Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 0

HORTICULTURAL THERAPY TRUST

Working to support the wellbeing of individuals suffering depression or anxiety or recovering from physical illness, carers who need respite, those who need support towards confidence, self esteem, time away from pressures, development of vocational skills and any other person who might benefit from horticultural therapy.A safe, empathic, calm, nurturing, enjoyable and empowering environment

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Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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

Established: 12 years

http://horticultural-therapy-trust.org/

deb@horticultural-therapy-trust.org

07507 675344

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
31/07/23	£35	£47	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/07/22	£46	£57	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/07/21	£50	£47	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/07/20	£38	£46	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/07/19	£43	£53	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/07/18	£74	£50	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17	£47	£44	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16	£55	£48	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15	£60	£50	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14	£54	£57	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13	£81	£46	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

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

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Devon, Plymouth City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
7 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 Community Fund	£19,444
DCMS	£12,064
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
Allen Lane Foundation	£4,000
Devon Community Foundation	£3,988

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Hands to Soil project of Hope
£9,456	11/11/2022	The funding will be used to continue to deliver horticultural therapy activities for adults and young people who are experiencing isolation including refugees and asylum seekers. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to continue to deliver horticultural therapy activities for adults and young people who are experiencing isolation including refugees and asylum seekers. The project aims to support the mental wellbeing of participants and reduce their feelings of isolation and loneliness.
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Horticultural Therapy Trust
£4,000	11/07/2022	£4,000 single grant towards running costs of the allotment project for people with mental health issues in Plymouth
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	11/03/2022	Horticultural Therapy Trust - Allotment Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Gardens to Grow Together
£9,988	03/09/2021	The funding will be used to continue to run horticultural therapy activities for adults and develop new sessions involving 16-17 year old refugees and asylum seekers.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,500	24/09/2020	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 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Core Cost Support
£2,500	23/09/2020	Grant to Horticultural Therapy Trust
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,564	23/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Inner City; Inner Space for Change
£1,488	17/06/2020	Grant to Horticultural Therapy Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	01/05/2020	The Allotment Project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	26/11/2018	Horticultural Therapy Trust Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Inner City; Inner Space for Change
£8,250	20/09/2017 12	The funding will be used to offer homeless people the opportunity to take part in a gardening therapy project, supporting them to improve their self-esteem and mental health.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,000	18/07/2017	Core Costs

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

CHARLOTTE DARKE Appointed: 2023

DR JACKIE KLLEINOT Appointed: 2022

KAYLEIGH DANIELS Appointed: 2023

PAUL ANDREW KELLER (Chair) Appointed: 2012

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/07/2012, number: 1147927

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Main office

8 Earls Acre
Plymouth
Devon
PL3 4HL

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN DEVON AND CORNWALL.TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORK AND RECREATION.

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