# COMMUNIGROW

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159534
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 8, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1159534


## Contact

- **Address:** Hazel Hall, Church Road, West Peckham, MAIDSTONE, Kent
- **Postcode:** ME18 5JL
- **Phone:** 07415749193
- **Email:** caroline.pearce@communigrow.org.uk
- **Website:** www.communigrow.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN RESPONSIBLE FOOD FARMING ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY EMPOWERING LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO DIRECTLY LINK WITH FARMING AND TO RECONNECT WITH WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM AND HOW TO ENJOY LOCAL, HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE, AFFORDABLE FOOD.

**Activities:** COMMUNIGROW enables communities to realise the educational & wellbeing benefits of sustainable horticulture and growing in practical field sessions and activities for schools and community groups. It teaches people how to grow chemical free food, using environmentally friendly methodologies and using the therapeutic benefits of gardening to bring positive change to physical and mental wellbeing.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex
- Kent
- Medway
- Surrey
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £174915 | £197550 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £214541 | £193894 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £257728 | £159394 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £127490 | £105225 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £114216 | £95440 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Caroline Pearce** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 7, 2019
- Alan Piper — appointed May 6, 2016
- Elizabeth Lockwood — appointed Aug. 15, 2024
- Georgia Bozekova — appointed Jan. 13, 2025
- Natasha Stille — appointed Jan. 10, 2025
- Nathan Omane — appointed Dec. 11, 2025
- Rebecca Prince Dr — appointed April 11, 2024