Trustees. Annual Report for the period
COMM15SI
.. Period start dale
01
04
Period end dale
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03
2025
2026
From
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Edible Rotherhilhe C.l.O. (the 'Charity"I
Other names charity is known by
Edible Rotherhilhe
Registered charity number {If any)
1187980
Charity's principal address
5 George Elliston House
Avondale Square, Old Kent Road
London
Postcode
SE15ET
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Datas act&d If not for whole
ear
Trusteg namè
Offic& Ilf any)
Name of person lor body) entitled
olnt trustee
Ifan
Robert Jamieson
Chair
Christina Nilsen
Founder
Secretary
Treasurer
Isabella Adamec
Matthew Allgood
Sanira Emon
Volunteer Project
Manager
Volunteer Project
Manager
Jane Christie
Names of the trustees for the charityy if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
Names and addresses of advisers {Optional information}
e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Descriptlon of the charity's trusts
Constitution
Type of governing document
How the charity is constituted
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection melhods
J( . aoi)oinlecl by, ?lotyl&(I l)yl
Trustees are appointed by the Constitution to servé fixed terms
Additional governance issues {Optional information)
Trustees are elected and appointed by agreem8nt of a simple majority of
incumbent Trustees.
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about..
policies and procedur8S
adopted for Ihe induction and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisational
structure and any wid8r
network with which the charity
relationship with any related
parties-
trustees. consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
(1) To advance education for the public benefit of persons living in the
London Borough of Southwark in horticulture and arts and crafts in
such ways as the Charity deems fit.
{2> To help young people, especially but not exclusively, through leisure
lime activities to develop their capabilities so that they may become
helpful and productive members of their community and wider society
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
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The Charity is a charitable incorporated organisation11187980). The
Trustees are satisfied that the Charity's work is undertaken in accordance
with the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefil.
Summary ofthe maln
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard lo the guidance
ssued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit}
Overview
The year 2025-26 was a period of further development and growth for the
Charity. During the year ended 31 March 2026 the Charity ran weekly
Forest School sessions in the Surrey Square School Nursery and after
school clubs and workshops in food growing, gardening and arts & crafts
for children and young people in the polytunnel tuition space at Surrey
Square SGhool. Additionally the charity delivered workshops at monthly
Old Kent Road Family Zone community events. During the period 1 April
2025 to 31 March 2026 the Charity delivered 115 clubs and workshops
with 1,266 attendances over a period of 128 hours. Our intervention is
significant as the School is situated in Faraday ward, Lower Super Outpul
Area Southwark 015F, which is significantly more deprived than 81 % of
neighbourhoods in England in terms of income and quality of living
environment. Additionally our own research found that takeaway and fast
food outlets are prevalent in and around the neighbourhood., and we offer
inner-cily children and their parents opportunities and activities to explore
healthier food choices and understanding where their food comes from.
Additionally the Charity delivered part one of the Cleaner Greener Safer
'Safer Growing, project and continued to operate the Thought Press
Project.
Food Growin
Gardenin
Art5 & Crafts Clubs
and
The Charity delivered twice-
weekly gardening, food growing
and arts and crafts clubs for
primary age children from the
polytunnel tuition space during
term-time.
Activities comprised..
watering, weeding and planting vegetables, herbs, plants, potatoes,
tomatoes and edible flowers in the polytunnel and raised planter
beds, with new si
na
e for the
lants and herbs.,
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harvesting salad leaves and herbs for the Old Kent Road Family
Zone's free family lunches, and herbs for the herb salt sessions.,
deGorating eggs, flower pressing, bunting making.,
collecting different types of leaves, making a leaf rubbing collage.,
paper marbling and book making project.,
making mint infusion water with mint growing in the polytunnel.,
card making using pressed flowers and recycled materials such as
school waste.,
lavender bag making and writing nature-based poems.,
decorating plant pots and filling them with soil and seeds.,
making fruit salad and taking salad bag kits home lo make with
parents and siblings.,
printing bags to take home and making friendship bracelets.,
designing gardens, seed saving rainbow corn, making herb salts.,
making natural pigments and painting and writing with feathers.
flower pressing to decorate nature-based gifts.,
ink marbling on paper, for use as gift tags, and to make collages
decorating coasters using dried flowers that the children pressed in
previous clubs.,
making lavender bags to keep and to gift on, making calendars and
Christmas decorations, measuring sticks.,
investigating composting, why it is beneficial, what can and cannot be
composted in a school and domestic settings. Planning which plants
they would like to grow.,
testing different types of soil, clay, sand and loam finding oul whiGh is
best for planting seedlings.,
tasting organic carrots and comparing the difference with
supermarket washed carrots.
adding surfaces and habitats to the map of the school site,
contributing to a report being conducted for the national Biodiversity
Network Trust.,
germinating seeds to see which grows first using squash, lentils and
peas.,
playing vegetable bingo and making Tsikuris.,
planting out fruit trees, sifting rocks from the soil in the polytunnel and
sowing wildflower seeds on the hill.,
checking the chitted potatoes and sowing parsley, chives and basil.,
setting up the wormery,.
checking how the herbs sewn were growing and discussing potato
growth., and
tool safety talks.
Forest School Clubs
The Charity delivered weekly
Forest School club activities for
Nursery children in 2025-26
during term-time.
The nature-based education
a￿1vIlle$ comprised..
harvesting and planting potatoes and sunflower seeds in the Nursery
garden.,
making their own perfume using petals and flower leaves, and
makin
herb salts.,
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collecting leaves and slicks to make patterns and for leaf rubbings.,
bunting making using flowers and leaves, banging the pigments with
stones.,
learning all about minibeasts, their habitats, hibernation, life cycles
and where in the school playground to find them.,
made houses with sticks and stones, using sticks for counting and
measuring and making a pretend fire.,
selecting leaves, wool and sticks to make butterfly wands and
observing how the bullerflies flew about in the wind when they ran.,
counting, measuring, and making leaf kebabs.
making boats, looking at floating and sinking and how the wind
makes them move.,
making forest crowns and snails using air drying clay and conkers.
nature bug and bee hunting, handling worms for the first time and
saving their snack waste for composting.,
making bees using pinecones, and tree cookies for someone who
cares for them.,
playing the adventurous spider game, helping to build confidence and
teamwork., and
dyeing hard-boiled eggs using red cabbage and beetroot.
Old Kent Road Famil Zone
communit
worksho
The Charity delivered several
I workshops at monthly Old Kent
l Road Family Zone community
events, with parents and
children, including..
forest school workshops, including leaf rubbings.,
herb sall making workshops.,
wreath and card making workshops.,
Tsikuri workshops.,
crafting sessions using branches., and
vegetable printing workshops. Several parents had not seen a
romanesco cauliflower before. One parent said '¥his is great we can
do this 8t home. A child said "it's like ouler space,:
The Charity was delighted to receive gran15 from Team London Bridge,
Southwark Council's Neighbourhoods Funds and Groundwork Tesco
Bags of Help towards the delivery of the food growing, gardening and
arts & crafts activities. The activities are delivered by qualified sessional
tutors. During the year the Charity said a fond farewell to the brilliant
Pippa Cox who relocated at the end of 2025, after two outstanding years
with the Charity. The Charity was delighted lo welcome Pascale Vassie
OBE as its new sessional tutor starting from January 2026 onwards and it
was great that Pascale shadowed Pippa during her final session.
The Charity was also delighted to host representatives of Team London
Bridge and Tesco who observed and joined in with the activities.
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Safer
art1
rowin
at Surre
uare School
During the year, the Charity received
funding from Soulhwark Council's
Cleaner, Greener, Safer Programme Fund
for part one of a project lo replace the
decking to the left-hand side of the
polytunnel.
The work was carried out by local
gardening contractor, Peter Balazs, to
high standard and the materials come with
a 20-year guarantee.
Thou
ht Press Pro
ecl
The Charity continues to run, with the
a5SlStanGe of volunteers, the Thought Press
Project. This involves printmakers throughout
the UK donating prints free of charge to
Thought Press Project, based on an annual
theme {2025'. Sound and Vision., 2026.. Home
is Where the Heart is) which are then sold
online and at community fairs. The net
proceeds raised are split between the Charity
and a nominated partner charity (2025.. the
Children's Book Project,. 2026.. Centrepointl.
Additional detalls of objectives and activities (Optional information)
The Charity is entirely run by volunteers and has been able lo offer a
consistent level of quality and supervision in its clubs.
The Charity's board oftrustees are 67 % female and 500h are from non-
Vvhite British backgrounds.
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about..
policy on grantmaking.,
policy programme related
investment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Advice and support to Southwark schools
During the year, the Charity meet representatives of Bird in the Bush and
Sl Johns & St Clemenls schools. The latter shadowed the clubs delivery
for 2 weeks and has gained the knowledge and confidence lo set up Iheir
own afler school aclivilies.
A teaching assistant at Surrey Square School observed. replicated and
delivered the Charity's Forest School activity conlenl the following day to
Nursery pupils. The Charity's Trustees considers that food growing and
nature-based aclivities should be part of the National Curriculum.
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charity
during the year
Awards and public recognltion
RHS for Schools
The Charity was delighted that the young
growers in the food growing, gardening and
arts & crafts clubs were awarded the Level 3
growing certificate from RHS.
The Charity aims to achieve the Level 4
certificate for the young growers in 2026-27.
Ll
Social Im
act 2026 award
Our founder, Christina Nilsen
(Wheatley), was awarded The
Social Impact 2026 award, as
Local Resident Community
Champion for Southwark, by
Team London Bridge al a
prestigious awards ceremony in
London Bridge.
The award recognises her inspirational leadership of Edible Rotherhithe's
activities at Surrey Square School.
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Section E
Financial review
The policy of the Trustees of the Charity is lo retain rnonies in general
reserve for use in the event of emergencies or to cover Gashflow liabililies
resulting from delays in grant payments, which can occur when grants
are awarded in tranches andlor arrears, and reporting is required. The
Charity's targel for general reserves is at least £5,000, a figure which it
has achieved throughout thè period and beyond.
Brlef statement of the
charlty's pollcy on reserves
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Further financial review dètails (Optional Snformation)
The Charity has an inleresl-bearing deposit account with the Co-
operative bank. which holds its reserve funds.
You may choose to include
additional information, wh8re
relevant about..
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraisingl.,
how expenditure has
supported Ihe key objectives
of the charity.
investment policy and
objectives including any
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 trusteeg
Signaturels)
Full name{s)
Position {eg Secretary, Chair,
etc}
Matthew Allgood
Treasurer
Date
17 July 2026
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Edlbl8 Rotherhlthe C.l.O.
1187980
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the perlod
from
01.04.2025
31.03.2026
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
fund8
Restricted
funds
Endowment
fund8
Total funds
Last year
to tho noarost
tothe noare$t £
to th8 n8aro8t£
to the neaTest£
to the nearest£
A1 Recelpts
Oonalions
Gift Aid
Granis
B8nK intertsi
2.945
37
11.22Q
346
3.99e
41
18,500
188
37
11.220
346
ross income
AR)
3,328
11.220
14.548
20,727
ss&t an
(see tsbl•l.
nvèstmant Salès,
14,648
A3Pa
ments
Tools, equipment, materia15. fees
Org8nisalion running costs
InsuTance
Office costs
Volunteers expenses
Fundraising & rnarkeling costs
Transport
Subscriptions & donallon8
Governanc8 C0515
17,297
17.297
10.254
134
766
150
154
595
310
345
56
1,500
471
694
58
.459
700
700
412
20.216
412
18.767
Sub total
1,450
13,673
A4 Assèt and Investmènt
urcha8e8
See table
Sub total
1,450
18,767
20,216
13.673
Net of receipts/(paymentsJ
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last yèar ènd
Cash funds this year end
1.879
7,547
5,668
14,844
8,187
21.031
26,700
CCXX R1 accounts ISSI
0410812026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
lo nearest £
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
to n88r88t£
Categorles
Detall$
to n•arest £
81 Cash fund8
Cash at b8nk
14.658
8.355
Petty cash
148
169
Total cash funds
14,844
6,187
laorte bd8nce$wlth reeeW$aThd paymenls
accounU811 OK
Unrestrlcted
funds
to nwro8t £
Rèstrleted
funds
to nearest£
Endowment
funds
Details
Gift Ald duè
to nearosl £
Fund towhl¢h
asset belon
Current valuo
lonal
Detalls
Cost loptionall
Fund to whleh
asset belon
Currentvalu•
Details
Costlopllonall
B4 Assets retalned for the
charity's own use
Fund to whlch
relates
Amount due
When due
Detalls
85 Liabilities
Signed by one 01 Iwo Iru8t88S On
behalf of all th& trustee$
Signature
Dale ol
roval
Piinl Natne
MallhewAII ood
Matthew All
ood
27.06.2026
CCXX R2 accounts ISSI
0410812026