SERENITY SOCIAL AND THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE (SSTH)

Charity number: 1178564
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Serenity Social and Therapeutic Horticulture Charity will from 2025 be known as SERENITY-Therapy in Nature Charity, Our aim is to provide Nature Based Therapies to those with, or vulnerable to, mental health problems and to protect physical health, through the encouragement of evidence based Nature therapies for both mind and body, over six weeks in Summer.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £14
Total expenditure: £10

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Darlington
  • Durham
  • North Yorkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 May 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Satinder Sanghera Chair 15 April 2018
DIFFERENT STROKES (TRUSTEES) LIMITED
Received: On time
Dr Sanjay Patel Trustee 30 October 2019
None on record
Helen Hobson Trustee 11 September 2019
None on record
Michael Faulkner Trustee 15 April 2018
None on record
Rita Lawson Trustee 15 April 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £5.37k £6.77k £3.52k £16 £14
Total expenditure £1.79k £1.79k £1.77k £780 £10
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 April 2024 23 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 23 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 11 March 2024 11 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 20 March 2024 20 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 20 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 20 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 28 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 28 February 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 02 March 2021 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 02 March 2021 2 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 May 2018 as amended on 04 Mar 2025

Charitable objects

(1) To relieve sickness and promote and protect health within the Borough of Darlington and within a 50 mile radius, through the provision of Nature Based Therapies to those with, or vulnerable to, mental health problems and to protect physical health, through the encouragement of evidence based Nature therapies for both mind and body. (2) To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals resident within the Borough of Darlington and within a 50 mile radius, 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.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
WOODSIDE
NORTH LANE
KILLERBY
DARLINGTON
DL2 3UH
Phone:
07789640421
Email:
info@serenitysth.org
Website:

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