THE GARDEN HOUSE (MARPLE) CHARITY

Charity number: 1182133
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

An urban care farm and community garden situated in Marple, Stockport, our aim is to increase the life chances of vulnerable young people and adults with neurodiversity and/or mental or physical health issues through wellbeing, volunteering and employment opportunities, and to provide access to heritage, nature and the environment for those less likely to connect due to social disadvantage.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 January 2025

Total income: £51,139
Total expenditure: £46,402

People

4 Trustee(s)

12 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 February 2019: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE GARDEN HOUSE (MARPLE) LIMITED (Previous name)
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
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Colette Boswell Trustee 11 June 2024
None on record
MARK HANNON Trustee 25 November 2022
None on record
KEVIN SWINDELLS Trustee 04 January 2019
None on record
CHARLES BRYANT Trustee 04 January 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 29/01/2024 29/01/2025
Total gross income £43.17k £128.12k £183.32k £97.44k £51.14k
Total expenditure £56.08k £129.63k £76.92k £108.78k £46.40k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £25.82k £10.10k 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 29 January 2025 28 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 January 2025 28 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 January 2024 29 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 January 2024 29 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 30 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 30 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 23 December 2022 23 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 23 December 2022 23 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 16 December 2021 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 16 December 2021 16 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 08 JAN 2018 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11 FEB 2019 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25 FEB 2019

Charitable objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PARTICULARLY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SUBJECTS OF FARMING, INCLUDING ANIMAL WELFARE AND FOOD PRODUCTION; AND NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT; 2 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES 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 INHABITANTS; 3 TO PRESERVE, RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR SAMUEL OLDKNOW’S GARDEN HOUSE, MARPLE BEING OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL MERIT AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THOSE FEATURES OF ITS HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE THAT EXISTS IN AND AROUND THE SAID GARDEN HOUSE AND ITS PLACE WITHIN THE MELLOR MILL SITE. 4 TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Contact information

Address:
The Garden House
Lakes Road
Marple
Marple Ridge
STOCKPORT
SK6 7DH
Phone:
01614278712
Email:
info@thegardenhousemarple.com
Website:

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