Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 9

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

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 3

SUPPORT ARTS GARDENING EDUCATION

SAGE provides activities and support for adults with mental health difficulties. Its main base is a large allotment plot close to Sheffield City Centre. Activities include gardening, arts & crafts, cooking, & visits eg to environmental projects, & supported progression. A supported singing group meets at another site. Groups meet weekly year round and are supported by paid staff and volunteers.

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
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 18 years

www.sagesheffield.org.uk

enquiries@sagesheffield.org.uk

01146980027

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£90	£75	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/22	£60	£49	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/03/21	£50	£49	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/20	£90	£162	£-72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/19	£181	£189	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	37
31/03/18	£199	£187	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£201	£174	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£203	£177	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£169	£145	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£136	£125	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£77	£79	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£75	£78	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£114	£98	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£101	£112	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£109	£104	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£117	£90	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£51	£45	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 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

Wolfson Foundation	£23,900
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,239
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
Virgin Money Foundation	£500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	10/07/2023	towards the therapeutic singing group for women who have experienced mental ill-health over 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - SAGE Regrowth
£9,999	11/11/2022	The funding will be used to provide additional weekly horticultural activities for people with mental ill health. The project aims to provide therapeutic activities where service users can access ....more The funding will be used to provide additional weekly horticultural activities for people with mental ill health. The project aims to provide therapeutic activities where service users can access purposeful activity which will reduce their isolation and improve overall wellbeing.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to SAGE Sheffield
£23,900	08/06/2022	Upgrade of allotment providing horticulture therapy to adults with mental health problems
National Lottery Community Fund - SAGE
£9,240	11/12/2020 11	The funding will be used to provide a gardening-based mental health support service to adults suffering from complex issues introducing structure into their lives and providing low-level social ....more The funding will be used to provide a gardening-based mental health support service to adults suffering from complex issues introducing structure into their lives and providing low-level social interactions and activities. The project aims to support people during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to SAGE
£500	17/07/2019	Grant through the Heart of the Community Fund used to purchase an outdoor pizza oven to allow them to offer a variety of foods to their clients making them feel happier and healthier.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	03/11/2017	Rooting for Wellbeing
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a singing project for women who are vulnerable
£1,000	02/11/2017	Towards a singing project for women who are vulnerable and experiencing mental health problems.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to SAGE (Support Arts Gardening Education)
£60,000	08/12/2016 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing support to adults with mental health issues in Sheffield
Comic Relief - Putting down longterm roots
£39,987	30/11/2016 24	SAGE offers therapeutic horticulture and arts activities to people with mental health issues in an inner city area of Sheffield.The grant will help them improve their marketing and communications and ....more SAGE offers therapeutic horticulture and arts activities to people with mental health issues in an inner city area of Sheffield.The grant will help them improve their marketing and communications and develop new income streams for their work.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing well-being
£498,639	14/11/2014 59	Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Support Arts Gardening Education
£69,572	12/11/2014	Project seeking to continue and further develop their Social Therapy through Horticulture service. It provides a transitional route of support for adults recovering from mental ill health. It ....more Project seeking to continue and further develop their Social Therapy through Horticulture service. It provides a transitional route of support for adults recovering from mental ill health. It rebuilds confidence, basic skills and re-integration.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing confidence!
£195,959	15/08/2012 36	This project will improve the emotional, physical and social wellbeing of adults with mental health problems through a series of gardening therapy sessions. Beneficiaries will have a one-to-one ....more This project will improve the emotional, physical and social wellbeing of adults with mental health problems through a series of gardening therapy sessions. Beneficiaries will have a one-to-one meeting with a member of staff to create individual goals. They will also be able to take part in cook and eat sessions, arts and crafts, literacy and IT lessons and day trips and be encouraged to engage with local groups promoting health and wellbeing, volunteering, and/or further training.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Support Arts Gardening Education
£37,500	29/03/2011	the salary and on costs of the Director and the Administrator/Finance Worker, and a contribution to core costs (rent, phone, stationery)
Woodward Charitable Trust - Therapeutic arts & horticulture project
£2,500	22/02/2010	Towards the therapeutic arts and horticulture project for adults experiencing mental health problems.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 59-71

MAX NERURKAR Appointed: 2023

NALIN SENEVIRATNE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

ALISON FROST Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Mental Health Practitioner

ANDREW CHALLANDS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

ANDREW NAISBY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

DR WILLIAM WILSON CARLILE (Chair), Occupation: General Medical Practitioner

HUGH MCCULLOUGH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2006, number: 1114743
Registered at Companies House on 06/02/2006, number: 05698287

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
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

17 returns made; all on time

Main office

30 Minna Road
Sheffield
S3 9AZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF SHEFFIELD BY THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL INCLUDE IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: SUPPORT, CARE AND COUNSELLING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR WORK.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH YORKSHIRE

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