ROOT & BRANCH WESTMILL

Charity number: 1143294
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Root & Branch was an unincorporated charity (1088493) until Aug 2011. Located on an organic farm it provides opportunities for people with mental health disorders to engage in gardening, woodworking, blacksmithing, crafts and other skills, to help them to recover confidence, meet new people, prepare for future employment and be able to engage more fully with the wider society.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £122,184
Total expenditure: £128,505

Total income includes £36,860 from 1 government contract(s)

People

10 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Swindon
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 August 2011: Standard registration
  • 28 June 2012: Funds received from 1088493 ROOT & BRANCH WESTMILL
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07685042 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Gerard Taylor Chair 06 December 2022
None on record
Victoria Louise Silk Trustee 10 December 2024
None on record
Carolyn Jane Place Trustee 08 October 2024
None on record
Martyn Boyd Cooper Trustee 08 October 2024
READING ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
Neil Laurence Griffiths Trustee 10 October 2023
PROJECT GAMBIA
Received: On time
PHOENIX ENTERPRISES (SWINDON) LTD
Received: On time
Rosemary Wheeler Trustee 13 June 2023
None on record
Colin David Bell Trustee 04 April 2023
None on record
David Anthony Atkins Trustee 12 October 2021
None on record
Nicholas William Daisley Trustee 11 February 2020
None on record
Emma Welch Trustee 19 October 2017
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £95.93k £114.68k £133.37k £125.83k £122.18k
Total expenditure £104.19k £92.16k £127.28k £120.16k £128.51k
Income from government contracts N/A £36.42k N/A £38.04k £36.86k
Income from government grants £31.37k N/A £34.11k £38.04k 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 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 February 2022 23 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 February 2022 23 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 13 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 13 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 28/06/2011

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF PERSONS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY A RANGE OF HEALTH PROBLEMS INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES BY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES.

Contact information

Address:
Root & Branch
West Mill Farm
Watchfield
Swindon
SN6 8TH
Phone:
01793782999
Email:
office@rootandbranch.org.uk
Website:

rootandbranch.info