FRUIT & NUT VILLAGE

Charity number: 1196372
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Working across various neighbourhoods of Birmingham, Fruit & Nut Village creates, develops and improves orchards, forest gardens and other perennial food growing spaces. We bring people together, build community and create short and long term experiences to benefit our volunteers and visitors to our growing sites. Fruit & Nut Village activities are undertaken to inspire, educate and bring joy.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £93,777
Total expenditure: £72,787

Total income includes £7,015 from 2 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

850 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:
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 November 2021: 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
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Ewan Hamnett Chair 05 December 2024
None on record
Debra Edmonds Trustee 04 November 2020
None on record
Alex Connock Trustee 04 November 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £33.97k £36.74k £93.78k
Total expenditure £10.57k £42.23k £72.79k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £24.43k £7.02k

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 September 2024 21 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 21 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 21 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 21 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 09 December 2023 132 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 09 December 2023 132 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 02 Nov 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (I) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS 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. (II) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT HORTICULTURE AND PERENNIAL FOOD GROWING.

Contact information

Address:
130 Westfield Road
Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM
B15 3JQ
Phone:
07895692446
Email:
fruitandnutvillage@gmail.com
Website:

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