Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Mainly female board: -1

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 0

HEREFORDSHIRE GROWING POINT

The purpose is the provision of gardening sessions ( led by tutors) as a form of therapy for all age groups in all circumstances. Our beneficiaries enjoy being part of social groups and the opportunity to get involved in growing plants, harvesting produce and exhibiting at our Autumn Show. There are also social events including a BBQ.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
31/05/23?	*	£79	£86	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/21		£54	£31	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/20		£45	£53	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/19		£61	£56	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/18		£64	£42	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/17		£50	£45	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/16		£33	£41	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/15		£35	£35	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/14		£31	£38	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/13		£37	£31	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/12		£45	£41	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/11		£26	£27	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/10		£26	£29	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/09		£23	£25	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/08	*	£35	£27	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/07	*	£34	£30	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/06		£14	£31	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/05		£33	£21	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/04		£33	£22	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

growingpoint.org.uk

info@growingpoint.org.uk

01432805705

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Herefordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

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

Herefordshire Community Foundation	£10,149
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,240
Co-Operative Group	£5,956
DCMS	£5,000
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£1,250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Herefordshire Growing Point
£4,800	11/06/2024 12	Horticultural therapy sessions
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Herefordshire Growing Point
£3,618	22/10/2022	We will send a horticultural therapy tutor into residential homes for the elderly to help them grow produce and flowers in the gardens at those homes.
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Manager's Salary
£5,349	19/07/2022	Grant to Herefordshire Growing Point
National Lottery Community Fund - Taking our services to isolated people
£9,240	10/12/2021	The funding will be used to expand existing outreach services for isolated and vulnerable people by taking more horticultural sessions out to residential care homes and centres. The project aims to improve overall mental health wellbeing and ....more The funding will be used to expand existing outreach services for isolated and vulnerable people by taking more horticultural sessions out to residential care homes and centres. The project aims to improve overall mental health wellbeing and decrease isolation.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Herefordshire Growing Point
£2,338	23/10/2021	We provide home-based horticultural activities when clients are unable to attend sessions to help overcome isolation. This will result in a presentation this autumn to share their work.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Herefordshire Growing Point - 30/03/21
£1,250	13/04/2021	HGP AT Home
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,000	17/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Herefordshire Growing Point
£2,675	15/11/2019	We want to extend our activities into Easter and the Summer holidays to give clients continuity and enjoyment of peak growing times.
National Lottery Community Fund - Work to Meet Client's Needs
£9,320	07/09/2018 12	This funding will be used to provide gardening sessions for people living with disabilities, aiming to improve physical mobility and a sense of inclusion.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLINE LECHMERE LADY Appointed: 2023

FRANCIS HUNTLEY Appointed: 2023

JANET PARRY Appointed: 2022

JEANIE FALCONER Appointed: 2023

JULIE COHN Appointed: 2023

LAURA HONE (Chair) Appointed: 2022

MARY KNIGHT Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/01/2022, number: 1197491

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Investment
Paying staff
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

19 returns made; AR23: 22 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR07: 59 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from HEREFORDSHIRE GROWING POINT on 24/10/2022

Main office

c/o Headway House
Trenchard Avenue
Credenhill
Hereford
HR4 7DX

Objectives

TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY HORTICULTURAL THERAPY FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE VULNERABLE OR SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, THROUGH OLD AGE, ILLNESS OR DISABILITY, EITHER MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY (WHETHER PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY) IN HEREFORDSHIRE AND THE AREAS ADJOINING HEREFORDSHIRE, BY:1. THE PROVISION OF ORGANISED HORTICULTURAL THERAPY SESSIONS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND MENTAL WELLBEING FOR THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE, IN GARDEN SETTINGS OR APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS RESIDENTIAL CARE, SUITED TO INDIVIDUAL NEED.2. PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION. BEING PART OF A GARDENING GROUP IS A BENEFIT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.3. PROMOTION OF HEALTHY LIVING, BY GROWING,HARVESTING AND COOKING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.4. PROMOTION OF PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF SOCAIL AND HORTICULTURAL THERAPY BY MEANS OF SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITE AND EVENTS.

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