FUTURE GARDENERS TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT The Trustees of Future G8rdeners IFGI have pleasure in presenting their Report and Accounts covering the year 5th April 2023 to 5th April 2024 Reference and Administrative Infomiation Registered Charitynumber: 1191623 Registered Office: Ironmongers H811. Al(Jersgate Street, London EC2Y 8AP Trustees Rex Thornborough Ichair until September 4. 20241 Sir David Green CB KC ts-oined September 4. 2024. Chair from November 10. 20241 Dr Heather Barrett-mold OBE (retired November 17. 2023.1 Stephen Bernhard Helen Firminger Iretire(J September 20231 Helen Potts (retired September 20231 Michael Fitt OBE (Chair from September 4. 2024 until November 8. 2024} Paul Rochford Rachel Frankel AndrewGardner (retired October 2024) Nicholas Woolf OBE ts'oined July 22. 20241 The Master oftheworshipful Companyof GardenersApril-July 2023-John Gilbert, July 2023- April 2024 NicholasWoolfOBE Banker$ The CooperatNe Bank Objectives The charity's objective is the advancement for the public beneftt of education and training in horticulture by making available. either directly or through others. education and training to enhance capabiltties, competences. skills and understanding in horticulture. Structure GoveTnance and Management The charity is a CIO formed on 5 October2020. The Board ofTrustees has altered overtheyear. In line with CC governance additional trustees are appointed following a rigorous selection process and approval by the existing Board of Trustees. The charity itself has no Strff. Atithose involved do so in a purelyvoluntsry capacity.
The Future Gardeners Programme The Future Gardeners programme is a pre-apprenticeship and pre-work horticultural training programme for those who have been longterm unemployed or faced challenges in their lives and who would benefit from gaining confidence and skills and the opportunity Ottraining and employment. The Future Gardeners Project was originally set up in 2014 after discussion by the City of London livery companyTheWorshipfulCompany of Gardeners IWCOG l in conjunction with the Royal Parks Guild. Roots and Shoots and Bankside Open Spaces Trust IBOSTI. The charity succeeded to WCOG'S role on its formation in October 2020. The charity. and previouslyWCOG, paid 50% ofthe running costs ofthe programmes delivered by BOST by paying invoices submitted by BOST. In addition 4trustees 8Cted as part ofthe operationg management group which advised and steered day-to-day programme oper8tions and provided links for the provision of meaningful work experience. Operational delivery was the legal responsibility of BOST. The success of the Future Gar(Jeners Programme has been that since inception. some 80% of those completing the programmes have gained employment in the Horticultural sector, where there is generally a shortage of labour. Relationshipwith BOST The charity endeavoured to engagewith BOSTto map outfuture arrangements on vaTIOUS occasions in the second half of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024. Those discussions (Jid not lead to agreement and accordingly Future Gardeners advised BOSTon March 28. 2024 itwoul not be able to continue to fund 50% of the costs of future cohorts of the Future Gardeners programmes delivered by BOST. BOST has subsequently ma(Jevarious claims primarily concerning intellectual property and has applied for and obtained a tra(Jemark registration of a logo incorporating the words Future Gardeners Grow Your Career. It did not notify the charity of its intention to do this. Future strategy The trustees are currently engaged in determining the charity's futuie strategy to fulfil the objective of'the advancement of education and training in horticulture by making available. either directly or through others. education and training to enhance capabilities, competences, skills and understanding in horticulture.- Various options have already presented themselves. Public benelit The trustees have complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Chartties Act 2011 to have due regaid to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. All activities describe¢J in thi$ report have been undertaken for public benefit and in pursuit ol the charity's objectives. Risks The trustees consider the greatest risk to the charity lies in the possible failure to attract donations, a risk that is mitigated by active contact with donors. the continuing support of the WCOG, and the principle thata coursewill not be started with a deliverypartner unless tunds
have been identified. As a consequence the majority of operational risks. including the employment of statt, are born by the delivery partner. The current disagreement with BOST is distressing and regrettable given the success of the programmes delivereij by BOST since 2015with the support ofWCOG and subsequentlythe charityand that the charityand BOST share a common goalto help students becomework ready in the honicultural sector through education and training. Financial revlew. The accounts show income and expenditure for the 12 months to April 5. 2024. It is anticipated that in the next accounting period the charity will show a reduction in income and expenditure. It remains the intention of the charity to build up over time reserves of the equivalent of six months of normal tunding expenditure. December 17. 2024
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES I Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Future Gardeners On accounts for the year ended 0510412024 Charity no (if any} 1191623 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the a)Unts ol the above charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended Responsibilitles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accoftjance wth the wuirements of the Charilies Act 2011 (Ihe Act-). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commissi)n under section 1451Sllbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed bebow") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. accounting records were not kepl in accordan with section 130 of the Act or the acD)unts do not accord with the aCunting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the eXaMinan to which attention should be drawn in order to enab a proper understanding of the accounts to be feached. . Please delete the words in the bTrckets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Date: 1311212024 Name: Karen Galward Relevant professional qualification(sl or body lif any). FCCA Address: 49 Northfiekd Road Waltham Cross EN8 7RF IER October 2018
Receipts and payments accounts Bank Opening 8alanO514/2O23 2,4CkS.54 Donadons Retel¥ed Potts H StripÈ Payments Clarke HB D 8affour C Wray Charities Aid Foundation JP Rochford Credit 1616 Worshipful Co Gard Credit 2019 H Barrett NCL Investments Horlock Educational Trust £ 5.425.C £ 1,108.04 £ I.5.( 370.¢X) 5CX).(X) £ 36,451.06 21J).lJ) £ 20.¢XXJ.(¥) 69.254.10 Pa ents Made Bernhard Media Ltd 8ank5iée Open Space 8anksidÈ Open Space BankSe Open Space -£ 5,605.95 -£ 29,704.60 4 23.(#XI.(KJ -E 6.704.60 65.015.15 osing Bank Balance 0510412024 6.645.49