Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 6

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

All male board: -3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

FREELY FRUITY

Freely Fruity grows and donates fruit trees to be planted in public spaces, schools and other community sites.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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
31/03/24		£20	£28	£-8	n/a
31/03/23		£21	£12	£9	n/a
31/03/22		£6	£10	£-4	n/a
31/03/21	*	£22	£13	£9	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.freelyfruity.org

info@freelyfruity.org

07967019958

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Postcode Society Trust - Project Funding
£7,940	30/06/2023	Funding has helped us plant 120 fruit trees and construct 20 raised beds across Reading for residents to enjoy free, fresh produce.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,000	30/09/2020	towards costs to buy equipment to expand the food production for the community allotment (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JAMES ROBERT WHITTINGHAM Appointed: 2020

MATTHEW KNIGHT Appointed: 2020

RYAN LESLIE SIMPSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/07/2020, number: 1190266

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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; AR21: 49 days late,

Main office

4 SINDLESHAM FARM COTTAGES
MILL LANE
SINDLESHAM
WOKINGHAM
RG41 5DH

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST INDIVIDUALS IN FOOD POVERTY THROUGH GROWING FRUIT TREES AND EDIBLE PLANTS AND DISTRIBUTING THEM TO FOOD BANKS.

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