## Grow UK 

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31st December 2022 

|Income|Note||Total|Unrest'd|Restricted|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Donations|||9585|9585||
|Grants|||160758|28000|132758|
|Events|||6363|6363||
|Grow Gardeners|||43952|43952||
|Potting shed|||14758|14758||
|Training|||5096|5096||
|Gift Aid|||1236|1236||
|Rent and incidentals|||2476|2476||
|HMRC||||||
||||244224|111466|132758|
|Expenditure||||||
|Salaries and pensions||6|196818|75437|121381|
|Grow Gardeners direct expenses||7|16648|16648||
|Potting Shed direct expenses||8|15008|15008||
|Walk and Talk expenses|||2786|2786||
|Cos of Events|||1552|1552||
|Direct Course Costs|||470|470||
|Rent|||8977|8977||
|Telephone|||1449|1449||
|Website and Marketing|||2045|2045||
|Insurance|||458|488||
|Travel|||386|386||
|Training|||1497|1497||
|Ofce expenses|||1485|1485||
|Repairs and Renewals|||1285|1285||
|Drop-in expenses||||||
|Van leasing charges||||||
|Sundry expenses|||797|797||
|Bank charges|||722|722||
|Depreciation of fxed assets|||1552|1552||
||||253935|132554|121381|
|Net (defcit)/surplus for the year|||-9711|-21088|11577|





2021 

14335 100359 6184 29099 16305 

1530 771 3866 172499 

121594 9000 12936 5095 2828 2784 2361 488 2992 1235 890 656 503 3901 700 102 1872 169937 2562 



## Grow UK 

## Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2022 

|||||2022||2021|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Note||||||
|Fixed Assets||2||3595||4847|
|Current Assets|||||||
|Stock||3|2350||2350||
|Debtors|||8869||4466||
|Cash at bank|||12170||28480||
||||23389||35296||
|Current Liabilities|||||||
|Deferred income|||||11120||
|Creditors|||9015||1343||
||||9015||12463||
|Net current assets||||14374||22833|
|Total assets||||17969||27860|
|Financed by:|||||||
|Unrestricted reserves||||-2127||18911|
|Restricted reserves||||20146||8769|
|||||17969||27860|





## Grow UK 

Notes to the Accounts 31st December 2022 

1.    Accounting policies 

- a   Basis of preparation 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities Statement of Recommended Preactice applicable to charit preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard app in the UK and Republic of I land FRS 102 

## b  Tangible Fixed Assets 

Depreciation is provided at rates estimated to write the assets off over their usefu lives: 

Office fixtures and fittings 25% Grow Gardeners tools 33% Potting shed equipment 20% Website 50% Laptops 50% 

- c  Direct and overhead expenditure 

Expenditure is summarised under functional headings. During the year under re adopted a more sophisticated accounting system and certain comparative figures not stated on a like for like basis. 

Motor and leasing expenses are now included as direct expenses against the incom they relate to. 

## d  Pension Costs 

- The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme 

## 2    Fixed Assets 

|2    Fixed Assets|||
|---|---|---|
|Cost 1 Jan 22<br>Additions<br>Depreciation<br>1 Jan 22<br>Charge for year<br>Net book value<br>!st January 2022<br>31st January 2022|Ofce fxtures  Grow<br>1439<br>300<br>1739<br>310<br>348<br>658<br>1129<br>1081|Gardeners Tools Potting Shed  Website Lapt<br>1642<br>3280<br>1462<br>760|
|||1642<br>3280<br>1462<br>760|
|||548<br>656<br>1462<br>760<br>548<br>656|
|||1096<br>1312<br>1462<br>760|
|||1094<br>2624<br>546<br>1968<br>0<br>0|





## 3   Unrestricted Reserves 

1st January 2022 Incoming Resources Outgoing Resources 31st December 2 18911 115840 136928 -2177 Restricted Reserves 8769 132758 121381 20146 

## 4   Going Concern 

During the year under review Grow expanded its activities rapidly but incurred cost exceeded revenues leaving unrestricted funds negative at the year end. The truste policy to carry the equivalent of three months running costs in unrestricred reserve confident in making progress in 2023 given a particularly strong revenue stream in quarter. Accordingly the accounts have been prepared on the going concern basis. 

## 5   Continuing Operations 

All income and expenditure derive from continuing operations. 

## 6 Salaries and pensions 

## 8 Potting shed 

|Grow Gardeners<br>Potting shed<br>Walk and talk<br>Other, admin etc<br>7 Grow Ga rdeners ex|97590<br>Plants<br>18689<br>Equipment<br>15045<br>Administraion<br>65494<br>Marketing<br>196818<br>Fees<br>Salaries<br>penses|12164<br>1418<br>717<br>177<br>532<br>18689|
|---|---|---|
|||33697|



## 7 Grow Ga rdeners expenses 

|Plants<br>Tools<br>Vehicle running exs<br>Vehicle lease costs<br>Travel<br>Training<br>Protective clothing<br>Other expenses<br>Salaries|5512<br>2211<br>3132<br>3061<br>887<br>199<br>911<br>735<br>97590|
|---|---|
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts of Grow UK 

Accounts f or the year ended 31st December 2022 Charity no 1177035 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for Grow UK 

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of theCharities Act 2011 

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under s145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under s145(5)(b) of the Act. 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with s130 of the Charities Act or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than in any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come accross no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Philip N Burley FCA 22nd May 2023 

Flatt Lodge  Roadhead  Carlisle CA6 6PH 

