## **GROW** Registered Charity Number: 1177035 TRUSTEE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1st January 2021 - 31st December 2021 ## **GROW** TRUSTEE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS - 1st January 2021 - 31st December 2021 ## **Contents Page** - Report of the trustees - Statement of financial activities - Statement of assets and liabilities - Independent examiner's report ## **Administrative details of the charity and its trustees** The trust was established under a deed of trust dated 7th February 2018. The trust is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and registered with the Charity Commission under number 1177035. The correspondence address is 7 Castle Street, Sheffield, S38LT. The trustees who, unless stated otherwise, served throughout the period were as follows: - John Lovell - Carol Pickering - Helen Everatt - Thomas Henderson- Reay - Madhu Ramachandran - Lucy Pridmore ## **Charitable objects** The relief of unemployment of young people aged between 16-24 who are disadvantaged, by way of being care leavers and/or ex-offenders and/or having experienced mental ill-health, for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively in Sheffield, including running pre-employment training programmes and supporting young people in finding and retaining employment. ## **Activities** Grow is a youth development charity that works with vulnerable and disadvantaged young people based in Sheffield. Our main beneficiaries are young people aged 16-24. We work with some of the most marginalised and under-served young people in Sheffield - many of the young people we work with are socially isolated and far from the labour market; they struggle to engage with traditional statutory services, often slipping through the gaps and remaining isolated. We run youth development programmes that combine coaching with nature-based projects. Our aim across all of our programmes is to promote wellbeing, develop employability and reduce isolation in the young people we work with. ## **Trustee Report** The charity was set up in February 2018 and the first Grow programme was in October 2018. Throughout 2019 we developed this programme, not only building the quality of our engagement with young people but also our reputation amongst referrers within Sheffield. In 2020 due to Covid-19 we were only able to run one Grow Programme. Instead we delivered drop in sessions at Holly Hagg Community Farm developed a volunteer led coaching programme called Walk & Talk. Finally, we ran a more structured pilot of our Grow Gardeners programme This is a paid work experience programme aimed at young people who benefit most from a work based learning approach. In 2021 we significantly developed both our Walk&Talk and Grow Gardeners programmes. We worked with 35 young people on our Walk&Talk programme and 8 trainees on our Grow Gardeners programme. We reported a 13% reduction in measures that can lead to mental health on our Walk&Talk programme and an 83% positive employment, education and training status for young people completed our Grow Gardeners Programme. As we look ahead we are starting the process of better connecting our programmes to create a journey from our trainees. This journey starts with Walk&Talk, progresses to the Grow Programme and continues with Grow Gardeners. This journey gives the young people the opportunity to fully imbed employability skills and tools that will help them live a more sustainable and healthy life. For the young people who do not wish to progress on to the next programme, we are looking to employ a transitions and alumni coach who can support their journey on to employment or training with other charities/ business or organisations, ## **Financial review** The results for the year are shown in the statement of financial activities. Our costs comprise coaching salaries, operational expenses and the direct cost for our programmes. Our 2021 finances reflect in part the budget that was prepared at the start of the year but some covid related restrictions did lead to a few changes in our approach and therefore budget. In 2022 we hope to consolidate and strengthen our work. We anticipate higher staffing costs but also increased income through our Grow Gardeners programmes, statutory funders and Trusts and Foundations. We also hope to start developing more corporate funding relationships in 2022. The trustees have approved a reserves policy such that we aim to have a minimum of three months of reserves in our bank account at all times. ## **Fundraising activity** In 2021 we sought to diversify our funding mix to reduce risk and promote sustainability. As detailed below, our income increased significantly between 2020 and 2021. We would like to specifically thank the following funders who support the work of Grow in 2021: - Brelms Trust - Earl Fitzwilliam Trust - Evan Cornish Foundation - Foyle Foundation - Freshgate Trust Foundation - Freshgate Trust Foundation - Hedley Foundation - Imagine Foundation - J G Graves Trust - Lennox Hannay Charitable Trust - LetherSellers Trust - Network for Social change - Rank Foundation- Pebbles - RHS Flourish Award - Souter Charitable Trust - South Yorkshire Community Foundation - The Mayoral Fund (SYCF) - The South Yorkshire and Bassetlow Green Prescribing Programme (SYCF) - United Way UK - Swire Trust - Wakeham Trust - Zest Centre ## **Trustees' responsibilities** The trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity's financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing those accounts, the trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable UK accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed; prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and enable them to ascertain the financial position of the charity, and which also enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with applicable law, regulations and the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the trustees on 11th July 2022 and signed on their behalf by: ## **MR JOHN LOVELL, Chair of Trustees** Independent&xaminerfs report theac¢ounts ofGrryw UK Accounts for the year ended 3tst Ciecembtr 2021 Charity no 11771)35 I report to the trustees on my eyamination ofthe accounts for Grow UL As the ¢harity'5 tntstees you are responsible forthe pre￿ratIon of the at£￿jnts In ac￿rdanCe with t the requlrements of the Chariiies Act 2011 I reportin respectof my examinataon of theTnrfs accounts orrie led out under s145 of the 2011 Art and in cartyng my ￿mination I have foll(Med all thè applicablè directions given btthe Charity Co mmissron iunder 514515llbl of the Art I have Completed myexamination. I confinn that no material matters have come to myatt•nti(x4 in conne¢bon wTth the examination whrch gives me cause to bditwe that in any material respect: the accounting rw)rds were Mt kept in accordance wrth section 130of the c￿rIbeS N£tor the a¢counts did nQtac£¢￿d with the accounth.ng ret(Yds or the attounts did not comply with the applicable requIren￿ts c0￿Mi￿a theform and contentof accounts setout in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 21 other than in any requirementthat the accounts give a.true and faiff view vthKh is not mattsrconsidered as partof an independentexaminatyon. I ha￿ vto concems and havecome accross no other matters In conntttion with the *¥amination to wthich attention should be drawn in this report in order to enablea proper understaftding ofthea¢counts to ￿ reached. Phlllp N Burley FCA Date 21stJune 2022 Flatt Lodge Roadhead Carlisje CA6 6PH Grow UK Staternent of Financk81 AclMts"es forthe year ended 31st De¢ember 2021 Totsl Unrest 2020 Income Donations Grants Events GrowGardene Pottin8 shed GrftAid Rent and incidenta 14335 IIX1359 14335 16226 6184 29099 29)99 16305 16305 1530 30 771 771 3866 172449 10294 45572 84133 2945 1851 HMRC 88316 84133 64106 Expenditure Salaries and pensions GrowGafedeners material expenses Poth"ng shed material expenses Cost of events Direct ¢ourse costs Rent Telephgne Website and markeD Insurance Travel Training Office expense5 Aepairs and renewals Drop-in expenses Van leasing charges Sundry expen5e5 Barsk charges Depreciation 121594 46231 75364 28252 3331 12936 5095 12936 5095 1182 2149 3070 928 2187 277 3r 2828 Z828 2784 2361 2361 2992 1235 2932 401 656 503 656 503 745 92 1122 40712 102 102 1872 94573 IW9937 75364 Surplus for the year 2512 -6257 8769 Grow UK Balance Sheet as at 3tst December2021 2020 F￿ed Assets 413 CunentA5sets stock Debtor5 Cash at bank 2350 2320 2493 22680 27493 35296 Current liabiltbe5 Deferred tncome Creditors iillo 1343 12463 2738 2738 Net currentassets 22833 24755 27680 25168 Represerrted bv Accumulated funds Unrestrtcted Restricted 18911 8769 25168 276BO Z5168 The notes o¥erle6f forrn partof these accounts. Approved by the trusiee5 and svdned orl their behalf Gmw UK Note5 to the atcounts for the year ended 3tst D￿ernber 2021 A¢¢umulated fund Batanceat 1st January 2021 Surplus forthe year Balance at 31st December 2021 Represented bv- UnresrtrtEd fund Resrticed fund 25168 2512 27680 18911 8769 Flxed A55ets Depn bfwd Charge fixtures and frttings Add￿"0￿5 55 li 277 1107 1129 1439 22 Websf(e 1462 1462 Laptops 7a) Potknng shed 3280 6S6 2624 Grow Gardeners tools 1642 8583 72 Continulng operations All income and expenditure derives frorn Continui￿ %knvrbes othtr than the Go¥emrnentTrJb retent t*)n scheme Total recognised Rains and hjsses Th*Staternentof Financial Acti￿￿¢$ indudes all gains and h)sses in the year