Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

SYDENHAM GARDEN

To promote the physical and mental health of residents of the boroughs of Lewisham and Bromley by providing -A community garden where horticulture is used for therapy and rehabilitation.Opportunities for training for work and educationOpportunities for artistic and creative expressionThe protection and preservation of the environment for the benefit of the public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£344£484£-141n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£362£448£-86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£484£396£88n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£362£333£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£350£287£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£318£283£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£277£245£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£241£230£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£185£166£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£167£148£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£111£116£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£145£207£-62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£508£196£312£9£551£613.750
31/03/10£161£160£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£182£154£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£232£109£124n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£100£87£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£75£63£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.sydenhamgarden.org.uk

info@sydenhamgarden.org.uk

02082911650

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bromley, Lewisham,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£390,000
City Bridge Trust£168,755
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£124,020
DCMS£96,503
The Earl of Northampton's Charity£66,024
Maudsley Charity£25,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£120,000 29/11/2023
To support people living with dementia.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 08/11/2023
Sydenham Garden
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2023 Autumn Community Grants
£5,000 23/10/2023
Grants up to £7,500 to support programmes that connect and engage older people.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£1,570 21/10/2023
We would like to provide weekly therapeutic sessions, giving support to people referred to our Growing Lives project for a better quality of life.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£210,000 14/06/2023
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and on costs of the Head of Services at a horticultural therapy project for people with mental and physical ill-health in the London Borough of Lewisham and the surrounding area.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to SydenhamGarden
£165,355 06/04/2023
36
£165,355 over three years (£52,452; £55,075; £57,828) for salary, oncosts, and materials for the Growing Lives Project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Lives
£10,000 09/12/2022
The funding will be used to provide a horticultural therapeutic activity in a safe secure and inclusive environment. The project aims to enable co-workers to maintain or improve their health and well-being and prevent deterioration in mental health ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Sydenham Garden - 17/01/22
£1,000 17/02/2022
Core Funding
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£2,000 03/03/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£96,503 23/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
The Earl of Northampton's Charity - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£66,024 22/09/2020
36
Sow and Grow Re-Imagined
Maudsley Charity - Sydenham Garden Transitions Pathways Project: helping people progress into employment, volunteering and further learning.
£25,000 31/07/2020
24
Sydenham Garden enables people to improve their quality of life, social interaction and physical and mental health in a supportive community environment. Maudsley Charity funding is enabling the Lewisham based project called the Transition Pathway ....more
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - COVID19 Rapid Response Fund Grant to Sydenham Garden
£4,020 24/04/2020
12
Money towards clinical supervision for staff and hardware.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£4,530 20/04/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT and communications equipment for a charity that works with older people in Lewisham
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£3,400 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £3,400, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£180,000 19/03/2020
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a new Head of Services role at a horticultural therapy project for people with mental and physical ill-health in the London Borough of Lewisham and the surrounding area
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£25,000 22/05/2019
improving access to a garden for a charity which works with people with mental health issues in London
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£24,700 08/10/2018
24
£24,700 over two years (£13,600; £11,100) towards the costs of a part-time Project Worker's salary, project costs and overheads.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£36,000 27/06/2018
24
Sow & Grow
National Lottery Community Fund - The Growing Lives Project
£269,972 31/05/2018
36
The project offers people experiencing mental and physical ill-health weekly sessions to learn skills and build positive relationships. People will grow and produce food, the project will provide training and support in this area which will develop ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£45,000 19/03/2018
36
over three years as continuation funding for the Growing Lives project for people with mental health problems in Lewisham, South East London
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£40,000 12/03/2018
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£66,500 09/06/2016
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a horticultural therapy project for people recovering from mental and physical ill-health in the London Borough of Lewisham
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£39,100 12/03/2015
36
£39,100 over three years (£12,770; £13,030; £13,300) towards the costs of a Project Worker’s salary, project costs and overheads.
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Growing Lives', a Sydenham Garden Project
£237,378 11/09/2014
36
Not Available
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£45,000 28/04/2014
36
over three years towards the salary of a project co-ordinator for a new social enterprise at a community garden for people with mental health problems in Lewisham, South London
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sydenham Garden
£55,400 12/09/2013
24
towards two years' salary of the Centre Manager at a well-being centre and community gardening project for people recovering from mental and physical ill-health in south London
National Lottery Community Fund - Sydenham Allotment Wildlife Habitats
£10,000 30/09/2010
12
This project will use the funding to create a bug city in their allotment garden. This will help to increase knowledge and interest in the importance of looking after invertebrates and wildlife.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-71
  • ANNE SKYES Appointed: 2018
  • ARTHUR NGOKA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Accountant
  • GRAEME PAUL THOMSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • JONATHAN ISAAC SHERMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • JULIA BRANDRETH (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Self-Employed
  • JULLEN ELAINE GORDON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Case Manager
  • KEHINDE OLAMIDE ADEOGUN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor
  • LAURA ELIZABETH REYNOLDS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Community Programmes Manager
  • LAURA SAKSENA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Services
  • NATASHA VICTORIA RATTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Environment Sector Programme Lead
  • STEPHEN MICHAEL BULLOCK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/02/2005, number: 1108100
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/11/2004, number: 05291164
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR07: 69 days late,
Main office

Sydenham Garden Resources Centre
28A Wynell Road
London
SE23 2LW

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE RESIDENTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF SOUTH LONDON, PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING:(A) A GARDEN WHERE HORTICULTURE IS USED FOR THERAPY AND REHABILITATION; (B) OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING FOR WORK AND EDUCATION; (C) OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION; AND(D) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE CONSERVATION OR PROMOTION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY THROUGH : (I) THE PROVISION, CONSERVATION, RESTORATION OR ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATURAL HABITAT IN SYDENHAM GARDEN, THE DE FRENE SITE OR ANY OTHER GARDEN THE CHARITY MAY OWN OR MANAGE; OR (II) THE MAINTENANCE OR RECOVERY OF A SPECIES IN ITS NATURAL HABITAT IN SYDENHAM GARDEN, THE DE FRENE SITE OR ANY OTHER GARDEN THE CHARITY MAY OWN OR MANAGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEWISHAM AND BROMLEY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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