Overall GiG Score: -3 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

INSPERO 

Gardening (Food Growing), Craft, Eco Club, Bakery, Cookery & Healthy Eating Clubs. Community Garden design and development. Horticulture Therapy Club for Adults
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 8 years
(11 years as a company)

www.inspero.org.uk

info@inspero.org.uk

07950686614

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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
31/05/22£64£68£-4n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/05/21£98£97£2n/an/an/an/an/a51
31/05/20£56£45£11n/an/an/an/an/a24
31/05/19£56£44£12n/an/an/an/an/a24
31/05/18£38£40£-2£0£0£0n/a026
31/05/17£55£44£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 50 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,

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£29,884
DCMS£5,000
Co-Operative Group£2,483
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthy Lives
£9,984 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to run healthy living gardening and cooking classes for adults within the community living with additional needs. This project aims to help the community achieve their ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Inspero Charity
£2,483 22/10/2022
We would like to provide horticulture therapy to give people, especially young people, good mental health support through gardening and nature, to increase their confidence and self-esteem.
National Lottery Community Fund - WellnessNWellies
£9,900 11/06/2021
The funding will be used to deliver an educational programme including horticulture forest school and food awareness. The project aims to improve mental physical and emotional wellbeing.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000 01/10/2020
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
National Lottery Community Fund - Green Therapy
£10,000 16/05/2019
12
The project will use funding to run a Green Therapy Service for older people and vulnerable adults to include workshops and gardening activities. The project aims to improve well-being of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Nature2Nurture
£10,000 18/01/2017
12
This project will deliver a series of horticultural activities for young people aged 11-16 with special needs and will include outdoor cookery sessions, growing and harvesting food and cultivating ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 51-58
  • SAMIA CALVET (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Marketing Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/06/2016, number: 1167516
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/05/2012, number: 08053258
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

239 Old Worting Road
Basingstoke
RG22 6NS

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO HORTICULTURAL PRACTICE, CONSERVATION, DIET AND NUTRITION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:· EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT FOOD AND NUTRITION; · EMPOWERING, SUPPORTING AND INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEAD HEALTHY LIFESTYLES BY LEARNING ABOUT FOOD AND THE INTEGRAL ROLE IT PLAYS IN THEIR LIVES SUCH AS COOKERY CLUB PROGRAMMES.· ENCOURAGING HEALTHY EATING HABITS, GREATER PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND COMMUNITY CONNECTEDNESS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMES.· DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING COMMUNITY GARDENS AND LOVE2GROW PROGRAMMES.· PROVIDING TRAINING ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP YOUNG PEOPLE’S SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABILITIES IN HORTICULTURE, COOKERY AND NUTRITION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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