Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 7

GROWING PLACES BERKSHIRE

Horticultral Therapy to people who have a learning disability. Encouraging self esteam and learning of skills for life and work.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

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 £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/24		£17	£12	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23		£15	£13	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£13	£15	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£9	£7	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?		£7	£7	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£12	£6	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£4	£4	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£6	£8	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£6	£7	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	*	£9	£8	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£6	£6	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£9	£7	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£6	£6	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£5	£8	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£7	£5	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£7	£5	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£5	£6	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£7	£7	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£12	£6	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years

www.growingplacesberkshire.org.uk

growingplacesberkshire@gmail.com

01189899750

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Wokingham,

Who it helps

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Plant sales display tables
£1,651	28/04/2023	The funding will be used to purchase display equipment for selling plants and vegetables. The project aims to provide adults with learning disabilities with opportunities to improve confidence ....more The funding will be used to purchase display equipment for selling plants and vegetables. The project aims to provide adults with learning disabilities with opportunities to improve confidence independence and communication skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pergola
£3,346	28/10/2022	This project will support opportunities specifically for adults with learning disabilities through the provision of social and therapeutic activities training and practical work experience in ....more This project will support opportunities specifically for adults with learning disabilities through the provision of social and therapeutic activities training and practical work experience in horticulture. It will use an area covered by a large pergola that protects from sun rain and general adverse weather but it now needs replacing
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Bed Sleepers
£1,806	24/09/2021	The funding will be used to purchase replacement wooden sleepers for a market garden that works with people with Learning Disabilities in the Wokingham area. The project aims to build independence ....more The funding will be used to purchase replacement wooden sleepers for a market garden that works with people with Learning Disabilities in the Wokingham area. The project aims to build independence confidence communicating and social skills literacy and numeracy through horticulture.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

BRIAN ROBERT STAINTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

DAVID WILLIAM BAKER Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Chartered Physiotherapist

MICHAEL JOHN WESTROP Appointed: 2022

NEIL DUNLOP Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

ROBERT JAMES KENNETH SINCLAIR Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/05/2003, number: 1097671
Registered at Companies House on 27/03/2002, number: 04404751

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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

20 returns made; AR13: 67 days late,

Main office

Acorn Community Centre
Fernlea Drive
Woosehill
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG41 3DR

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN WOKINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITY, TRAINING AND CONSTRUCTIVE WORK EXPERIENCE IN HORTICULTURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WOKINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

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