Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

GROWING TOGETHER LEVENSHULME

We run therapeutic horticulture sessions at our community allotment in Levenshulme, Manchester
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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of 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£50£56£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£56£43£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£24£31£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£22£17£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£27£18£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£5£13£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£17£12£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.facebook.com/GrowingTogetherLevenshulme

growingtogetherproject@gmail.com

07891485066

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Allotments & gardens
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£149,619
MACC£10,250
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Allen Lane Foundation£7,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust£5,000
Forever Manchester£4,100
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Together Levenshulme
£119,639 21/08/2023
The funding will enable Growing Together Levenshulme to support refugees and asylum seekers from across Greater Manchester. Emotional and practical support will be provided through case work and therapeutic gardening sessions at their allotment site ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 12/05/2023
Growing Together Levenshulme - therapeutic allotment, holistic support and building community - with and for asylum seekers and refugees
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Stronger Together
£10,000 15/08/2022
The organisation will deliver gardening sessions mental wellbeing workshops improve their community garden and provide essential support to asylum seekers and refugees with the aim of bringing people together and reducing social isolation.
Forever Manchester - Polytunnel Positivity
£1,000 15/03/2022
gardening group
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Growing Together Levenshulme
£7,000 04/03/2022
£7,000 single grant to contribute towards salaries and running costs of this refugee and asylum seeker allotment project in Manchester
MACC - Growing Together Levenshulme
£880 21/01/2022
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
MACC - Supporting People In Need
£640 21/01/2022
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
MACC - Growing Together Levenshulme
£920 15/12/2021
To help cover the cost of volunteers’ expenses of grassroots organisations in the city of Manchester
MACC - Growing Together Levenshulme
£1,120 09/07/2021
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
MACC - Growing Together Levenshulme
£1,100 11/06/2021
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
MACC - Growing Together Levenshulme
£1,070 14/05/2021
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Back Together
£10,000 23/04/2021
The funding will be used as a contribution to re-instate therapeutic gardening sessions to asylum seekers and refugees living in and around Manchester. During the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions the project evolved to a remote service. The project ....more
MACC - Growing Together Levenshulme
£1,070 16/04/2021
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
MACC - Growing Together Levenshulme
£1,150 19/03/2021
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
MACC - Growing Together Levensulme
£1,150 19/02/2021
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
MACC - Growing Together Levenshulme
£1,150 08/01/2021
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Growing Together Levenshulme
£5,000 21/09/2020
6
To employ a worker to deliver remote support, including referrals and assessments of need, to asylum seekers and refugees.
Forever Manchester - Growing Together Levenshulme
£3,100 24/04/2020
Food parcels and telephone support for isolated refugees and asylum seekers
National Lottery Community Fund - Branching Out
£9,980 05/02/2020
11
The organisation will expand their delivery of therapeutic horticultural sessions for asylum seekers and refugees through the use of an allotment site, with the aim of developing practical skills, reducing isolation, improving mental and physical ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Together Levenshulme
£9,995 10/05/2018
12
The group will continue their work with asylum seekers and refugees, providing opportunities to work in the garden and share meals together, building friendship and a network of support. Those involved will also have access to information and advice ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Together Levenshulme
£9,950 01/02/2017
12
The funding will be used to run therapeutic horticulture sessions and volunteer work placements targeting asylum seekers and refugees in the local community. The project aims to bring the community together, reduce isolation and increase access to ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALICE NICOLAY Appointed: 2021
  • AUGUSTA WARD Appointed: 2019
  • GRAHAM KAYES Appointed: 2015
  • JAQUI COTTON (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • NICOLA SCOTT Appointed: 2019
  • TOM SPENCER Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/04/2016, number: 1166420
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

98 Burnage Lane
MANCHESTER
M19 2NG

Objectives

I) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION BY PROVIDING AN AREA FOR USE AS A COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR: THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE; TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF SAID INHABITANTSII) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY, VEGAN-ORGANIC GROWING, HEALTH LIFESTYLES, PERMACULTURE AND CONSERVATION PRACTICES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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