Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

GROW FOR LIFE

Grow for Life provides therapeutic gardening and training for people struggling in life, especially those suffering from mental ill health, with the aim of increasing their confidence and self esteem. Through training and practical work, its trainees gain social and horticultural skills, thereby giving them a route into employment or meaningful activity.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/01/23	£59	£71	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/01/22	£50	£36	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/01/21	£16	£20	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/01/20	£14	£13	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/01/19	£40	£4	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/01/18	£1	£0	£1	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.growforlife.org.uk

info@growforlife.org.uk

07729906223

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
18 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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Grow For Life
£5,000	11/07/2023	To provide social therapeutic horticulture sessions in small groups for people who are experiencing mental health difficulties, including depression, anxiety, loneliness and low self-esteem.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Grow For Life
£2,000	28/06/2023	For additional water storage, improved irrigation, pond installation, and purchase of trees, plants and seeds for the Walled Garden, which is used for social therapeutic horticulture.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

TRISTRAM WICKHAM LEWIS Appointed: 2022

DENISE ELIZABETH WEIKERT Appointed: 2018

DR PEG BAVIN BUTLER Appointed: 2021

EDWARD THOMAS LITCHFIELD Appointed: 2021

MARTIN EDWARD GEAKE (Chair) Appointed: 2017

PHILLIP BLACKER Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2017, number: 1173914

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

548 WELLSWAY
BATH
BA2 2UE

Objectives

TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILL HEALTH OR LOW SELF CONFIDENCE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC GARDENING, HORTICULTURAL TRAINING AND COMPANIONSHIP. THESE OBJECTS ARE TO BE PURSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND VALUES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

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