GOSCOTE GREENACRES COMMUNITY GARDEN

Charity number: 1178639
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Goscote Greenacres was set up to encourage and support adults with learning disabilities and the local community, to come together, to learn new skills, meet new people and enjoy gardening and other outdoor activities as a means to tackle prejudice. The garden provides a huge range of community gardening, development and social activities for local people to enjoy, including 54 allotment plots.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £63,081
Total expenditure: £96,083

Total income includes £33,834 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

21 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Walsall

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 June 2018: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints 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 expenses 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
MAUREEN WHITING Chair 10 January 2016
None on record
ray dolan Trustee 28 May 2024
None on record
Colin Carrington Trustee 28 May 2024
None on record
LINDA HOLLOWAY Trustee 10 January 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £162.00k £73.75k £82.41k £78.09k £63.08k
Total expenditure £82.29k £79.45k £82.15k £84.63k £96.08k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £154.37k £61.94k £64.81k £65.95k £33.83k

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 31 December 2023 13 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 13 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 18 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 18 June 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 13 November 2020 13 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 13 November 2020 13 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 MAY 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 APR 2018

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION BY PROVIDING AN AREA FOR USE AS A COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR INDIVIDUALS IN GOSCOTE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, 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 INHABITANTS.

Contact information

Address:
Goscote Greenacres community garden
goscote lane
Walsall
WS3 1SJ
Phone:
07778582362
Email:
GOSCOTEGREENACRES@GMAIL.COM
Website:

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