Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 17

Deficit latest year: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 19

FRUIT & NUT VILLAGE

Working across three neighbourhoods of Birmingham, Fruit & Nut Village creates, develops and improves orchards, forest gardens and other perennial food growing spaces. We bring people together, build community and create short and long term experiences to benefit our volunteers and visitors to our growing sites.Fruit & Nut Village activities are undertaken to inspire, educate and bring enjoyment

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/09/23		£36,740	£42,233	£-5,493	300
30/09/22	*	£33,966	£10,566	£23,400	200

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

fruitandnutvillage@gmail.com

07895692446

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

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 significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

J J Charitable Trust	£100,000
Mark Leonard Trust	£100,000
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	£75,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Birmingham City Council	£9,820

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
J J Charitable Trust - Towards the Local Climate Bonds project
£100,000	12/10/2023	Towards the Local Climate Bonds project
Mark Leonard Trust - Towards the Local Climate Bonds project
£100,000	12/10/2023	Towards the Local Climate Bonds project
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Nature Risk Quantification Project
£75,000	01/03/2023	To contribute to a partnership with the Bank of England, the Green Finance Institute, Oxford University, UN WCMC, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the European Climate Fund to produce and publish a ....more To contribute to a partnership with the Bank of England, the Green Finance Institute, Oxford University, UN WCMC, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the European Climate Fund to produce and publish a foundational report that assesses the extent to which UK financial flows are exposed to nature risk. The aim is to make the case for financial regulators (mainly the Bank of England and FCA) to weave nature into policy and regulatory risk architecture, so that ultimately capital allocation decision better reflect nature related considerations.
Birmingham City Council - Forest Garden Maintenance
£9,820	24/06/2022	Community forest garden sessions in Kingdom forest Garden and Pebble Mill Playing Fields
National Lottery Community Fund - Fruit & Nut Village Balsall Heath
£10,000	08/04/2022	The funding will be used to plant trees bushes and other perennial plants spaces can be turned from neglected dirty corners to respected and loved resources for the local community visitors and ....more The funding will be used to plant trees bushes and other perennial plants spaces can be turned from neglected dirty corners to respected and loved resources for the local community visitors and people working in the area. The project aims to inspire educate and bring enjoyment to people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

ALEX CONNOCK Appointed: 2020

DEBRA EDMONDS Appointed: 2020

HELEN TOMKINS (Chair) Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/11/2021, number: 1196372

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; AR22: 132 days late,

Main office

126 Newlands Road
BIRMINGHAM
B30 2RH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(I) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(II) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT HORTICULTURE AND PERENNIAL FOOD GROWING.

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