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Living Vital

Common Ground

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1192957
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 4, 2021
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Living Vital
STANMER ORGANICS
STANMER VILLAGE
BRIGHTON
BN1 9PZ

Activities

Living Vital offers a safe welcoming space in nature where anyone can come to learn about organic food growing, permaculture principles, basic woodwork, nutrition and cooking. We are building a community connecting local people with refugees and migrants and growing produce for food banks. We offer people the chance to deepen their connection with their bodies, the natural world and each other.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are 1. The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty By The Provision Of Items Such As Food To Individuals In Need And/or Charities, Or Other Organisations Working To Prevent Or Relieve Poverty. 2. To Provide Facilities For Recreation Or Other Leisure Time Occupation By Providing An Area For Use As A Community Garden For: Therapeutic Horticulture; Training And Support For Those Persons Who Have Need Of Such Facilities By Reason Of Their Youth, Age, Infirmity, Disablement, Financial Hardship Or Social And Economic Circumstances In Particular But Not Exclusively The Refugee And Migrant Community; Or For The Public At Large In The Interests Of Social Welfare And With The Object Of Improving The Condition Of Life Of Said Persons. 3. To Promote For The Benefit Of The Public, The Conservation, Protection And Improvement Of The Physical And Natural Environment By Promoting Biodiversity, Organic Growing, Healthy Lifestyles, Permaculture, Traditional Crafts And Conservation Practices.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Elderly/old People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Jan. 31, 2025 £57,786 £39,018
Jan. 31, 2024 £24,982 £32,152
Jan. 31, 2023 £27,519 £28,211
Jan. 31, 2022 £27,964 £14,547

Trustees

Name Appointed
Nick Grist (Chair) Oct. 1, 2020
Adam Paul Weston Oct. 1, 2020
Roxana Khan-Williams Oct. 1, 2020