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Grow Together

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1193728
Status
Registered
Registered
March 8, 2021
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
WYCLIFFE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
THE COMMON
EVINGTON
LEICESTER
LE5 6EA

Activities

Grow Together provides growing areas and activities for people who have need of such facilities. We relieve poverty by providing food grown in community growing spaces to the local foodbanks.We advance education for the public benefit in the subjects of horticulture, conservation of natural resources and improvement of the environment. For people in Leicester and Leicestershire.

Objects: 1. To Provide Facilities For Recreation Or Other Leisure Time Occupation By Providing Growing Areas And Other Activities For Individuals In Leicester And The Neighbourhood Thereof, Who Have Need Of Such Facilities By Reason Of Their Youth, Age, Infirmity Or Disablement, Financial Hardship Or Social And Economic Circumstances Or For The Public At Large In The Interests Of Social Welfare And With The Object Of Improving The Condition Of Life Of The Said Inhabitants’.2. The Relief Of Poverty Or Financial Hardship By Providing Food Grown In Particular But Not Exclusively In A Community Garden In Leicester And The Neighbourhood Thereof And Given To Those In Need As Serviced By Food Banks And Charities Concerned With The Relief Of Poverty Or Financial Hardship In Leicester And The Neighbourhood Thereof’.3. To Advance Education For The Public Benefit In The Subjects Of Horticulture, Conservation Of Natural Resources And Improvement Of The Environment In Particular By Providing Opportunities For Learning In Horticulture And Environmental Protection’.4. To Promote Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit By Preventing People From Becoming Socially Excluded, Relieving The Needs Of Those People Who Are Socially Excluded And Assisting Them To Integrate Into Society’.for The Purpose Of This Clause ‘Socially Excluded’ Means Being Excluded From Society, Or Parts Of Society, As A Result Of One Of More Of The Following Factors: Unemployment; Financial Hardship; Youth Or Old Age; Ill Health (Physical Or Mental); Substance Abuse Or Dependency Including Alcohol And Drugs; Discrimination On The Grounds Of Sex, Race, Disability, Ethnic Origin, Religion, Belief, Creed, Sexual Orientation Or Gender Re-Assignment; Poor Educational Or Skills Attainment; Relationship And Family Breakdown; Poor Housing (That Is Housing That Does Not Meet Basic Habitable Standards; Crime (Either As A Victim Of Crime Or As An Offender Rehabilitating Into Society).

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Leicester City, Leicestershire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £704 £935
March 31, 2024 £502 £429
March 31, 2023 £409 £355
March 31, 2022 £1,189 £822

Trustees

Name Appointed
Benjamin Brown March 8, 2021
Diane Mary Bell March 8, 2021
Shantilal Narotam Chauhan Aug. 29, 2023