Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 10

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

ABBEY PHYSIC COMMUNITY GARDEN

To help our members and the wider public maintain or improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing, build diverse skills and confidence, reduce social isolation and connect with their community. Through our commitment to equality and diversity and provision of inclusive services and support we aim to break down the stigma of mental ill health and build understanding and empathy.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

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	£106	£141	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/12/21	£84	£118	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/12/20	£154	£100	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/19	£150	£92	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/18	£103	£92	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	70
31/12/17	£81	£92	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£63	£37	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£65	£48	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£60	£51	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£11	£33	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£37	£30	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£29	£24	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£35	£32	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£31	£27	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£22	£15	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£18	£16	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

abbeyphysic.org

abbeyphysic@btinternet.com

01795539116

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
45 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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Abbey Physic Community Garden
£20,000	14/06/2023 24	towards two years' running costs of an organisation providing mental health and wellbeing support for vulnerable people in East Kent.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing a Healthy Community
£270,000	18/11/2022	This funding will support the Abbey Physic Community garden to deliver mental health support services to socially isolated people in Faversham. The project provides a safe place offering a wide range ....more This funding will support the Abbey Physic Community garden to deliver mental health support services to socially isolated people in Faversham. The project provides a safe place offering a wide range of activities including therapeutic gardening craft activities and horticulture training with a strong focus on gardening sustainably and growing and preparing healthy food.
National Lottery Community Fund - Gardening for the Mind
£9,200	17/09/2021	This funding will support people with mental health and wellbeing by using nature to connect people and make their live more manageable. It is a six week rolling outdoor programme where beneficiaries ....more This funding will support people with mental health and wellbeing by using nature to connect people and make their live more manageable. It is a six week rolling outdoor programme where beneficiaries will acquire techniques to improve wellbeing and their ability to cope with and manage mood emotions and increase resilience.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing for Health Grub Club (Continuation)
£86,404	12/12/2019 24	Abbey Physic Community Garden will use the funding to scale-up the two day Grub Club into a full community kitchen. The project will provide healthy affordable, communal meals five days per week to ....more Abbey Physic Community Garden will use the funding to scale-up the two day Grub Club into a full community kitchen. The project will provide healthy affordable, communal meals five days per week to members and other connections within the local community. The project aims to engage with 'guest chefs' to introduce people to difference styles of cooking, including catering for special diets and to deliver daily growing sessions, introducing members into the expanded kitchen garden on site.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£17,299	01/04/2019	Expansion project based in Faversham and Swale, which uses a community garden to deliver a range of therapeutic activities, peer support, training and skill building opportunities via horticulture, a ....more Expansion project based in Faversham and Swale, which uses a community garden to deliver a range of therapeutic activities, peer support, training and skill building opportunities via horticulture, a community kitchen, cooking and nutrition classes, coffee cabin, craft activities and Mens Shed. The project will increase its opening hours and extend its reach to bereaved, carers and older men. The group is proactive and systematic in working with other community organisations to share learning and plans are in place to sustain the project.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£17,299	02/01/2019	Expansion project based in Faversham and Swale, which uses a community garden to deliver a range of therapeutic activities, peer support, training and skill building opportunities via horticulture, a ....more Expansion project based in Faversham and Swale, which uses a community garden to deliver a range of therapeutic activities, peer support, training and skill building opportunities via horticulture, a community kitchen, cooking and nutrition classes, coffee cabin, craft activities and Mens Shed. The project will increase its opening hours and extend its reach to bereaved, carers and older men. The group is proactive and systematic in working with other community organisations to share learning and plans are in place to sustain the project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing a Healthy Community
£44,033	26/11/2018 36	Growing a Healthy Community
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing For Health
£200,147	13/07/2016 36	Following a 35% increase in demand the project will develop its existing services and projects it has been piloting to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals through gardening and ....more Following a 35% increase in demand the project will develop its existing services and projects it has been piloting to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals through gardening and horticulture. People supported will include those with mental health issues, long-term unemployment, social exclusion or isolation. General project activities include contributing to the maintenance and development of the garden or craft activities such as woodworking and gaining skills that will help them move into work.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Abbey Physic Community Garden
£15,000	11/09/2014 36	towards three years' salary of a Garden Manager at a project providing therapeutic horticultural activities for vulnerable people in Kent
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Abbey Physic Community Garden
£15,000	29/05/2014	The charity provides training and accreditation for those living with mental ill health. The funding will support two core roles within the charity and allow them to continue this vital service.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-68

ANDREW IRELAND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

HELEN MARY CARR (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: University Lecturer

IMOGEN ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

SARAH PORTER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Contract Manager

LUCIA DELLO-IOIO Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Bookeeper

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2007, number: 1119456
Registered at Companies House on 30/11/2006, number: 06015188

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

143 Shalmsford Street
Chartham
CANTERBURY
Kent
CT4 7QZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE COUNTY OF KENT, OR TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HORTICULTURE AND GARDENING FACILITIES AND TRAINING SO AS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEM TO RE-INTEGRATE INTO THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENT.

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