Let's Get Growing Ltd.
Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements
1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025

Let's Get Growing Ltd.
Company Information
Directors
Mrs Eileen Ewen
Mrs Elizabeth Hume
Ms Nuala O'Brien
Dr. Ruth Briel
Secretsry
Katrina Padmore
Company Numbar
7287776
Charity Registration Number 1172662
Registered Office
Steel Fann Cottage
Steel
Hexham
Northumberland
NE47 OLG
Bankers
The Co-operative Bank
PO Box 250
Delf House
Skelmersdale
VVN8 6V

Let's Get Growing Ltd.
Contents
Page
Directors, Report
Statement of Financial ActFvities
Balance Sheet and Directors, Statements
Notes to the Financial Statements
10
Detailed income and expenditure account

Let's Get Growing Ltd.
Directors, Report
1 December 2024- 30 November 2025
The Directors present their report and the financial statements for 1 De￿mber 2024 to 30 November 2025
Objectives and activities
Purposes
The purposes of Let's Get Growing. as set out in our Articles of Association are:_
To assist in the treatment and care of persons suffering from physical and mental illness of any
description or in need of rehabilitation as a result of such illness, in Hexham and the surrounding areas,
by the provision of therapeutic gardening and horticulture.
To advance the education of the public, in particular, but not exclusively, young people in the subject of
horticutture and related practices.
We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefrt
when setting our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities.
Activities
In the financial year ending 30 November 2025, Let's Get Growing provided the following ServI￿s..-
Our regular twice weekly gardening therapy sessions at Minsteracres Peace Garden (working with adults
aged 20 - 80+ yrs experiencing a range of mental and physical health difficulties, including depression,
anxiety, PTSD, bi-polar disorder, dementia and mild leaming difficulties) remained open throughout the
period.
Additional one-off therapeutic garden workshops were provKled for a diverse range of groups of all ages,
including addicts in recovery, homeless people, (2rers, refugees and asylum seekers.
Achievements and Parfonnance
Our gardening therapy sessions thrived and we have continued to record positive feedback from our
regular 1.1 sessions wrth all participants, as well as from their carerslfamilies.
We continued to focus on supporting mental health, with participants expressing that attending the project
has had an important role in their recovery to mental well-being. It has been ajoy to witness some notable
improvements in some members ofthe group.
We were sad to say goodbye to some longstanding participants with Alzheimerfs, although confident that
we had been able to support them really well through to the latter stages of their illness, providing mental
stimulation, physical exercise and frieAdship which might othe￿iSe have been absent.
We were delighted to receive funding to inslall a new full-height ac￿Ssible raised bed and large
polytunnel. These will enable us provide activities that are more accessible forthose wilh limited mobility,
to extend our growing season and to grow a wider range of fruit and veg. We anticipate that the
polytunnel. with its central circular work area with table and chairs, will provide a pleasant, dry, indoor
Workspa￿ on rainy days.
Despite the thallenge of keeping the garden adequately watered through a dry growing season, the
increased sunshine prodU￿d record crops of fruit and veg in 2025. We On￿ again combined a small

subsidised veg box scheme, open to those attending gardening sessions. with selling produce to the
Angel Inn in Corbridge. Next year, we plan to expand the veg box scheme within the local community,
although we are aware that crop volumes are very weather-dependent and can vary from year to year.
We ran a variety of nature-based arts and crafts sessions, making hand-painted suns for the vegetable
and herb beds, willow sculptures, a large outdoor wall hanging. seasonal collages using leaves, seed
heads and pine cones, decoupage glass candle jars and home-made wax candles.
We once again used funds to put on some special summer and autumn barbequog. Thoso 2ro 21w2y£
popular and an excellent way to provide a treat in a familiar environment where we can comfortably meet
everyone's support needs.
We hosted our usual summer open day in the garden, which was a great way to showcase the project.
Our pantomime - 'The Mystery of the Missing Carrots, _ revealed some real acting talent amongst our
participants and one member of the group has subsequently gone on to join a local drama group. We
sang 'Naked in the Garden, (fully clothed) as a round for our guests! The youngest child in the audience
cut the ribbon to open our newly installed polytunnel officially.
As usual, we ran addrtional one-off sessions in the garden for a range of other beneficiary groups of all
ages, from thildren to adults, including refugees, carers, addicts in recovery, homeless and mental health
groups amongst others. Feedback from these sessions was very positive and heart-warming as ever.
This work cnntinues to challenge our imagination, skill and flexibility, in responding to the needs of these
diverse groups.
All of this was made possible by a skilled and commrtted team of staff and volunteers. During the year,
we have been successful in attracting one young female and one older male volunteer to broaden our
stable and highly skilled volunteer group. As well as formal volunteer meetings to explore a variety of
safeguarding S￿narioS and the particular needs of individual participants in depth, there is always an
infomial space before gardening sessions. when volunteers can chat and raise concems. In addition, the
co-ordinators continued to provide one-to-one time for each volunteer to discuss how they are getting
along and any further guidance or training needed.
We continued to prioritise teaching organic growing skills and planting to create bio-diversity.
The whole garden, including the extensive omamental areas, continue to be maintsined to provide a
beautiful, therapeutic spa￿, not just for those attending gardening therapy sessions, but also for the
local community.
The project is promoted through our website and we also maintain an ongoing instagram presence, with
participants, volunteers and staff able to share photos of memorable moments in and around the garden,
capturing something of the diversity and humour of what happens here. We appreciate the ability this
provides to stsy connected with all our friends and supporters, some of whom have made signrficant
financial contributions to our work, for which we are very grateful.
Financial review
The principal income sources for Let's Get Growing a￿ from participant contributions for regular gardening
therapy sessions, produ￿ sales and additional one-off therapeutic workshops, as well as from funding from
charitable trusts and private donations. The breakdown by approximate percentage of all our income sources in
this accounting period is shown below.

INCOME SOURCE
Participant contributions
Produce sales
Addttional one-off workshops
Private donations and GiftAid
10
Charitable granls
21
We are grateful to the Truemark Trust, Shears Foundation, Community Foundation and HGal¢y Pari6h GounGiI
Fund for charitable funding. We are also very grateful forthe generosity of individual one-off and regular donors.
We remain committed to providing free or subsidised pla￿S to those who can benefrt from the project, but who
are unable to a¢￿sS statutory funding and do not have private means. Mostly this seems to be those with mental
health difficulties. who are living on benefits and are not eligible for a personal budgetldirect payment. We
anticipate that we shall therefore require some charitable funding into the future to accommodate this aim, as
well as to support the work of the organisation as a whole.
At the end of the reporting period, Let's Get Growing carried fO￿ard £20,170 restricted charitable funding
allocated to the Minsteracres gardening therapy project, to be spent 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 charrty 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 governed under its Articles of Association.
In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.
During the accounting period, there were four directors on the board. The directors of the company are also
charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and, under the company's Articles, are known as members of the
Management Committee. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles 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 Committee seeks to ensure that the needs of this group are appropriately reflected through
the diversity of the trustee bijjy, which included a retired head teacher, retired social worker, retired
communi(3tions manager and retired psychiatrist. All members of the Managemenl Committee give their time
voluntarily and receive no benefits from
the charity.
The d1￿CtorS who served during the year are as stated below:_
Mrs Eileen Ewen
Ms Nuala O'Brien
Mrs Elizabeth Hume Dr. Ruth Briel
This report was approved by the Board on 6 February 2026 and signed on its behalf by
Elizabeth Hume (Chair)
Eileen Ewen {Dir8ctor)

Let's Get Growing Ltd.
ststement of Financial Activities
From 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025
Unrestrictsd
Funds
Restricted
Funds
202412025
202312024
INCOME
4,317
62,441
66,758
78.896
Direct expenditure
4,633
-316
71,469
.028
76,102
,344
64,124
14,772
Administrative Expenses
6,932
-15,960
6,932
-16,276
6,693
8,079
416
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
Unpaid wages
Net income
-316
-15,960
-16,276
8,079
Funds blf as at 1 Dec 2024
1,316
36,130
37,446
29,366
Total funds carrfed forward
1,000
20,170
21,170
37,445

Let's Get Growing Ltd.
Balance Sheet as at 30 November 2025
202412025
202312024
Current assets
Bank Current Account
21,170
37,446
Total current assets
21,170
37,446
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
Total net assets
21,170
37,446
Capitsl and reserves
202412025
202312024
Called up share capital
Income and expendrture
account
21,170
37,446
Total members funds
21,170
37.446
Directors, Ststements
For the accounting period ended 30 November 2023, the company was entitled to exemptron from audtt under
section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordan￿ with section 476 of the
Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge Iheir responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to
accounting records and for the preparation of@ccounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordan￿ with the micro*ntity provisions and delivered in accordan
wrth the provisions applicable to companES subsect to the small companies regime.
Elizabeth Hume
Chair
Eileen Ewen
Director

Let's Get Growing Ltd.
Notes to the financial statements
For the period 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025
Accounting policies
Accounting convention
The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with
applicable accounting standards, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller
Entities 2015.
Turnover
Turnover represents the total Invol￿ value, excluding value added tax, of sales made during the year
and derives from the provision of services falling within the company's ordinary activities, wholly
undertaken within the UK.
Company limited by guarantee
The company is limited by guarantee. Every member of the Company undertakes to contribute such
amount as may be required (not exceeding £10) to the Company's assets if it should be wound up
while they are a member, or within one year after ￿aSIng to be a member, for payment of the
Company's debts and liabilities contracted before ceasing to be a member, and of the costs, charges
and expenses of winding up, and for the adjustment of the rights of the contributories among
themselves. If the Company is wound up or dissolved and after all its debts and liabilities have been
satisfied there remains any property it shall not be paid to, or distributed among the mernbers of the
Company, but shall be given or Iransferred to some other Company or charities having similar objects
which prohibit the distribution of its income and property, directly or indirectly, by way of dividend,
bonus or othepNise by way of profrt, to members of the Company
Controlling interest
In the opinion of the directors the company is under no controlling interest.

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Let's Get Growing Ltd.
Detsiled income and expenditure account for the period 1 Decémber 2024 to 30 November 2025
Income
1 Dec 2024 - 30 Nov 2025
Restrlcted Unrestricted
Total
Grants:
Truemark Trust
Shears Foundation
Community Foundation
Healey Parish Council
Total Grants
Donatlons
Partlclpant contrfbutlons
Produce sales:
Veg box scheme
Other produce sales
Totsl Produce sales
Garden project fees
Bulldlng rental
Sundry
GiftAid
TOTAL INCOME
6,000.00
5,428.00
2,000.00
300.00
13,728.00
6,036.75
37,336.73
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
6,000.00
5,428.00
2,000.00
300.00
13,728.00
6,036.75
37,336.73
905.00
3,241.86
4,146.86
0.00
150.00
196.83
846.03
62,441.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
4,260.00
0.00
56.80
0.00
4.316.80
905.00
3,241.86
4,146.86
4,260.00
150.00
253.63
846.03
66,758.00
Expenditure
Direct Expendlture:
Project management fees
Garden materlals
Partlclpant transport
Partlclpant oullngslBBQ's
New polytunnel and ralsed bed
48,023.40
7,448.69
6,660.00
0.00
9,336.74
71,468.83
4.404.10
229.28
0.00
0.00
0.00
4,633.38
52,427.50
7,677.97
6,660.00
0.00
9,336.74
76,102.21
Admlnlstratlon Expensos .
Admlnlaccountlng fees
Prlntlng
StationerylPostage
Companies House
Insurance
Sundry
5,751.30
248.00
52.90
34.00
772.59
72.90
6,931.69
78,400.52
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
4,633.38
5.751.30
248.00
52.90
34.00
772.59
72.90
6,931.69
83,033.90
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
Creditors: amounts falling due wlthln one year
0.00
0.00
0.00
Retalned surplus from period
-15.959.32
416.58
-16,275.90
Funds blf as at 1 Dec 2024
36,129.66
1,316.05
37,445.71
Total funds carried forward
20,170.34
999.47
21,169.81
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