Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 20

BULWELL FOREST GARDEN

We have general volunteering opportunities 4 days a week, growing produce and ornamental flowers organically, and encouraging wildlife in a previously unused piece of land. We also benefit from an outdoor kitchen where we run a weekly Lunch Club during the summer, using seasonal produce straight from the ground.Adult training courses and Family Activity Days take place throughout the year.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/01/23	£131	£120	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/01/22	£87	£89	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/01/21	£94	£69	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	46
31/01/20	£94	£65	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/01/19	£53	£56	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/01/18	£87	£76	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/17	£50	£38	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/16	£9	£8	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years
(12 years as a company)

www.bulwellforestgarden.co.uk

admin@bulwellforestgarden.co.uk

07890557854

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Land or water management

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Nottingham City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 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 - Bulwell Forest Garden
£222,447	29/06/2023	This funding will support Bulwell Forest Garden to continue its community-led work by offering a wide range of socially embedded food growing activities and volunteering opportunities for people of ....more This funding will support Bulwell Forest Garden to continue its community-led work by offering a wide range of socially embedded food growing activities and volunteering opportunities for people of all ages within the communities of Bulwell. Receiving £222447 the project will strengthen social connections improves physical and mental wellbeing and provide learning opportunities for young and old.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Garden Room
£10,000	19/05/2023	The funding will be used to build a garden room within a community garden. The project aims to enable the organisation to still offer activities during poor weather conditions.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	02/10/2020	Bulwell Forest Community Garden
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessibility and Storage
£9,392	25/11/2019 12	The funding will be used to recruit a staff worker and purchase a storage shed and gazebos for the community garden. The project aims to enable the group to deliver their activities all year round ....more The funding will be used to recruit a staff worker and purchase a storage shed and gazebos for the community garden. The project aims to enable the group to deliver their activities all year round and meet the needs of local people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bulwell Forest Garden
£39,325	19/02/2019 36	The project will purchase gardening resources and a polytunnel amongst other things to upgrade the facilities at Bulwell Forest Garden.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bulwell Forest Garden
£3,212	29/11/2017	During school holidays we would like to deliver workshops teaching families about growing, and cooking with, fresh ingredients in a fun way.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bulwell Forest Garden
£159,953	13/01/2016 59	This is an expansion of existing work to be delivered by Bulwell Forest Garden (BFG) in Nottingham. Utilising a community garden to produce organically grown vegetables, the aim of the project is to ....more This is an expansion of existing work to be delivered by Bulwell Forest Garden (BFG) in Nottingham. Utilising a community garden to produce organically grown vegetables, the aim of the project is to provide educational workshops, environmental play sessions and health and wellbeing events, addressing deprivation, health inequalities and social isolation and increasing access to health food and exercise. Activities will include family workshops, adult learning courses and community events.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 24-75

ANDREW MICHAEL JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Music Technology Tutor

DAVID HAMES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Volunteer Trustee

LAUREN GIBBONS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee

MAUREEN WHYMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

MELKORKA STILLER-MAGNUSDOTTIR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Full Time Parent, Other trusteeship: THE TOY LIBRARY LIMITED,

SARITA-MARIE REHMAN-WALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Councillor

JULIE CLARK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Clinical Support Worker

ROBERT WATCHORN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None

JILLIAN HILARY BURN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Public Health Manager, Other trusteeship: THE GREENFIELDS CENTRE LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/01/2015, number: 1160072
Registered at Companies House on 06/01/2012, number: 07900256

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Bulwell Forest Garden
Austin Street
NOTTINGHAM
NG6 9HE

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS IN HORTICULTURE AND HEALTHY EATING AND TRAINING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES.2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BULWELL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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