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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WORCESTER COMMUNITY GARDEN 

Promoting the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment through the development and maintenance of a community garden based on sustainable horticultural practices and the promotion of biodiversity.Providing informal and formal teaching opportunities for learning about horticulture, conservation, woodworking, beekeeping and related subjects.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
30/11/23£8,736£20,623£-11,887158
30/11/22£16,357£11,248£5,109100
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

https://worcestercommunitygarden.org.uk/

admin@worcestercommunitygarden.org.uk

+447977851546

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 158 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
National Lottery Community Fund - The floating office and tool store
£10,000 30/08/2022
The funding will be used to install a meeting room and tool shed on a floating pontoon at their community garden. The project aims to provide a sheltered space for volunteers as well as a facility to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2022, number: 1198580
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

10 LAVENDER ROAD
WORCESTER
WR3 7AE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WORCESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AT THE OLD NORTH STABLES, WORCESTER RACECOURSE 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 PEOPLE. 2) TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN WORCESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY GARDENS BASED ON SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES AND COMMUNITY NATURE RESERVES WHICH PROMOTE BIODIVERSITY IN AND AROUND THE OLD NORTH STABLES SITE;3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WORCESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT HORTICULTURE, CONSERVATION, WOODWORKING AND BEEKEEPING, IN AND AROUND THE OLD NORTH STABLES SITE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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