Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 1

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -7

SERENITY SOCIAL AND THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE (SSTH)

Serenity Social and Therapeutic Horticulture Charity uses plants and gardens to improve physical and mental health, as well as communication and thinking skills. We operate from Killerby village near Darlington over 14 weeks between May and August. We take adults with physical disability, mental health issues and those living in social isolation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

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 recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/04/23	*	£16	£780	£-764	0
30/04/22		£3,524	£1,769	£1,755	3
30/04/21		£6,771	£1,791	£4,980	0
30/04/20	*	£5,371	£1,791	£3,580	6
30/04/19		£8,392	£7,469	£923	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.serenitysth.org

info@serenitysth.org

07789640421

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Darlington, Durham, North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

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
County Durham Community Foundation - Serenity Social &Therapeutic Horticulture
£5,500	05/03/2018	To support the Serenity Social &Therapeutic Horticulture project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

DR SANJAY PATEL Appointed: 2019

DR SATINDER SANGHERA (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: DIFFERENT STROKES (TRUSTEES) LIMITED,

HELEN HOBSON Appointed: 2019

MICHAEL FAULKNER Appointed: 2018

RITA LAWSON Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: EAST CLEVELAND VILLAGES TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/05/2018, number: 1178564

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR23: 11 days late, AR20: 2 days late,

Main office

WOODSIDE
NORTH LANE
KILLERBY
DARLINGTON
DL2 3UH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROMOTE AND PROTECT HEALTH WITHIN DARLINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE TO THOSE WITH, OR VULNERABLE TO, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND TO PROTECT PHYSICAL HEALTH THROUGH ENCOURAGING HORTICULTURE-RELATED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; AND (2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS RESIDENT IN DARLINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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