Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE GARDENERS' HOUSE - PENZANCE

We will establish and run a new Green Community Hub for West Cornwall, situated at the heart of the historic Morrab Gardens and the town of Penzance, with 3 key focus areas: Community Wellbeing, Garden history and legacy, and Sustainability. We will address social issues through green heritage and education, and will equip our community with a better understanding of meeting the climate crisis.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/08/23£172£82£90n/a
31/08/22£133£100£33n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.thegardenershouse.org

info@thegardenershouse.org

07974996089

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cornwall Community Foundation - The Gardeners' House - Penzance
£25,000 12/12/2022
The Gardeners' House Project plans to renovate a derelict stable building in Morrab Gardens, Penzance, creating a community green heritage hub and housing The Gardeners' House Collection, along with accessible spaces for various purposes.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CATRINA LOUISE SAUNDERS Appointed: 2021
  • DOREEN PINFOLD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • GILLIAN SARAH MULHOLLAND Appointed: 2024
  • JANE ELIZABETH FORSYTH Appointed: 2022
  • PAUL ANDREW BRETT Appointed: 2021
  • SUSAN FIONA HILL Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/08/2021, number: 1195599
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

LOWER GROUND FLOOR
THE REGENT
54 CHAPEL STREET
PENZANCE
CORNWALL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ‘GARDENERS HOUSE’ IN PENZANCE, SURROUNDING BOTANICAL GARDENS, AND THE BOTANICAL ARCHIVES AND NEW PLANT REGISTRY.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE BOTANICAL GARDENS, THE BOTANICAL ARCHIVES AND THE NEW PLANT REGISTRY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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