2022-07-31-accounts - Growing Mansfield

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
	Day22	Month04	Year2021		Day30	Month07	Year22
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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Growing Mansfield

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1194190

Charity's principal address Horticultural Unit Forestry Holdings Kings Clipstone Nottinghamshire

Postcode NG21 9JL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
JeffreyBale	n/a
Martin Lee	n/a
Sharon Clancy	n/a
Caroline Phillips	n/a
















Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

See Charity Commission website Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) See Charity Commission website How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) See Charity Commission website Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: Policies
• policies and procedures Equality and Diversity – Safeguarding - H&S adopted for the induction and training of trustees; Organisation structure
• the charity’s organisational We are a small charity in its infancy and in its 1[st] year has funding for a structure and any wider Development Worker who reports to trustees network with which the charity works; Relationship – mutually beneficial relationships with land owners Local
• relationship with any related Authority other community gardens in the arena and relevant Statutory organisations
parties;
• trustees’ consideration of Trustees – The Trustees are fully aware of the importance of safeguarding major risks and the system and health and safety, especially when working with vulnerable people, and procedures to manage and have undertaken to ensure these are taken into consideration at all them. times.

Section C Objectives and activities

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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)	Provide a structure and framework to work with community based allotments & groups looking for help & guidance, to develop their project for the benefit of the local area. In developing these projects we promote the advancement of community education & the relief of poverty empowering residents to grow, cultivate & distribute locally grown produce.
	Growing Mansfieldprovide a structure and framework to work with community based allotments & groups looking for help & guidance, to develop their project for the benefit of the local area. In developing these projects we promote the advancement of community education & the relief of poverty, empowering residents to grow, cultivate & distribute locally grown produce. Growing Mansfield has worked across local community allotments with groups of vulnerable people, engaging them both as volunteers, and beneficiaries. Growing Mansfield has run several schemes to enable local residents to obtain and use fresh produce grown on these allotments. These include crop drops, taking produce directly to where is needed, and door-to-door produce deliveries to vulnerable isolated people. The project has engaged with groups from all sectors of the community, from small children through to teenagers and young people attending a college course. Our project also includes young adults who are struggling with addiction and homelessness, and older people who may be isolated and in need of support. Growing Mansfield have also supported a number of volunteers to gain skills and confidence, and to engage with other local horticulture projects, thus furthering their personal development and learning.

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)

Provide a structure and framework to work with community based
allotments & groups looking for help & guidance, to develop their project
for the benefit of the local area. In developing these projects we promote
the advancement of community education & the relief of poverty
empowering residents to grow, cultivate & distribute locally grown
produce.

Growing Mansfieldprovide a structure and framework to work with
community based allotments & groups looking for help & guidance, to
develop their project for the benefit of the local area. In developing these
projects we promote the advancement of community education & the
relief of poverty, empowering residents to grow, cultivate & distribute
locally grown produce.
Growing Mansfield has worked across local community allotments with
groups of vulnerable people, engaging them both as volunteers, and
beneficiaries.
Growing Mansfield has run several schemes to enable local residents to
obtain and use fresh produce grown on these allotments. These include
crop drops, taking produce directly to where is needed, and door-to-door
produce deliveries to vulnerable isolated people. The project has
engaged with groups from all sectors of the community, from small
children through to teenagers and young people attending a college
course. Our project also includes young adults who are struggling with
addiction and homelessness, and older people who may be isolated and
in need of support.
Growing Mansfield have also supported a number of volunteers to gain
skills and confidence, and to engage with other local horticulture projects,
thus furthering their personal development and learning.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Amanda Fisher with the help from John run this community project (Northfield Allotment) with incredible hard work and dedication. They are both welcoming, encouraging and very supportive ‘open’ and honest people. Northfields is made and grown with care and compassion for the community and its volunteers. You may choose to include A Northfield participant testimonial……… further statements, where “Providing food for the community a real help in these difficult times. relevant, about: I think it is fair to say Northfield’s is “mint” and other volunteers “happy • policy on grantmaking; place”. It gives us hope and strength physically and mentally, thank you Amanda Fisher, we love it!”

policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main Over 1340 visitors to site at Northfield Avenue achievements of the charity during the year Social hub includes residents and volunteers to come to site to either work and to offer donations such as seeds and plants 180 families fed throughout the year through distribution of fruit and vegetables 10 crop drops to Northfield Primary School – delivering boxes of fresh produce seasonally Monday and Thursday work party days averaging 6-10 volunteers – structured sessions identified by the needs of the volunteers Monthly outdoor cooking and social eating - All volunteers take part in cooking and preparing meals. Learning ways of healthy cooking and healthy eating Open access free produce collection where residents collect fresh produce Local residents taking part in site walks – this has enhanced their health and wellbeing Weekly community bingo where local residents get together for a few hours of fun with Fresh produce as prizes Links with……… “The Explorers” a local childminding service Framework Green Social Prescribers Feel Good Gardens Yeoman Park School Tum Tum Housing – supported housing organisation Action Housing – working with ex drug users and offenders Northfield Primary School Crescent Primary School Mansfield District Council Notts County Council Notts Community Garden Network Northfield Ave Allotments Association Barnsley College

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Section E Financial review

Growing Mansfield are a new charity and do not currently have a policy Brief statement of the on reserves. However, the Trustees appreciate that this needs to be charity’s policy on reserves addressed. In our second year a policy will be put in place to cover contingencies and risks. Details of any funds materially none in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including Principal – fund raising from grants and donations any fundraising);
• how expenditure has How expenditure supported – see below
supported the key objectives of the charity;
• investment policy and objectives including any Investment – currently no investment policy and objectives ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

For the public benefit - the development of community allotments and local food growing, for the advancement of community education, citizenship and community development, Growing Mansfield will also work for the relief of poverty and the assistance of people in need, in the Mansfield district by empowering residents to grow food, and to distribute locally grown produce to people in need.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s)Jeffrey Bale Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Treasurer Date 24/05/2023

		Treasurer
		24/05/2023
		24/05/2023

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TAR Mareh 2012

1194190

Growing Mansfield

Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To from 4/22/2021 7/31/2022

For the period from

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Feel Good Gardens Compost Loo - 1,000 - 1,000
Donation 40 - 40
Donation 1 - 1
Community Food Fund Grant - 20,000 - 20,000
- - -
- - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 41 21,000 - 21,041
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
NONE - - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total receipts 41 21,000 - 21,041
A3 Payments
First Tunnels Ltd - Polytunnel - 2,432 - 2,432
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - 2,432 - 2,432
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total payments - 2,432 - 2,432
Net of receipts/(payments) 41 18,568 - 18,609
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end 41 18,568 - 18,609
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted	Restricted
Categories	Details		funds	funds
B1 Cash funds	Bank balance @ 31/07/22 *Total cash funds*		to nearest £ - - - -	to nearest £ 18,609 - - 18,609
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		Agreement Error	Agreement Error
			Unrestricted	Restricted
			funds	funds
B2 Other monetary assets	Details NONE		to nearest £ - - - - - -	to nearest £ - - - - - -
B3 Investment assets	Details NONE		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) - - - - -
B4 Assets retained for the	Details Polytunnel @ Northfeld Allotment		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) 2,432
charity’s own use				- - - - - - - -
			Fund to which	Amount due
B5 Liabilities	Details NONE		liability relates	- - - - - (optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print	Name
			Jefrey Bale

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Last year

to the nearest £

Endowment funds to nearest £

OK

Endowment funds to nearest £

Current value (optional)

When due (optional)

Date of approval 5/24/2023