Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
nurturenature
Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1182363
nurtureature healing garden
Charity's principal address
Station House Finkle Street Lane Wortley, Sheffield Postcode S35 7DH
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
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Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)
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1 Helena Davies Chair 2 Doris Stubbs 3 Alison Chrystal 4 Svava Bjarnason 5 6 7 8 9
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
The charity is controlled by its governing document in the form of a constitution Type of governing document of an incorporated charity (eg. trust deed, constitution) Incorporated charity How the charity is constituted
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Elected by other trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Nurturenature’s Charitable Purposes are:
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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a. The advancement of health both mental and physical, for the public benefit, by providing access to and activities in a healing garden
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b. The relief of those in need by reason of health youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
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c. The promotion and advancement of education for the public benefit
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Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with [section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005] and [section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008].
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
The object of the CIO is to be a healing garden that promotes health and well-being for individuals with chronic physical and/or mental illness and life-limiting conditions, To this end, the CIO will provide a healing garden for individuals principally but not exclusively in Sheffield, Barnsley and the wider South Yorkshire region. There is a wide body of evidence that time spent either passively or actively in nature/gardens has a beneficial effect on physical and mental health. For example, reports from large national organisations like the Kings Fund, RHS and MIND confirm the benefit of gardens and gardening for physical and mental health and well being.
Users will have the opportunity to simply sit in the garden which has been planted in line with good practice for healing gardens or participate more actively by gardening themselves or engaging in events taking place in the garden which will be in keeping with the CIO’s stated purposes of the advancement of health and relief of those in need by reason of ill health and/or disability. The CIO will provide, for the public benefit, space for mental rest and reflection or horticultural or other activities promoting recuperation from symptoms of chronic ill health, including long COVID The promotion and advancement of education for the public benefit, is by organizing small scale workshops and courses, such as mindfulness courses, writing for health, propagation courses. Such activities may also include creative workshops in arts and crafts and other such activities organised by outside experts and practitioners on subjects and activities known to further enhance general well being, in chronically ill or disabled people maximising the benefit of participating in education by utilising the additional benefits of green care.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
Nurturenature works closely with Wortley Rotary Club who volunteer on a weekly basis (COVID-19 permitting) and fund raise on our behalf.
We survey the local South Yorkshire Funding opportunities weekly (they are collated and disseminated by email by SYFAB) to look for any appropriate funding opportunities.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
We were successful in obtaining a Co-op Community Grant commencing in October 2020.
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
We were successful in obtaining a Co-op Community Grant commencing in October 2020.
We established an ongoing collaboration with Wortley Rotary Club
We received a generous donation to establish an outdoor decking area to run workshops and events which has a retractable weatherproof awning, heaters and power plugs with an adjacent outdoor office with kitchenette and toilet as well as printer, scanner etc. It has a table seating up to 12 people which is the maximum group size we aim for for workshops
Because of COVID-19 we were unable to open the garden in the spring/summer/autumn of 2020 when we would normally have had plant sales, events and workshops. We have set up a facility to sell plants through a click and collect system which has been successful and worked on optimising the garden’s potential to meet its stated purposes for when we are able to re-open it.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
A small reserve is kept to cover unexpected expenditure and there is potential for matched donations in the event of reserves being exhausted.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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Principal sources of funding:
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You may choose to include Donations; both regular and ad hoc and charitable grants
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additional information, where Plant sales
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relevant about: Collaboration with Wortley Rotary Club
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• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including Expenditure has mainly been on: any fundraising); Maintaining nursery in order to be able to continue plant sales through
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• how expenditure has click and collect and for spring planting in the healing garden to continue supported the key objectives to develop the potential benefits of this. of the charity; Paying gardener to ensure that garden is maintained to the standard
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• investment policy and required for opening to the public (this is funded through a regular monthly donation)
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objectives including any Improving access to ensure individuals with disability can use the garden.
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ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) HELENA ANNE DAVIES Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIR etc) Date 4/2/2022
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Nurture Nature
Financial Activities
April 2020 - March 2021
| TOTAL | |
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| Income | |
| Donations and legacies | 11,075.00 |
| Grants | 984.66 |
| Plant Sales | 4,553.00 |
| Total Income | £16,612.66 |
| Cost of Sales | |
| Gardening Services | 10,800.00 |
| Plant Materials | 3,875.71 |
| Tools & Equipment | 1,097.89 |
| Total Cost of Sales | £15,773.60 |
| TOTAL | £839.06 |
| Expenditures | |
| Depreciation | 1,837.00 |
| Insurances | 221.60 |
| Other Professional Services | 46.96 |
| Software | 120.00 |
| Total Expenditures | £2,225.56 |
| NET OPERATING INCOME | £ -1,386.50 |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | £ -1,386.50 |
Accrual Basis Thursday, 3 February 2022 09:18 pm GMT+00:00
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