Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

Poor Liquidity: -1
Large legacies income: +1
Pension deficit: -3
Fundraising costs high: -4

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE HENRY DOUBLEDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Garden Organic promotes organic gardening. Our focus is on individual, community and school gardens throughout the UK. We use innovative practices to inspire and encourage people to grow organically. We collaborate with others to achieve the greatest impact.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There is a pension deficit of £737,823
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

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
31/12/23		£2,053	£2,090	£-37	£726	£202	£197	1.1	40	617
31/12/22	*	£1,466	£1,894	£-428	£641	£173	£157	1	43	565
31/12/21		£1,724	£1,798	£-74	£738	£869	£840	5.6	45	372
31/12/20		£1,738	£1,826	£-88	£654	£-399	£-511	-3.4	44	450
31/12/19		£2,006	£2,054	£-48	£646	£157	£38	0.2	46	450
31/12/18		£2,231	£2,658	£-427	£764	£375	£194	0.9	52	0
31/12/17		£2,165	£2,217	£-52	£734	£801	£493	2.7	48	0
31/12/16		£2,600	£2,465	£134	£694	£852	£553	2.7	53	0
31/12/15		£2,710	£2,555	£155	£616	£1,475	£1,115	5.2	50	0
31/12/14		£2,796	£2,625	£171	£132	£3,902	£983	4.5	62	0
31/12/13		£2,900	£2,906	£-5	£166	£3,732	£648	2.7	44	0
31/12/12		£2,561	£2,718	£-158	£166	£3,737	£663	2.9	40	0
31/12/11		£3,231	£3,182	£49	£148	£3,895	£684	2.6	78	0
31/12/10		£3,641	£3,288	£353	£206	£3,846	£470	1.7	77	0
31/12/09		£4,174	£4,117	£57	£869	£3,493	£-26	-0.1	109	0
31/12/08		£3,575	£4,061	£-487	£996	£3,436	£-42	-0.1	120	0
31/12/07		£4,444	£4,406	£38	£1,028	£3,922	£-75	-0.2	131	0
31/12/06		£3,869	£4,256	£-387	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	*	£4,331	£4,261	£71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£2,318	£3,110	£-792	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 36.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 34.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 37 years

www.gardenorganic.org.uk

enquiry@gardenorganic.org.uk

02476303517

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Henry Doubleday Research Association
£500	20/10/2022 0	‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Henry Doubleday Research Association
£48,192	17/10/2017 36	This project will deliver horticultural based activity sessions for young carers. Outcomes include increased self confidence, greater resilience and improved educational attainment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Communities
£388,073	04/10/2017 36	The project will bring together vulnerable members of the community and volunteers through a community project which will enable them to engage in therapeutic gardening activities and learning new organic horticultural and life-skills. It will ....more The project will bring together vulnerable members of the community and volunteers through a community project which will enable them to engage in therapeutic gardening activities and learning new organic horticultural and life-skills. It will encourage improved physical and mental health, promote healthy eating and social interaction. The project will also provide gardener training to engage, inspire and support those new to organic gardening and horticulture.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Garden Organic
£40,000	02/02/2017 24	over two years as continuation funding for the Growing Health project, particularly work to support growing projects to access health funding
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Garden Organic
£71,900	23/02/2015	Growing from your roots
Tudor Trust - Grant to Garden Organic
£80,000	16/07/2014 24	over two years as continuation funding towards the Growing Health Project, researching, promoting and supporting community growing projects to demonstrate the health and wellbeing benefits of food growing
National Lottery Community Fund - Food Growing Schools: London
£804,994	18/07/2013 36	Food Growing Schools: London

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-71

ANGELA WRIGHT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Employed

CATHERINE SARA DAWSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Associate

DAVID ROBINSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

JOYLON THORPE MCINDOE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Employed

KEITH ARROWSMITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

LESLIE ROBINSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant

MARK GORDON MITCHELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Coop Holidays And 3rd Party Commercial

NADIA MAZZA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Professor Pure Mathematics

NICOLA HOPE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Horticultural & Garden Design

RHIANNON LOUISE TAYLOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Digital Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/01/1988, number: 298104
Registered at Companies House on 04/11/1987, number: 02188402

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
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

20 returns made; AR22: 35 days late, AR05: 3 days late,

Main office

GARDEN ORGANIC
RYTON ORGANIC GARDENS
WOLSTON LANE
RYTON ON DUNSMORE
COVENTRY
CV8 3LG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND SCIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: THE IMPROVEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF ORGANIC METHODS AND PRINCIPLES. RESEARCH INTO AND THE STUDY OF ORGANIC METHODS AND PRINCIPLES OF HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF. THE ADVANCEMENT OF AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF ECOSYSTEMS AND OUR IMPACT ON THEM BY DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF ORGANIC METHODS ON A BROAD EDUCATIONAL FRONT BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS.THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE COMPANY'S PROPERTY AT RYTON GARDENS (AND/OR SUCH OTHER PROPERTIES AS THE COMPANY MAY MANAGE OR ACQUIRE) AND THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE THEREON AS A CENTRE OR CENTRES FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF ORGANIC METHODS OF AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE WILDLIFE USING THE PROPERTY AS THEIR NATURAL HABITAT AND TO MAKE THE SAME AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND STUDY BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONALLY

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