## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

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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** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
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||JeffreyBale|n/a|||
||Martin Lee|n/a|||
||Sharon Clancy|n/a|||
||Caroline Phillips|n/a|||
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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)**|
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## **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**<br>**charity set out in its**<br>**governing document**<br>**Summary of the main**<br>**activities undertaken for the**<br>**public benefit in relation to**<br>**these objects (include within**<br>**this section the statutory**<br>**declaration that trustees have**<br>**had regard to the guidance**<br>**issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission on public**<br>**benefit)**|Provide a structure and framework to work with community based<br>allotments & groups looking for help & guidance, to develop their project<br>for the benefit of the local area. In developing these projects we promote<br>the advancement of community education & the relief of poverty<br>empowering residents to grow, cultivate & distribute locally grown<br>produce.|
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||Growing Mansfieldprovide a structure and framework to work with<br>community based allotments & groups looking for help & guidance, to<br>develop their project for the benefit of the local area. In developing these<br>projects we promote the advancement of community education & the<br>relief of poverty, empowering residents to grow, cultivate & distribute<br>locally grown produce.<br>Growing Mansfield has worked across local community allotments with<br>groups of vulnerable people, engaging them both as volunteers, and<br>beneficiaries.<br>Growing Mansfield has run several schemes to enable local residents to<br>obtain and use fresh produce grown on these allotments. These include<br>crop drops, taking produce directly to where is needed, and door-to-door<br>produce deliveries to vulnerable isolated people. The project has<br>engaged with groups from all sectors of the community, from small<br>children through to teenagers and young people attending a college<br>course. Our project also includes young adults who are struggling with<br>addiction and homelessness, and older people who may be isolated and<br>in need of support.<br>Growing Mansfield have also supported a number of volunteers to gain<br>skills and confidence, and to engage with other local horticulture projects,<br>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)**<br>**Full name(s)**Jeffrey Bale<br>**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**<br>**etc)**<br>Treasurer<br>**Date**  24/05/2023||||||
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**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<br>Total funds<br>funds funds funds<br> to the nearest<br>to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>£<br>A1 Receipts<br>Feel Good Gardens Compost Loo                             -                      1,000                            -                        1,000<br>Donation                          40                            -                             40<br>Donation                            1                            -                               1<br>Community Food Fund Grant                             -                    20,000                            -                      20,000<br>                            -                            -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>Sub total (Gross income for AR)                           41                    21,000                            -                      21,041<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>NONE                             -                              -                              -                            -<br>                            -                              -                              -                            -<br>Sub total  [                            - ]                             -                              -                            -<br>Total receipts                       41                 21,000                           -                    21,041<br>A3 Payments<br>First Tunnels Ltd - Polytunnel                             -                      2,432                            -                        2,432<br>                            -                            -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>Sub total                             -                      2,432                            -                        2,432<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                            -                              -                              -                            -<br>                            -                              -                              -                            -<br>Sub total                             -                              -                              -                            -<br>Total payments                          -                   2,432                           -                      2,432<br>Net of receipts/(payments)                       41                 18,568                         -                   18,609<br>A5 Transfers between funds                          -                         -                           -                              -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                           -                         -                           -                           -<br>Cash funds this year end                       41                 18,568                         -                   18,609<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

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






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**Last year** 

**to the nearest £** 

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## **Endowment funds to nearest £** 

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## OK 

## **Endowment funds to nearest £** 

**-** 

**Current value (optional)** 

**-** 

**Current value (optional)** 

**When due (optional)** 

Date of approval 5/24/2023 

