Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -2

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

GREENFINGERS CHARITY

The Greenfingers Charity creates Magical Gardens and tranquil spaces for children in hospices in the UK

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
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 25 years

www.greenfingerscharity.org.uk

info@greenfingerscharity.org.uk

01296250225

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£607	£463	£144	£98	£1,292	£918	23.8	3	98
31/12/21	£664	£558	£106	£75	£1,149	£908	19.5	2	120
31/12/20	£545	£287	£258	£71	£1,042	£856	35.9	3	45
31/12/19	£749	£847	£-98	£115	£784	£562	8	3	44
31/12/18	£704	£302	£403	£98	£882	£341	13.6	2	62
31/12/17	£505	£342	£163	£91	£479	£384	13.5	3	0
31/12/16	£457	£314	£144	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£347	£262	£85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£471	£500	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£276	£262	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£274	£264	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£341	£319	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£251	£216	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£199	£178	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08?	£161	£169	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/07	£242	£246	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/06	£162	£181	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/05	£126	£135	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/04	£187	£183	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 21.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 23.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 33 months
Quick Ratio: 29.5

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

3 employees
98 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£72,400
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - A therapeutic garden space for life-limited children at Jigsaw Hospice Cumbria
£10,000	01/04/2022	The project will use the funding to contribute towards the cost of a multi-functional therapeutic sensory garden enabling it to landscape and level the area and create accessible walkways so that ....more The project will use the funding to contribute towards the cost of a multi-functional therapeutic sensory garden enabling it to landscape and level the area and create accessible walkways so that children with life-limiting illness of all mobility levels can access the outdoor space. This aims to reduce isolation improve wellbeing and provide a calming space for children to enjoy.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Greenfingers Charity
£72,400	07/12/2020	#NaturFacilitating access to nature through a therapeutic garden for life-limited children at Ty Hafan
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	18/06/2019	A multi-purpose 'kaleidoscope' garden space at Little Harbour Children’s Hospice in St Austell, Cornwall

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 49-76

ADAM WIGGLESWORTH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

ALASTAIR PEAT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: THE HELPSTON AND ETTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,

BOYD JOHN DOUGLAS-DAVIES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Owner

COLIN WETHERLEY-MEIN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Sales Manager

DR RICHARD CLAXTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Gp Doctor

HEIDI TOWSE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: National Account Manager

RICHARD CAPEWELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: Gardening with Disabilities Trust,

ROBERT JONES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

SUSAN ALLEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

TAMMY WOODHOUSE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Managing Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/07/1999, number: 1076640
Registered at Companies House on 15/02/1999, number: 03716044

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

18/11/2015 - Asset transfer in from WAVEMAKERS
11/12/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE WINIFRED TRUST

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE WINIFRED TRUST on 11/12/2023

Main office

Greenfingers Charity
First Floor Office
9 Station Approach
Wendover
Buckinghamshire
HP22 6BN

Objectives

TO ADVANCE ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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