Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

HUMAN ROOTS COMMUNITY

To advance the education of the public in the subjects of horticulture, horticultural practices and cooking.The prevention and relief of poverty through the provision of fresh fruit and vegetable to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.

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

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 has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£10,613	£12,539	£-1,926	5
31/03/22	£25,219	£19,998	£5,221	0
31/03/21	£30,572	£17,812	£12,760	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.humanrootscommunity.org.uk

keiran@humanrootscommunity.org.uk

07946783039

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex, Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Human Roots
£500	14/02/2023	to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Human Roots
£1,693	04/08/2022	to help buy tools for a tool-sharing shed scheme in the village of Stansted Mountfitchet for the community allotment
Power to Change - Human Roots Community (TU)
£10,000	25/05/2021	Grant to Human Roots Community (TU)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID HUGH LOURENS Appointed: 2020

IRIS EVANS Appointed: 2020

JESSICA GARBETT Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/02/2020, number: 1187929

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

34 BAYFORD WAY
STANSTED
CM24 8TQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE—(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF HORTICULTURE, HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES AND COOKING.(B) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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