Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 7
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +7

WILLOW TREE 

Willow Tree provides disabled people with a practical scheme where learners take part in a range of activities; catering, fitness, dog training, DIY skills including furniture restoration. Growing vegetables and taking part in healthy living and exercise thus improving their quality of life, level of fitness and reducing their isolation, hence increasing their sense of purpose and value.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 13 years

http://willowtreegarden.cfsites.org/

willowtreegarden@ntlworld.com

01493302975

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UN SDGs
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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
31/03/22£106£112£-6n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/21£172£156£16n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/03/20*£59£59£0n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/19£68£76£-8n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/18£179£170£9£0£0£0n/a015
31/03/17£75£26£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£53£41£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£15£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£19£22£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£35£29£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 14 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,

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
BBC Children in Need£107,858
National Lottery Community Fund£49,733
People's Health Trust£32,323
DCMS£29,366
CAF£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Willow Tree Retreat
£9,990 04/11/2022
The funding will be used to refurbish an old building to create the 'Willow Tree Retreat' which will be a space that provides activities for children experiencing isolation anxiety and/or other ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Willow Tree Stores
£9,960 26/11/2021
The funding will used to install disabled changing and toilet facilities at Willow Tree Stores which is a learner led retail shop retailing upcycled recycled and newly crafted items. The project aims ....more
People's Health Trust - Willow Tree Stores
£32,323 24/06/2021
24
This new two-year project provides people with additional needs in Great Yarmouth with the skills to run a community accessible shop and add pottery products as an additional line to their stock. The ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Willow Tree in 'Safe Mode' part 2
£9,969 06/11/2020
6
The funding will be used to purchase items for wellbeing tablets and activity packs for young people with additional physical needs. The project will reduce feelings of loneliness for their ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Willow Tree Garden
£73,098 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will deliver a activities, including dog training, to disabled children and young people, isolated due to Covid-19. This will result in increased confidence, increased ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Willow Tree Garden
£5,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant is for staffing, technology and activities. It will benefit disabled young people expriencing lockdown due to Covid-19. The aim is to reduce violent behaviours, manage difficult ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£24,366 17/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
CAF - Grant to Willow Tree
£5,000 03/06/2020
3
Grant to Willow Tree to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Willow Tree in 'Safe Mode'
£9,816 29/05/2020
2
The funding will be used to purchase items for wellbeing tablets and activity packs for young people with additional physical needs. The project will reduce feelings of loneliness and support people ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000 20/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Willow Tree Garden
£29,760 20/03/2020
36
This project is a dog training programme working with disabled children and young people in Great Yarmouth. The project aims to improve relationships with others, improve decision making and improve ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Willow Tree Tuns
£9,998 20/06/2019
12
The project will use funding to deliver 18 open public events that will enable the students and learners to test their catering and hospitality skills. The activities will include open community ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Willow Tree Works - Feasibility and Social Development Plan
£9,990 30/08/2017
12
The project will provide disabled equipment and mobility aids. This will help develop support networks and provide essential equipment for service users, giving them a better chance in life.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Willow Tree Garden
£101,600 11/10/2016
36
This project will provide training and employment opportunities for children and young people with a range of disabilities. The project aims to increase confidence, increase transferable skills and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/06/2011, number: 1142508
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR12: 158 days late,
Main office

246 High Street
Gorleston
Great Yarmouth
NR31 6RT

Objectives

(1) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH ANY FORM OF PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITY IN OR VISITING, NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EXERCISE, EDUCATION, RECREATION, RESPITE, HOLIDAYS AND PRACTICAL ADVICE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(2) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF PEOPLE WITH ANY FORM OF PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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