Overall GiG Score: 19 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

THE GARDEN CLASSROOM 

The Garden Classroom delivers high quality activities in natural environments. Education, recreation and community activities are at the heart of what TGC does. It connects people with nature and with each other, in nature, and cultivates an interest in the natural world. Outdoor learning & recreation in natural environments, countryside projects and camping are at the heart of TGC's service.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 8 years
(15 years as a company)

www.thegardenclassroom.org.uk

info@thegardenclassroom.org.uk

02072880188

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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
31/08/22£499£556£-57n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/21£473£501£-28n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/20£431£317£114n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/08/19£347£337£10n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/08/18*£257£239£18£0£0£0n/a015
31/08/17£239£194£45£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

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
City Bridge Trust£338,477
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Cloudesley£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,994
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Garden Classroom
£276,120 01/04/2023
£276,120 over five years (£55,766, £52,520, £55,640, £55,354, £56,840) towards a borough wide Community Gardening Project to educate and empower residents whilst improving the biodiversity of ....more
Cloudesley - Grant to The Garden Classroom
£10,000 21/02/2023
Bringing nature to the children at Samuel Rhodes School
National Lottery Community Fund - Little Explorers
£9,994 17/02/2023
The funding will be used to continue delivering weekly outdoor drop in sessions for young children and their parents/carers. The project aims to provide creative activities to support confidence ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 04/04/2022
The Garden Classroom (TGC) - core costs
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Garden Classroom
£9,921 08/12/2020
0
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Garden Classroom
£3,418 24/10/2020
In our very nature-deprived inner city area, we will develop a nature-rich garden to be the focus for family nature discovery sessions.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Garden Classroom
£45,186 02/09/2020
towards the cost of adapting outdoor nature connection work including Outdoor Education and Training Service Managers, CEO and new programme director roles, excluding the cost of Brompton bike ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 22/05/2020
The Garden Classroom: a Growing Organisation
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Garden Classroom (TGC)
£7,250 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £7,250, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Garden Classroom (TGC)
£57,500 21/03/2019
24
£57,500 over two further years (£29,000; £28,500) towards salary costs of the Education & Community Manager and Finance Officer.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Together
£9,250 11/01/2019
12
The project aims to improve mental wellbeing and encourage the development of new social relationships by providing a series of nature groups for local families.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,500 29/06/2017
Looking to future growth
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£500 16/06/2017
Towards a summer play scheme.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To The Garden Classroom
£5,000 25/10/2016
Towards core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Mildmay, Naturally (working title)
£10,000 18/08/2016
12
A weekend nature festival will be held in the Mildmay area in May to celebrate green spaces. Sharing the history of Newington Green activities will include gardening workshops, yoga, singing, ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Garden Classroom (TGC)
£81,200 28/01/2016
36
£81,200 over 3 years (£26,500; £27,100: £27,600) for 4 days p/w of the Community Education Support Officer’s salary costs; and 1 days p/w of the Finance Officer’s salary costs.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Garden Classroom (TGC)
£30,000 12/05/2014
Towards the salary of the chief executive to build the capacity of this organisation which connects urban communities with the natural world.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Garden Classroom: Spreading The Word.
£10,000 29/11/2012
12
This is a project by a community organisation in Islington and Hackney. The group will use the funding to increase the use of green spaces by delivering nature based creative learning experiences. ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-72
  • JESSICA MARTIN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of Marketing Operations - Emea
  • KIRSTEN SNELLING Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Project Manager - Financial Services
  • SHELLY KHALED Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Regional Delivery Manager
  • VIKRAM JAIN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Management Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2016, number: 1168587
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/11/2008, number: 06759008
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR18: 73 days late,
Main office

Newington Green Park Building
2 Newington Green
London
N1 4RF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY AMONGST CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES FROM INNER CITY AREAS, BY PROVIDING CREATIVE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE AND EDUCATE WHILE NURTURING A RESPECT FOR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT;(B) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR SUCH CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND ENABLING THEM TO ENJOY THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS THAT COME FROM HAVING A CONNECTION WITH NATURE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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