green City Action
£15,000	17/05/2013	over one year towards the core costs of an organisation providing growing activities to people in Burngreave, Sheffield_x000D_

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

MICHELLE COOK Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: FRIENDS OF SHEFFIELD MANOR LODGE, Friends of Abbeyfield Park,

STEPHEN COOKE Appointed: 1997, Occupation: Nurse, Other trusteeship: HOPE COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/01/2003, number: 1095725
Registered at Companies House on 27/10/1997, number: 03455896

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR20: 59 days late, AR08: 117 days late, AR06: 42 days late,

Main office

GREEN CITY ACTION
ABBEYFIELD PARK HOUSE
ABBEYFIELD ROAD
SHEFFIELD
S4 7AT

Objectives

2.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY;2.1.1 THE PROVISION OR LOAN OF TOOLS TO PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE ABLE TO AFFORD SUCH EQUIPMENT AND 2.1.2 PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CULTIVATION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; 2.2 TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR HORTICULTURAL THERAPY AND GARDENING: 2.3 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE, RECLAMATION AND THE RECYCLING OF WASTE MATERIALS 2.4 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF:2.4.1 WASTE GENERAL/ON, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING ANDORGANIC GARDENING AND LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD

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