Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Future income +5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 15

TAVISTOCK COMMUNITY SENSORY GARDEN

To promote and maintain a Sensory Garden and Petanque Terrain in Plymouth Road, Tavistock alongside The Meadows public park for the benefit of the inhabitants of Tavistock and the surrounding area thereby providing facilities for recreation and relaxation or other leisure time occupation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/01/23	£4,779	£4,927	£-148	6
31/01/22	£10,324	£7,558	£2,766	4
31/01/21	£1,929	£6,076	£-4,147	10
31/01/20	£3,141	£10,224	£-7,083	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

info_tcsg@btinternet.com

01822612016

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Amusement and recreation services

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Devon,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Tavistock Community Sensory Garden
£2,953	21/10/2023	We will build new raised beds to showcase the variety of fruit and vegetables that families can grow for themselves to achieve a healthy diet whilst at the same time reducing their food costs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Tavistock Community Sensory Garden
£3,588	23/10/2021	We aim to develop a community resource that provides a wide range of sensory experiences as well as a valuable area for quiet reflection by the inhabitants of Tavistock.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

ANNETTE SUSAN MASON SHARPE Appointed: 2020

ANTHONY SHERLOCK Appointed: 2024

KEVIN TURNER Appointed: 2021

ROBERT MURRAY-WIER SMITH Appointed: 2024

HARRY SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: FORD STREET AND MAYNARD ALMSHOUSE CHARITY, TAVISTOCK MUSEUM,

LYNN RODDY Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: TAVISTOCK DEMENTIA ACTION ALLIANCE,

WALTER STEPHEN LAKE Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: ROTARY CLUB OF TAVISTOCK CHARITABLE TRUST FUND,

HYWEL ROGER EDWARDS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE ROBEY TRUST LIMITED,

RICHARD PAUL JONES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: LIONS CLUB OF TAVISTOCK (CIO),

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/07/2019, number: 1184695

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

8 Peryn Road
Tavistock
PL19 8LP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TAVISTOCK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR 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 THE SAID INHABITANTS

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