WORCESTER COMMUNITY GARDEN

Charity Number: 1198580
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promoting the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment through the development and maintenance of a community garden based on sustainable horticultural practices and the promotion of biodiversity. Providing informal and formal teaching opportunities for learning about horticulture, conservation, woodworking, beekeeping and related subjects.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2024

Total income: £24,169
Total expenditure: £21,728

Total income includes £17,013 from 4 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

175 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 April 2022: 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
  • Financial reserves 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen Mark Dent Chair 01 November 2021
None on record
Mary Patricia Gildea Trustee 15 September 2023
WORCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST
Received: On time
Amanda Jane Neill Trustee 09 June 2022
None on record
Jonathan Charles Bodenham Trustee 01 December 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2022 30/11/2023 30/11/2024
Total gross income £16.36k £8.74k £24.17k
Total expenditure £11.25k £20.62k £21.73k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £9.09k £1.72k £17.01k

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 November 2024 01 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2024 01 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2023 12 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 22 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 04 January 2023 On Time 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 11 Apr 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WORCESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AT THE OLD NORTH STABLES, WORCESTER RACECOURSE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID PEOPLE. 2) TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN WORCESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY GARDENS BASED ON SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES AND COMMUNITY NATURE RESERVES WHICH PROMOTE BIODIVERSITY IN AND AROUND THE OLD NORTH STABLES SITE; 3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WORCESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT HORTICULTURE, CONSERVATION, WOODWORKING AND BEEKEEPING, IN AND AROUND THE OLD NORTH STABLES SITE.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
10 LAVENDER ROAD
WORCESTER
WR3 7AE
Phone:
+447977851546
Email:
admin@worcestercommunitygarden.org.uk
Website:

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