Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE PATCHWORKING GARDEN PROJECT

PROMOTING THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF GARDENING IN A VOLUNTEER SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENT:BETTER PHYSICAL HEALTH,IMPROVED PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH&SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES,LEARNING NEW SKILLS,ACCESS TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.USING VOLUNTEERING TO INCREASE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, RAISING CONFIDENCE&SELF-ESTEEM.WE AIM TO REDUCE STIGMA OF PHYSICAL DISABILITY, PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, OLD AGE AND INFIRMITY.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be 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
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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		£39	£50	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/22		£141	£78	£63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/21		£58	£72	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/03/20		£55	£33	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/19		£11	£16	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18		£13	£16	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£20	£16	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£42	£20	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.patchworkinggardenproject.co.uk

info@patchworkinggardenproject.co.uk

01306883880

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

General outpatient health-care services

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Surrey,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Community Foundation for Surrey	£20,000
Henry Smith Charity	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£8,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Patchworking Academy Pilot Project (2019 - 2022)
£10,000	03/11/2021 7	Funding toward the salary cost of tutors, for the third year of a pilot project, supporting people with severe mental health issues to gain a qualification and get into employment, by a social ....more Funding toward the salary cost of tutors, for the third year of a pilot project, supporting people with severe mental health issues to gain a qualification and get into employment, by a social horticultural project based in Dorking.
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Patchworking Garden Project and Patchworking Academy
£10,000	14/07/2021 11	Funding for gardening, craft and operational equipment for a project supporting people with mental health and training opportunities in Mole Valley
National Lottery Community Fund - The Patchworking Garden Project
£8,000	07/05/2021	The funding will be used to support the group's delivery of horticultural activities for members of the community. The project aims to improve a local green space bring people together and support ....more The funding will be used to support the group's delivery of horticultural activities for members of the community. The project aims to improve a local green space bring people together and support mental health and wellbeing.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Patchworking Garden Project
£20,000	30/09/2019 36	towards three years' running costs of a garden project for people with mental health issues in Dorking, Surrey
National Lottery Community Fund - Ockley Garden
£10,000	02/05/2019 12	The organisation will run horticultural sessions to support people with poor mental health to gain qualifications and the opportunity to obtain future employment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

CHRIS MUNFORD Appointed: 2023

DANIEL ANDREW Appointed: 2015

DR CARMEL O'SHEA MB BCH Appointed: 2015

DR GLENN CORNISH Appointed: 2023

HELEN CLIFFORD-JONES Appointed: 2023

HELEN MCHENRY Appointed: 2022

VALERIE THEOBALD Appointed: 2022

ISOBEL GOWAN (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: MYTIME ACTIVE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/06/2015, number: 1162471

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR16: 1 days late,

Main office

44 WESTBANK
DORKING
SURREY
RH4 3DH

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC GARDENING AND HORTICULTURE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMINTY, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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