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 GrOV￿n9 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, an￿ety. 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 chIld￿n 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 v￿th 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 In￿eaSe 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
DIre￿or

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 ac￿unts.
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.
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Elizabeth Hume
Chalr
Elleen Ewen
Dlrector

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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 V￿Und 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.

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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