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GROWING PEOPLE

Established: 12 years

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/21		£44	£53	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/20		£34	£60	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
31/03/19		£73	£66	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/18		£64	£74	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	25
31/03/17	*	£79	£83	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	25
31/03/16	*	£67	£82	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£90	£74	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£67	£93	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£129	£77	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Bedford, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 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
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Growing People
£10,000	29/03/2021	Socially isolated even before the pandemic our gardeners have suffered from increased hopelessness, loneliness, lack of exercise and motivation. Most reported a loss of routine, sleeping problems, ....more Socially isolated even before the pandemic our gardeners have suffered from increased hopelessness, loneliness, lack of exercise and motivation. Most reported a loss of routine, sleeping problems, increased ruminative thinking, anger, anxiety and depression. Individuals have relapsed into alcohol and substance abuse, missed important mental health consultations. During the year we have seen an increase in suicidal thinking, self-harm and the death of one gardener from a drug overdose. With limited relationship skills and small reserves of emotional resilience, gardeners have drawn on our support to cope with grief, anxiety, confusion and change.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Growing Resilience
£5,000	18/11/2020	Grant to Growing People
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Connections
£39,289	28/02/2019 36	The project will use funding to provide a range of services using social and therapeutic horticulture therapies to contribute to the wellbeing of local residents. Funding will be used for marketing ....more The project will use funding to provide a range of services using social and therapeutic horticulture therapies to contribute to the wellbeing of local residents. Funding will be used for marketing materials, recruitment of participants, materials required for the preparation of the garden area, therapist time, course design and recruitment.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Growing Together - Gardenening Club
£9,637	21/02/2019 11	Expansion of an existing service aimed at supporting those with a chronic mental health condition.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Growing People
£4,000	12/02/2019 9	Grant to Growing People

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/08/2012, number: 1148510

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR17: 13 days late, AR16: 322 days late, AR15: 670 days late,

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Objectives

1. 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. 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OR WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM AN ILLNESS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORK EXPERIENCE AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING TO REINFORCE THEIR 'SKILLS FOR LIFE' THROUGH GARDENING AND HORTICULTURE, STRENGTHEN THEIR CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM, PROVIDE THEM WITH THE APPROPRIATE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS TO SUPPORT THEM TO RE-INTEGRATE INTO THE WIDER COMMUNITY AND INCREASE THEIR CHANCES OF EMPLOYABILITY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MAY ALSO INCLUDE THOSE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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