FUTURE GARDENERS TRUSTEESANNUAL REPORT The Trustees of Future Gardeners have pleasure in presentingtheir Report and Accounts covering the year 6th April 2024 to 5th April 2025 Reference and Administrative Inlorniatlon Registered Charitynumber- 1191623 Registered Office- Ironmongers Hall. Aidersgate Street. London EC2Y 8AP Trustees Sir David Green CB KC li'oined September 4. 2024. Chairfrom November 10. 2024) Rex Thornborough Ichair until September 4. 2024) Stephen Bernhard Michael Filt OBE (Chair from September 4. 2024 until November 8. 20241 Paul Rochford Rachel Fr8nkel Andrew Gaidner (retired October 2024) Nicholas Woolf OBE (j'oined July 22. 2024} The Master ol the Worshipful Company of Gardeners April- July 2024-Nichoias Woolf OBE. July 2024- April 2026 Cindy Peck Bankers The Cooperative Bank Objectives The charity's objective is the advancementfor the public benefrt of education and training in horticulture by making available. either directly orthrough others, education and training to enhance capabilities. competences. skills and understanding in horticulture. Structure, Governance and Management The charity is a CIO lormed on 50ctobeT 2020. The Board ofTrustees has altered overtheyear. In line with CC governance additional trustees are appointed from time to time following a rigorous selection Process and approval by the existing Board of Trustees. No additional Trustees have been appointed in the current year. During the yearthe charity had no staff. All those involved do so in a purely voluntary capacity- The Future Gardeners Programme The Future Gardeners programme is 8 pre-apprenticeship and pre-work horticultural training programme for those who have been longterm unemployed orfaced challenges in their lives and who would benefit from gaining confidence and skills and the opportunity of training and employment. The Future Gardeners Project was originally set up in 2014 after discussion by the City of London livery companyThe Worshipful Company of Gardeners IWCOG l in conjunction with the Royal Parks Guild. Roots and Shootsand Bankside Open Spaces Trust IBOSD. The charity succeeded to WCOG'S role on it5 formation in October 2020. Until March 28, 2024. the Charity. and previouslyWCOG. paid 50% ofthe runningcosts ofthe PTogrammes delivered by BOST by paying invoices submitted by BOST. In addition 4 trustees acted as part of the operations management gTOUP which advised and steered day-to-day programme operalions and pfovided links forthe provision of meaningful work experience. Operational delivery was the legal responsibility of BOST. The success ofthe Future Gardeners Programme has been thatsince inception. some 80% of those completing the programmes have gained employment in the Horticultural sector, where there is generally a shortage of labour. Futur8 strategy The Trustees are currently engaged in determining the charity's future str8te8y to fulfil the objective ol.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 beneflt The Trustees have complied wtth the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published bythe Charity Commission. Risks The Trustees considei the greatest risk to the charity lies in the possible failure to 8ttract donations, a risk that is mitigated by active contactwith donors. the continuing support of the WCOG, and the principlethat a coursewllnot be started with a delNery partner unless funds have been identified. As 8 consequence the majority of operational risks. including the employment of staff. are born bythedeliverypartner. Financial review. The accounts show income and expenditure forthe 12 months to April 5. 2025. As anticipated in this accounting period the charity has had 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 funding expenditure. October 14, 2025 Future Gardeners Recelpts and payments accounts 12 months to Aprll5, 2025 83nk Opening Balance 0610412024 Donations Received JN Wooll JN Woolf WCOG Charity IP Rochlorij R Thornborough IP Rochlord 1625 2400 375 loo loo 1500 6100 6100 Payment5 made Bankside Open Spaces Trust lobLadder Ltd -ioooo -375 -10375 -10375 Bank closing balance 0510412025 2370.49 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerf5 Report Report to the trusteesl members of Future Gardeners On accounts forthe year ended 05104r2025 Charity no {if any) 1191623 Set out on pages I rewrt lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts ofthe atove chanty (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 05 10412025. Responsibilities and As the chartty tntstees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the a(Lounts in acc)ydance with the requirements ofthe Charities Act 20111lhe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trusys accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Direclions gNen by the Charity Commission under section 14515){bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. l &)nfinn that no matertal matters have me to my attention (other than that disdosed below") in connection with the examination which gpies me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not &cord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to wh￿h altention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the acD)unts lo be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not appty. Slgned: Date: 1910912025 Name: Karen Galward Relevant professional qualificationls) or body (if any): FCCA Address". 49 Northfield Road Wartham Cross EN8 7RF IER October 2018