SMALL GREEN SHOOTS

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Small Green Shoots transforms the lives of young people aged 16-24 around England and living in areas of social deprivation. Young people access valuable life-experiences, skills and qualifications via our innovative arts-based projects. We facilitate their transformation from NEET (not in education, employment or training) into learning and employment opportunities in the creative industries.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£755,515
Donations and legacies | £630.73k | |
Charitable activities | £94.23k | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £0 | |
Other | £30.56k |
Total expenditure:
£601,000
Raising funds | £3.00k | |
Charitable activities | £598.00k | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £6,447 from 1 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £3.00k | |
Charitable expenditure | £598.00k | |
Retained for future use | £154.51k |
People

27 Employee(s)
9 Trustee(s)
53 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Recreation
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Throughout England
Governance
- 10 March 2015: Standard registration
- SGS (Working name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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
9 Trustee(s)
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EUNICE OBIANAGHA | Chair | 25 July 2018 |
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Lisa Naomi Loadsman | Trustee | 29 July 2020 |
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Renee Montana Lena Hayles | Trustee | 25 June 2019 |
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LOUISE THOMAS | Trustee | 25 July 2018 |
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Sam Kidby | Trustee | 25 July 2018 |
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DIANE MORGAN | Trustee | 25 July 2018 |
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GARY MANDEL | Trustee | 25 July 2018 |
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ELLIS RICH | Trustee | 12 October 2009 |
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JUSTIN ADAM SIDNICK | Trustee | 25 August 2009 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £297.14k | £595.64k | £681.10k | £465.60k | £755.52k | |
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Total expenditure | £314.74k | £488.04k | £803.88k | £492.22k | £601.00k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £101.30k | N/A | £8.00k | £6.45k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | £490.34k | £587.57k | N/A | £630.73k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | £73.10k | £92.85k | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | £94.23k | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Other | N/A | £32.19k | £677 | N/A | £30.56k | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | £464.81k | £800.20k | N/A | £598.00k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | £23.23k | £3.68k | N/A | £3.00k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | £11.42k | £16.00k | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | N/A | £8.31k | £4.71k | N/A | £0 | |
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Long-term investments | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Other assets | N/A | £180.37k | £57.89k | N/A | £179.27k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | N/A | £40.35k | £37.05k | N/A | £25.71k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 16 January 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 16 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 15 April 2024 | 75 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 15 April 2024 | 75 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 03 February 2022 | 3 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 13 December 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 13 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 23 December 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25/07/2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25/02/2015
Charitable objects
1. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING BY USING ARTS AND CREATIVITY AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; (D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).”
Contact information
- Address:
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54 CHALTON STREET
LONDON
NW1 1HS
- Phone:
- 02070180683
- Email:
- info@smallgreenshoots.co.uk
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