# GROWING WORKS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1160003
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 19, 2015
- **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=1160003


## Contact

- **Address:** 18 Lowergate, HUDDERSFIELD
- **Postcode:** HD3 4ER
- **Phone:** 07883907452
- **Email:** info@growingworks.org.uk
- **Website:** www.growingworks.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AMONGST THE COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY EXERCISE AND CREATIVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;(B) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, ESPECIALLY THOUGH THE PROVISION OF OUTDOOR THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY FOR FAMILIES WITH COMPLEX NEEDS, PEOPLE IN ISOLATED AND VULNERABLE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES;(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE SEASONS THROUGH GARDENING AND UTILISATION OF THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; AND IN PARTICULAR TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN, IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES SO THEY MAY BE ENABLED TO BETTER PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY.

**Activities:** Growing Works vision is to nurture lives to empower vulnerable people to build resilience. We don?t only grow vegetables, we grow people. We run outdoor therapeutic activities for children and adults, volunteers and other members of the community Activities include growing, cooking, eating, drinking, foraging, planting, crafting, bush craft, making and learning.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kirklees



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £123728 | £126819 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £143663 | £150951 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £142370 | £133918 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £129846 | £110196 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £85738 | £71542 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Richard Blackburn** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 5, 2023
- Kevin Christopher Evans — appointed May 12, 2022
- Paula Chambers — appointed Nov. 27, 2025
- Vivien Jane Jebson — appointed March 7, 2026