Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 04 2022 31 03 2023 From To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Widnes Growing Together
Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1167587
Charity's principal address 6 Lockett Road Widnes Postcode WA8 6SL
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Andrea Wall | Chair | |||
| Phil Harris | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
| Name | Dates acted if not for wholeyear |
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| Andrea Wall | |
| Phil Harris | |
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
CIO – Foundation Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C
Objectives and activities
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TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS WIDNES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF AN ALLOTMENT AND COMMUNITY Summary of the objects of the GROWING SITE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY charity set out in its REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC governing document AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF THE LIFE OF SAID INHABITANT. Bringing back a piece of derelict land into use by various groups and individuals as allotments plots and a community garden. The first site is in full use and each plot is being used by groups or individuals. There are plans to expand on the concept of this first site to provide further growing spaces within Widnes. The trustees have read the guidance on public benefit and have taken regard of the Charity Commissions guidance in all aspects of the Summary of the main charities activities. activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D
Achievements and performance
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| Section D | Achievements andperformance |
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
A mixture of ages now use the Allotments & Community Garden site. The whole site is fully accessible and the land is back in use as allotment plots and community garden, with communal facilities. Unfortunately due to Covid we were unable to operate for most of the year. |
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Section D Achievements and performance TAR March 2012
Section E
Financial review
We do not have a policy
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
P. Harris Signature(s) A. Wall Phil Harris Full name(s) Andrea Wall Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 03/05/25
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Widnes Growing Together 1167587 Receipts and payments accounts For the period 01/04/2022 31/03/2023 To from
CC16a
Section A Receipts andpayments
| Section A Receipts andpayments | Section A Receipts andpayments | ||||
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| Unrestricted funds A1 Receipts to the nearest £ Allotment Rents 0 Grant - - - - - - - |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Allotment Rents | - - - - - - - |
- - - - - - - - |
0 - - - - - - |
0 - - - - - - |
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| Grant | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
0 |
- | 0 | ||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, **(see table). ** |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, **(see table). ** |
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| - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sub total | - |
- | - | - | - |
| A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) - Total receipts A3 Payments - - - - - - Sub total |
- | ||||
| - - - - |
- - - - - - - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
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| - | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) |
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| - | - | - - |
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| - | - | - | |||
| Sub total | - |
- | - | - | - |
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
- - 5571 |
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| - | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| - 160 |
- 5411 |
- - |
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| - | |||||
| 160 | 5411 | 5571 | 55711 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
07/01/2020
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details |
Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 160 - - |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| 5411 - - |
- - - |
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| 160 | 5411 | - | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ OK |
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| - - - - - - |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| - - - - - |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| Details M. Wall Signature |
When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval 03/05/25 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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