Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

SUSTAINABLE LIVING INITIATIVE

SLI aims to bring together people who are interested in growing fruit and vegetables, and to share skills, tools and information. Both gardening projects run by SLI rely on the cooperation of their volunteer members and are run by them. SLI is a membership-based organisation and is also open to non-gardening people who support its objectives and wish to be involved in its activities.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/23	*	£16	£31	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/22		£30	£33	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/21		£32	£28	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/20		£36	£38	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19		£35	£36	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/18		£30	£45	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/17		£30	£38	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/16		£22	£23	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/15		£25	£32	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/14		£19	£30	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years
(19 years as a company)

www.grow-our-own.co.uk

sustainable@grow-our-own.co.uk

01603920570

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Norfolk,

Who it helps

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

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative
£2,000	01/02/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative
£30,000	16/12/2019 24	as continuation funding over two years towards core salaries at a community growing project in Norwich
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative
£500	04/12/2019	Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative used to support the running costs of its volunteer programme where food grown will be cooked into healthy dishes for the volunteers from the local community to enjoy.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative
£10,000	24/05/2019 6	over six months as an additional grant towards core salaries at a community growing project in Norwich
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative
£30,000	07/11/2017 24	over two years towards core salaries at a community growing project in Norwich

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 46-73

DR VIJAYALAKSHMI ANANDAN MOORTHIE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Freelance Dancer

MARION GREENE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher

MARK SORRELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

ROSE BAULCOMBE (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Teacher

SARAH GANN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/10/2013, number: 1154190
Registered at Companies House on 06/06/2005, number: 05472105

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR23: 106 days late,

Main office

Marlpit Community Centre
Hellesdon Road
Norwich
NR6 5EG

Objectives

TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF NORWICH WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY:- PROVIDING GARDENING PLOTS AND FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS; AND- FACILITATING AND SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES IN GARDENING, HORTICULTURE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND DEBATE ON SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION.

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