Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

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

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE GREEN BACKYARD

The Green Backyard is a vibrant community growing project open to everyone. We are passionate about health and sustainability, and work to raise awareness of environmental issues by involving the community in informative, practical demonstrations and workshops. We work with many different individuals and groups from across Peterborough and beyond.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 10 years

www.thegreenbackyard.com

info@thegreenbackyard.com

07523939424

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
31/03/23		£4	£11	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
31/03/22		£22	£22	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/21		£21	£51	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/20		£73	£78	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/19		£86	£63	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	400
31/03/18	*	£30	£52	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£51	£69	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£65	£23	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15?	*	£26	£16	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14	*	£22	£9	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Peterborough City,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
90 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Green Backyard
£3,172	15/11/2019	We want to improve the animal enclosures for our chickens, ducks and rabbits.
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Green Backyard
£40,000	14/05/2018 24	over two years as unrestricted funding for a community garden and growing project in Peterborough
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	14/02/2018	A Garden for the City: Growing Sustainably at The Green Backyard
Power to Change - The Green Backyard
£10,000	31/01/2018	Grant to The Green Backyard

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

BARBARA STATON Appointed: 2022

CHRISTIAN HOGG Appointed: 2023

ELLIE DAISY MAY COOPER Appointed: 2023

EMMA BLADES Appointed: 2022

MAHEMUDA ARSALANI Appointed: 2018

REBECCA ELIZABETH VINCE Appointed: 2020

ROBERT STATON Appointed: 2022

TIMOTHY JOHN DRAKE Appointed: 2023

VANESSA POOL (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: RELATE CAMBRIDGESHIRE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/01/2014, number: 1155534

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 15 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR14: 41 days late,

Main office

The Green Backyard
Chauffeurs Cottage
St. Peters Road
PETERBOROUGH
PE1 1YX

Objectives

1. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF INTEREST IN SUCH WAYS THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY, INCLUDING BY:A. EQUIPPING PEOPLE WITH SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES WHICH THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE;B. REALISING EXISTING SKILLS AND DEVELOPING POTENTIAL;C. PROMOTING PEOPLE'S SELF-CONFIDENCE; ANDD. ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND WIDER SOCIETY.2. TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:A. THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;B. THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.C. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

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