We Are Grow
Trustees Annual Report and Unaudited Financial
Statements
For the period ending 30 November 2021
Charity Registration Number 1194732

Reference and administrative details of the Chari
Advisors
its Trustees and its
Charity Name:
We Are Grow
Charlty Reglstratlon Number.
1194732
Company Registration Mumber:
12718450
Registered offi￿ arKI Operatlonal Address."
8arrt Lar*,
London.
N20 8AZ
Board of Trustees
Gerard Fer8uson- c￿1r
Jacquellne Katherlne Lelgh
Robln Scott LaYTh>n
Laura Leanne Weir- Res*ned l November 2021
Management Team
Lucy Hdlis
Independent Examiner:
Charlotte Zacharla FCCA
The Z Squared Group Ltd
Rlverdale House
21a High st￿tt
Whèathampstead
Hertfordshi
AL4 8BB
Bankers:
Natsvest Bank
St James & Plccadilty
Westem Avenue
Waterside Court
Chatham Marltlme
Kent
ME44RT

Trustees Re
ort
For the
eriod endin
30 November 202
Ob'ective and Activities
The obpcts of the Charity are:_
111 to advan￿ in life ènd help young people by providin& or asslstlng In the provision of. ph￿cal,
educatlonal and other art￿ltIeS a5 a means ofr.-
lal devebpSn8 the 5kllls, capacitles and capabilities of VOLFn8
people to enable them to participate in society as independent,
mature and responsible ithKluaks.
Ibl advanciry education.
Icl rellevlng UneMplo￿nent In suth ways as may be thoLyht fiL Includlng asslstsn¢e to flnd
em￿oYment. and
Idl pm1d1￿ ￿creatIonal arKI lelsure ilme &tlvSty in the interests of social welfare for
youn8 people who have need by reason of their youth. dlsabilityi poverty or soclal and
economic circumstances wlth the oblect of improvlng their condrtions of life. and in
particular, but without prejudl¢e to the generality of foregoin& by worklng wth schools,
other educational institutions. youth clubs and other youth Of8anisatitins in G￿at Britain
èrKI Northem I￿land to supplement thelr Trspective curricula or actfvltles by provldln8, or
assisting in the provision of. life skills programmes that. amongst other thlngs, encourage
mental and physlcal wellbeln8; engage youn8 people wlth nature,. and teach them about
food productlon and nutrition.
121 to advance edUca￿on and pro¥th facllltles for recreatlon and other leisure tlme otcupatlon for
the public at lar8e in the interests of social welfare wlth the object of improvin8their conditions of
life and in particular. but without prejudbce to the 8eneralrty of the fowoin& by'.-
{al the provision of, or assisting In the provislon of, the means by
which the public are able to participate In community farming
and 8ardeninB.
{bl educating the publlc In hortlcumure: agriculture.. and animal
welfare and husbandry: and
Icl the provision and maintenance, or asslstinB in the pro￿s1on and
maintenance. of communtty tenires or similar facilities forthe benefft ofr.
111 youn8 peO￿e attendin8 sch￿15. other educational instltutlons, youth dvbs or
otheryouth oryanIsat￿nS *tuate in, and

{iil residentsof the respÈcbve areas in which any such centres are Situate and the
reSpert￿e surrounding ar&75 without distinrtion of sex. sexual orlÈrbtation, race or
of polttical. religious or other opinions. for use for meetlngs. lecbjres and dasses and
for other fom15 of recreatron and leisure time occupation.
{31 to promote forthe benefft of the public the con5eTh3tion. protection and improvement of the
physical and natural environment and to advance the education o* the public in the ¢onser¥ation.
protettion and improvement of the physkal and natural envlronment in such ways as the Trustees
consider appropriate and in partkular. but witknut p￿judice tothe generality of the fO￿￿oin& bv:_
lal the promotiort of su5talnalility. regenerative agriculture and lar￿ stewardship: and
Ibl advarKin8 the educatSon of the publle aEThit sustainabifity. re8enerative a8rioJlture and
land stewardship.
In thls Artlcle l.113)"Su5tai￿b01Irf Includes, but L8 not Ilmlted to. waste generation, waste
management. waste recyding and the use of svrplus: "regenerative •8ricutture" means farmlng
piinciples and pract1￿5 that seek to enhance the ecosystem thro￿, amon8St other things,
in¢reasln8 bl¢)dlverslty, improvinB soil health and water management.. and.land stewardshlp"
means the con5ervatlon of natural resources lair. land. water bkKliversity).
141 to relieve t￿ In need by reason of youth, age. ill-health. diSa￿lIty, financial hardshlp and such
other social or ecowmic dISa￿antage and, but not limited to. by the provislon and distribution of
fresh produce.
In th1$ Artlcle l.I"youn8 people" means chlklren and yovng petson's up to the of 25 years.
The maln artlv5tles of the Charlty are:
• Primluction ot or8anlc ve8etsbles. frults and flowers for the hxal communlty
2 pald tralneeshlp5 a year for local dlsa¢hants8ed youn8 people to gain skills and experlence
in sustainatde food growing.
Free hollday programmes and aftersthool elub5 for local free school mèal reclplents.
Early sUPPOrt'GROW Outdoor< currIcul￿} for Chlldren and young people who face barriers
to leaming and healthy livirvd delivered In schools.
Design and delNery of secondary schod currtculum packa8es for￿ssed on food.
sustainabllity. and nature.
Design and delfvery of school trlps to our fam to suP￿rt curriculum learnir4, welkbelng
and enrichment opp)rtunities.
AQA courses foryoung p￿￿e at rtsk of NEET.

TeacherTraining.
Primary school Out￿a¢h.
Free famlty friendly c¢xnmunity event&
• Weekly adult £ommunityvolunteering
Subsidised veg box scheme for Socal community.
Saturday FO￿$t School for Looked After Child￿n and Ca￿ leavers in the borough.
The Tmstees have had due regard to the Charlty Commission's general public benefrt glsidance In
furtheringthe aims obiectNe5 01 We Are Grow and plannlng future activities
We Are Grow Is not ￿rrent￿ 8rnnt makin8. All Income Is used to deliver GROW pro8fdmmes.
Volunteer5 donate their tjme to support farm malntenance. plantln8 and hav￿$tIn8
Achievements a
d Performance
A Summary of the main athievements ofthe chaffty and the Mlentifi¢*ion of the benefits It has had
to the benef*clartes and sodety as a whole, are as follows=
Preparatknn and ¢ultN*h)n of around 2.5 acres of ground, 8rowln8 3 dlverse ran8e ol crops
for sale to the school canteen. I￿al food projects. re5tavrants, the public and florists. Our
weekty stall sold affordable fresh produce to the local communtty and was run by tralnees,
gfving valuable work experience.
Planted over ICV) young trees to establish P*erow on the Northern perlmeter of the
farm. Wanted an orchard. established an apiary (area for beehivesl and significant
Improved dralna8e on the farm by Irt5tallln8 a French drdin system. Erected two potytunnels
and one caterpillar tunnel.
• Hosted weekty open ¥olunteertnB sesslons for 11 months of the year. welcomirtg an avera8e
of 6 volunteer5 per day. We reoived over 230 enquSries about volunteerin8 in this time.
• Caryled out work on behalf of Ban*t council. des18n1￿ ptantin8 and rnaintainin8 30 street
lanters across the borough. Thi5 w(Kk wa5 carrled out by staff arml 4 trainees, offering
valuable work experience.
Delivery of 4 weeks of free holiday pr08ram1￿$ for 50 free sd)ool meal reclplents in the
Borough of Barnet focussed on sustainable f(￿ growi￿ oUtd￿r learning and healthy
eating.
Delivery of 24 weeks of after s¢hLK>I gardÈning and forest sclKX)I club for local chlldren and
youn8 people who are elther free $th￿l meal reapients oron the SEND reglster.
Del*very of 12 weeks of a sa￿rdaY Forest School Club for Looked After Children and care
leavers in the Borough of Barnet In partnership witti Live Unlimited. 5UPPOrtlng fesilience,
development of p05itNe relationships, and mentsl we1kbeir￿.
Delivery of fourx 10-week eady svprN)rt programmes at our partner school. The Totteridge
Academy, for 50 vulnerable children and young people who have been identified as facing

barriers to learning and healthy living. Programmes teath sust3inable growir6 ski515 and
knowledge. mindfulness and forest xknol aCtt¥0tt￿. with the aim to support welt-bei
nfidence, and connection to n3turè.
Delivery of 6 ¥ Nature Connert Days at our frdrm for 6 s(hoo15 across London to learn about
5U5tainable fo(xl 8rowirrd and spend the day immèrsed in rwture to supwt currkulum
leamin& well-bein& ar￿ enrichment.
Employment of 2 x F¢))d Gmwlng trainees on the fami for6 months In 2020, through
Feedbacvs Ecotalent programme. Employment of 2 x Food Growln8 trainees for 7 mont
on ourfami in 2021 through the 8tyernment Kickstsrt Sdwne. All four pla￿ went to local
young people from disaokntaged background5 and were paid London Lrving Wage.
Continued dellvery of our Learnln8 from the Land wo8ramme,. deliverln8 4 x I(￿eek food
growlng and outdoor learning pmgrammes a year across 4 schools for 75 children who have
been Identified by thelr school as facln8 barriers to learning and healthy living IFree school
meal re¢ipients, SEND wister. mental health. behaviour or attendance cOn￿M51.
Establishmènt of the countys flrst AIIA MLtshroom Culbvatlon Course and pilot delI￿ry of 4
weeks of Entry Le￿1 course for 7 youn8 people at rlsk of Neet to support ￿th employment
skills, further ttainin& and attendan￿ In school.
Hostlng of 6 free famity friendty community ffrfents on our fami to en8age the wider publlc
on a8roecologic31 farmin8 and sustainable food growin8.
Launch of subsidlsed Veg Box Schème for the Icol communtty, gMn8 famllle5 from low-
income household's access to affordable, fresh, local. Ofganic produ￿.
Desl8n and delivery of5 Cu￿￿ul￿M projects at our partner school. The Totteridge Academy,
Ilnkln8 subject leamlng to our fami. reachSn8 over 540 Y￿nI people
We Are Grow was established wlth the view of takin8 ob*rthe artNrt*s, assets and liabilities of
Project Grow Limited. ¢ompany number 11705921. as explalned In detail in the We Are Grow Char￿Y
Commisslon applicatSon for registration. The said transfer completed on 31 Ottober 2021.
Financial Review
There was a surplus at the end of the perk)d of £83,926
As we are still a relatively new charity. we are not In a positK)n to hold reserves as of yet. The
Trustees are look1￿ to hold the equtvalent of 3 months of expend￿Ure In reserves bythe end of
20231£60,0￿j.
The future ofthe d￿rIty Indude:
Coniinuing all Current programmes and actlvrties as Outlined ab￿.
Expandin8 our programme of free, famity-friendly events throughout the year.
Expanding the educatlonal area of the fam to include accessible Browlng beds. benches.
5hadin& an outdoor oven, funded by multiple trusts and foundations.
Launchlng a fvmonth growirb8 and allotment project wfth local famllles In need funded by
Barnet Innovation Fund and in partnership with Barnet 0-19 Early Support Family Services.
Expanding our subsidlsed Ve8 Box Scheme to reath 50 local families.
Working with new delivery partners across the b)rou8h of Bamet including Underhlll
Children's Centre, Unitas Youth Zone. and the Somali Brawanese Welfare Association to
dèliver our prograrnmes to new groups of dlsadvantaged and marginalised children, young
people, and familie5.

Launchirtg our free bpannual Tead￿r Training wogramme, empowering schools to set up
their own growing projerts. fvnded by Isla FoundatK)n and Ashden Trust
Working in partnership with Sila5 Yard. SEEst Working Trust arKI Tower Hamlets to develop
and launch a food waste pilot pro8ramme.
Structure Governance and Mana
The Artlcles ofAssociatlon ￿ the Charltles Govemfy document
We Are Grow Is constrtuted as a charltable comparry limited by 8uarantee
The trnstees have a duty to klentlfy and revlew the rfsks to whkth the charlty Is exposed and to
ensure appropriate controls are in pl￿ to prorflde reasonable assurance a8alnst fraud and error
The Founder of We A￿ Grow. Mr George Lamb (Trhe Foundertl has power during his lifetlme to
appoint future trustee5
ement
The Founderwas a party to a loan agreement between the Founder arKI Prolect Grow Llmited. This
agreement was novated in favour of We Are Grow on 31 Ortober 2021 (the transfer date}. At the
end of the finantlal Fjeriod the amount outstanding to the FouThJer was £18,4￿.
Approved by Order ofthe t*)ard of tnTh on 13 ju￿ 2022 and signed on its behalfby Mr G
Fer8uson
Mr G Feryuson
Chalr of Trustees

Inde
endent Reviewers Re
ort
We have rÈvlewed the financial statements ofwe Are Grow for the year ended 30 November 2021
which comprise of the Statementof FinarKial Activttie5. Balano Sheet and the related nirtes.
Our revrew work has been undertaken $0 that we mlght state to charitieg trLL5tees those matters
we are requlred to state tothem in our report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, we do not accèpt or assume responsibiltyto anyone other than the charity and
the charities, trLlttees as a body, for otsr review woik. for this report. or for the opinions we have
fomed.
Respertlve reSP￿s1￿11t1es of Trustees and1nde￿￿¢r￿wers
As described in the Statement of Tn￿tee$ re5ponslbiiities. the charliies. Trustees are responsbble for
the preparation of the financial statements
Our responslblllty Is to revlewthe financlal statemerts Sn accordance thrfth the General Dlrections
gtven by the Charity Commission. WÈ report to you oui opinion as to whether the financial
statements glve a true and fairvSew and a￿ propedy prepared in acctythnce with the Charltles Act
2011.
We a150 rèport toytyj If. in our tspinion. the Tn￿S Report Is not conslstent wtth the flnancial
statements, if the charity has not kept proper accountin8 records. if we have not receNed all the
Informatlon and explanatk1￿ we requlre for our rwAew or Infomation spe¢lfied by law re8ardln8
Trustees, remuneratknn and trdnsactions with the ¢harlty is r*)t dI￿10$ed.
We read the Twstee's ReF*)rt and conslder the Impll(3tions for our report If we become aware of
any apparent misstatements withln It.
Oplnlon on the accounts
In our opinlon the flnanclal statements..
8lve a true and fa5rvlew of the st*e of the charflle< affèlrs as at year ended 30 N￿ernber
2021.
have been properfy prepared In xcordance wlth Sectknn 1451Sllbl of the 2011 l£t.' and
rK) partlcular matter has come to our attentlon that 8￿￿5 us ￿aSOnable cause to belleve the
charity has not complled to all requlrements made bythe P£t 2011. thmpanles Act 20)6 and
Charities SORP.
Opinion on other matters prescribed bythe Charlties Act 2011
In our oplnlon the informatlon given In the Trustees report forthè financial year for which the
flnancial statements are prepared is consistent with the fina￿1 statements.
Matters on which we are required to rewrt by exceptlon
We have nothlng to report in respect af the followFn8 matters where the Charities Art 2011 requires
us to ￿port to you rf. in our opinion..
adequate accounting records have not been kem, or retums adequatefor our wew have
not been received from branc￿ not vrsited by us: or

the financlal S&itements are not in weement with the acwunting records and the retums,.
or
certain disclosures of trustee'5 remLtneratw)n specif￿d by law are not made,. or
we have not received all information and explanations we ￿quiref0r our re￿eW,. and
Charlotte Zacharla FCCA
The Z Squared Group Ltmlted
Ri¥erdale House
21a High Street
Wheathampstead
Hertfordshlre
AL48BB

5tatwn•nt of Financial Athiues
Forthe perlod end•d 30 Plo¥eth2021
Incorn1￿ reMwr¢es
Incom1￿ Reso
Donations and Lerdcies
Incoming resources from tharilable actThtties
Other trad5r* ath￿tieS
£236.231
£63.501
£12.216
£57,072
£293,303
£63,501
£12,216
£0
Total kncomlni resourres
£57
Rgsour¢es •wnded
Costs of 8eneratln8 funds
Charitsble actiwties
£19.420
£231.750
£19,420
E265,321
741
3.571
71
Net mo¥ernent In fvnds
E60,778
£23.SOI
£84279
Funds urrled hrward 30 N0v•rnl￿r 2021
AJI resulls ore Irom contlnu5n8 operatlons.

We Ar*Gro¥rf
Forthe year endlry 30 No*mber ZO
Intanglble ftxed assets
TanÉible flxed assets
£50.(D)
£25.310
£75JlO
Debtor5
Cash at bank and in hand
£8,378
£72,827
£81205
Credltors due wllNn OTr• year
Nrt currert asmts
£17.8521
£63,353
Total a55ots kn turrnnt lknb4fths
Credltots dlte 4fttrone ywr
Provlslotts for liabilttes
Il•t assets
£138,663
IE53,7SII
(£6331
Funds
Statement of Flnanclal Actlvlt
Tot•1 Funds
£84.279
For the year ended 30 November 2021. the company wa5 entltlled to exèmptknn under sertlon
477 and 476 of the Companles Act 2CO6. No mtmber5 have requlred the company to obtsln an audlt
of Its accounts torthe yeai In questlon In acco￿anCe with secthn 249W21. The dlrectors acknowledgè
thelr responslblllty for
11 Ensurtng the company keeps accountir8 rrfords which compty with sectlon 221: and
lil Preparing accounts which gwe a trvè and fair ￿eW of the state olaffalr5 of the company as at the
end of r¢s profrt and los$ forthe financlal year In accordance with section 226, and otherwrse cornpfv
wlth the requlrements of thecompan￿$ Act relatin8 to accounts $0 faras applltable to the company.
The flnanclal statements of We Are Grow werè approved bythe Chairof Tntstees on 13June
2022 and were signed on thelrbehalf ty:
Mr G FerBuwn
Dl¥ector

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