Let's Get Growlng Ltd. Annual Roport and Unaudlted Flnanclal Statements 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023
Let's Get Growlng Ltd. Company Infomiatlon Directors Mrs Eileen Ewen Mrs Elizabeth Hume Ms Nuala O'Brien Dr. Ruth Briel Secretary Katrina Padmore Company Number 7287776 Charfty R8glstratlon Number 1172662 Reglstered Offlco Steel Farm Cottage Steel H8xham Northumberland NE47 OLG Bankers The Cowoperative Bank PO Box 250 Delf House Skelmersdale WN8 6WT
Let's Get Growlng Ltd. Contents Page Dlrectors, Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheel and Directors, Statements Notes to the Financial Statements 10 Detailed income and expenditure account 11
Levs Get Growlng Ltd. Directors, Report 1 December 2022 - 30 Novemb•r 2023 Th8 Directors present their report and the financial statements for 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022 Objectives and acllvltles Purposes The purposes of Let's Get Growlng. as set out in our Articles of Association are:. To assist in the treatmant and care of persons suff8ring from physical and mental illn8ss of any description or in need of rehabilitation as a result of such illness, in Hexham and the surrounding areas, by the provision of therdp8Utic gardening and horticutture. To advanc8 the education of the public, in particular, but not exdusively, young people in the subject of horticultur8 and related practices. We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charty Commission's gen8fdl guidance on public benefit when setting our aims and obj8th.ves and in planning our future activities. tlvlti¢s In the financial year ending 30 November 2023. L8t's Get GrOVn9 prowded the following seNices'.- Our regular tWriC8 W88kly gardening therapy sessions at Minsteracres P8ace Garden Iworklng with adults aged 22 - 85 yrs experienrAng a range of physical and mental health drfficulties, including depression, anety. PTSD, bi-polar disorder, dementia and mild learning difficulties) remained open throughout the period.. Additional one-off therap8uknc garden workshops for a range of groups of all ages, including addicts in recovery, homeless people. carers. refug88s and asylum Seekers wer8 back to pre-covid levels Achievements and Perfom)an 2023 was a productive year in the Peace Gardan at Minsteracres, when our gardèning therapy sessions were mostly fully subscribed. We set up meetings for the start of 2024 with both the mental health and leaming difficutties Care manager teams for Northumberland and look foThYard to site visits from th8se teams to the garden in the year ahead. We continued to see significant benefits for participants who attended and this was refleded in feedba( from both them and their carerslfamilies. Thanks to the skill and ¢ornmitrnent of volunteers and staff. y vlere glad lo be able lo maintain attendanc8 by participants with dementia, despite a significant increase in their support needs. As well as outings to Wh8elbirks. decided to use funds to put on some special barbeque lunches in the garden. induding salads made with garden pr(Ju and puddings using our own home%rown fruit. These were a great success and offered an excellent way to provide a treat in a familiar environment where we coukj comfortably meet everyone's support needs. Our midwinterlchristrnas gathering in December brought together participants and family members around a bonfire for carols, follovHI by hot fruit punch and mince pies. We wrote and perfomied a group poem refle¢ting our year in the garden. This is always an important opportunity for connecting with those vA)o support our parts'apants at home.
Staff member Holly Clay is now a well-established member of the team and continued to provide additional support for the regular gardening therapy group. as well as managing additional one-off sessions in the garden for a range of other beneficiary groups of all ages, from chIldn to adults. F8edback from these sessions was very positive and heart-warming. She is ably supported in this by volunteer and trustee Liz Hume, vého provKJes crucial commitment and skill th these diverse groups often requiring a high level of support. We welcomed Ruth Briel as a new trustee and really appreciate the experience she brings of mental heatth in general and specifically in older age. We appr8ciated the continuing support of a very skilled and commltted team of volunteers. As w811 as formal volunteer meetings and an inforynal spac8 before gardening sessions, when volunteers can chat and raise conc8ms, the co-ordinators continued to provide one-tovone time for each volunte8r to discuss how they are getting along and any fiJrther gumlance lx training needed. In response to feedback, we held a mental health training day for our volunteers, to promote a daeper understanding of the issu6S that our gardening therapy particrpants fa and to explore helpful strategies for supporting them. This was an excellent opportunity to discuss individual participants in depth and to share the considerable understsnding and expertise within the group. Thanks to a generous donation by the wife of one of our participants vth dementia. w8re also able to put on a volunl8er social evening with Indian meal, vthith provided a relax8d setting to chat informally and to get to know each other a little more. We continued to prioritise teaching organic growng skills and planting to create bio-diversity. Our n8W nowdig area is proving very succ8ssful for all but rool crops. such as carrot and parsnip. We are proud of th8 wid8 range of vegetables which grow w811. 2023 was also a particularly successful year for soft fruit (blackcurrants, redcurrants and raspberries), blthich enabled us to get busy making jam for people to take home. We once again combined a small subsidised veg box scheme. open to those attending gardening sessions, with selling produ to the Angel Inn in Corbridge. Th8 whole garden, including the extensiv8 omamental areas. ware lovlngly maintained to provid8 a beautiful, therapeutic space. not just for those attending gardening therapy sessions, but also for the local community at large. In May we once again had an Open Day. serving tea and cake to local visitors from County Durham and Northumberland, which provided an opportunity to introduce Ihem to th& garden and to our project. At the very end of 2022, we set up a new updated website wrth a more user-friendly admin site, which will facilitat8 easier management and allow us to IneaSe participant input in the year ahead. The instagrarn account Set up in 2022 gave participants, volunteers and staff the opportunily to share photos of memorable moments in and around th8 garden, vthich captured something of the diversity of at happens here. We appreciated the increased ability this provided to stay Connected with all our friends and supporters.
Flnanclal revlew The princip81 income sources for Let's Get Growng are from participant contributions for regular gardening therapy sessions. produ sales and additsonal on&off therapeutic workshops, as well as from funding from charitable trusts and private donations. The breakdown by percentage of all our income sources in this accounting period is shown below. INCOME SOURCE Participanl conlributions Produce sales Additional one-off workshops Private donations and GiftAid Charitsble grants 55 13 20 In this reporting period, our regular gardening group met twice weekly. We also ran a numbei of additional one-off sessions in the garden for a range of other beneficiary groups. There was an Open Day for the local Communty. whlch involved members of the gardening therapy group in selling tea and cake and in providing tours of the garden, which raised £304. The whole group had a hugely enjoyable day doing a sponsored walk around Blanchland which raised £2.026 and trustee Ruth Briel successfully completed an impressive sponsored bike ride from Lands End to John O'Groats, which raised a further fantastic £2,092. We are also very grateful for the generosity of individual donors. We remain committed to prowding free or subsidised places to those who can benefit from the project, bul who are unable to access statutory funding and do not have private means. Mostly this seems to be those with mental health difficulti8s who are Iwing on b8nefrts and are not eligible for a personal budget. We anticipate that we shall therefore require some charitsble funding into th8 future to accommodate this aim, as well as to support the work of the organisation as a v4hol8. At th8 8nd of th8 reporting period, Let's Get Growing carried forward £27,572 r8Strict8d charitable funding allocated to the Minsteracres g8rdening therapy proj8Ct, to b8 SP8nt during the next financial year. Structure, Governance and Management The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee. incorporated on 17 June 2010 and registered as a Charity on 20 April 2017. The company was estsblished under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is govemed under its Articles of Association. In the everrt of the company being wound up members are required to contribut8 an amount not exc8eding £10. There are currently four diredors on the board. The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charty law and. under the company's Arlides. are known as members of the Management Committee. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Artides of Association. one third of the members of the Management Committee must retire at each Annual General Meeting and may stand for re-election if desired.
The Management Committea seeks to ensure that the needs of this group are appropriately reflected through the diversity of th& trustee body, which now indudes a rets'red head teacher, retired social worker, retired communications manager arKI retired psychialrist. All members of the Management Committee give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. The directors who served during the year are as stated below.'- Mrs Eileen Ewen Ms Nuala O'Brten Mrs Elizabeth Hume Dr. Ruth Briei This report was approved by the Board on .................................. 2024 and &gned on its behalf by Elizabeth Hume Elleen Ewen Chair DIreor
Lot's Get Growlng Ltd. Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles From 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 202212023 202112022 INCOME 5,675 64,499 70,174 66,727 Direct 8XP8nditur8 4,762 913 55,775 8,724 60,537 9,637 58,052 8,675 Administrative Expenses Building Costs Charitable Donations (Ukraine) 6,265 6,265 5,927 280 2,468 913 2,459 3,372 Creditors: amounts falling due wlthln one year Unpaid wages Net Income 913 2,459 3,372 Funds bff as at 100¢ 2021 25,113 25,994 23,526 Tolal funds ¢arrlod forward 1,794 27,572 29,366 25,994
Let's Get Growlng Ltd. Balance Sheet as at 30 November 2023 202212023 202112022 Current assets Bank Current Account 25,994 23,526 Total current assets 25,994 23,526 Creditors.. amounts falling due within one y8ar Total net assets 25,994 23,526 Capltsl and roserves 202212023 202112022 Called up Sha capital Incom8 and expenditu account 25.994 23,526 Total members funds 25,994 23.526 Directors, Statemènts For th8 accounting period ended 30 November 2023. the cx)mpany was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Acl 2006. The directors acknowledge their reswnsibility for complwng with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of acunts. The accounts have b88n prepared in accordance Wtth the miuowentity provisions and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small Companies regime. g.14(* Elizabeth Hume Chalr Elleen Ewen Dlrector
io Levs Get Growlng Ltd. Notes to the financial statements For the period 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023 Accounting policles Accountlng conventlon The financial statements a prepared under the historical cost convention and In accordance wlth applicable accounting standards, and in accordanc8 with th6 Financial Reporting Stsndard for Smaller Entities 2015. Turnover Turnover represents the total invoice value, excluding value added tax, of sa18s made during the year and derives from the provision of seNices falling within the company's ordinary aclivitias, wholly und8rtak8n within th8 UK. Company limited by guarantee The company is limited by guarantee. Every m8mb8r of the Company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required (not exceeding £101 to the Companvs assets if it should be wound up while they ars a member. or wthin one year after ceasing to be a member, for payment of the Company's debts and liabililies contracted before ceasing to be a member, and of th8 Costs, charges and expenses of winding up, and for the adjustment of the rights of the conlributories among themsalves. If Ihe Company is VUnd up or dissolved and after all its debts and liabilities have b88n satisfied there r8mains any property it shall not be paid to. or distributed among the members of the Company, bul shall be given or transferred to some olh8r Company or charities having sirnilar objects which prohibit the distribution of its incomè and prop8ty, directly or indir8Ctly, by way of dividend, bonus or otherwis8 by way of profrt, to members of the Company Controlling interest In the opinion of the directors the ccrtmpany is under no controlling interest.
li Let's Get Growlng Ltd. Detalled Income and expendlture account for the period 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023 Incorne 1 Dec 2022 - 30 Nov 2023 Restrlcted Unrestrlcted Total Grants: Boundary Lane Wind Farm Bemicia Foundation Total Grnnts Donations Participant contrlbullons Produce sales: Veg box scheme Other produce sales Total Produce sales Garden project fees Bulldlng rontal Sundry GIftAld s.000.) 8.900.CKI 13.900.00 8,360.14 38.314.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 8,900.00 13.900.00 8,360.14 38,314.18 1.248. 1,360.75 2,608.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.475.00 200.00 0.00 0.00 S,675.00 1,248.00 1,360.75 2,608.75 5.475.00 21)0.00 136.06 1,179.72 70,173.85 136.06 1,179.72 TOTAL INCOME Expendlture Dlrect Expendltur•: Projèct managom6nt f008 Garden materlals Partlclpant tran8POrt Partlclpant outlngs Room hlra {panto) ProJè¢t management feos refund 42,292.00 6,124.79 7,177.00 81.00 1CN).00 0.00 55.77&79 3,816.00 446.49 0.00 0.00 46,108.00 6,571.28 7,177.00 81.00 loo.00 500.00 60,537.28 500.00 4.762.49 Admlnlstratlon Expenses . Adrnlnlaccountlng fèes Prfntlng StationerylPostaga Companles House Insurance Webslte Sundry 5.256.00 0.00 63.14 13.00 594.68 216.00 121.76 6,264.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,256.00 0.00 63.14 13.00 594.68 216.00 121.76 6,204.58 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 62,039.37 4,762.49 66,801.86 Cr8dltors: amounts falling duo wlthln on• year 0.00 0.00 Relain9d suTplus from period 2A59.48 912.51 3,371.99 Funds bm as at 1 Dec 2022 25,112.63 881.16 25.993.79 Total funds carried forward 27.572.11 1,793.67 29,365.78