Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 15[th] November 2021 Period start date To Period end date 31[st] March 2023
Charity name: Blossom – Health Through Activity
Charity registration number: 1196575
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To advance education in the Manchester area mainly but not exclusively by providing year-round education, workshops, learning and provide a drop in to teach the public how to grow their own food, care for plants, garden maintenance, enjoyment of nature and being outside and have a positive impact on health and our carbon footprint by valuing local seasonal produce to connect people with food in the ground and demonstrate how to produce cheap nutritious meals to alleviatefood andfuelpoverty. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
RHS Northwest in Bloom Weekly Green Doctor sessions Holiday Activity Fund (HAF) 2021 HAF 2022 Weed and Feed Eat Well Move More YouTube cooking videos Workshops - Tomato Care Growing in small spaces Macrame Forest Bathing Gong Spa Meditation and Herbal Tea Foraging Horticulture Centre Opening Green Boxes Corporate Volunteering Social media engagement |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have quarterly meetings to make sure they are up to date with all activities that are being done is in the public benefit. |
Commission on public benefit
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
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| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Blossom has a huge contribution from volunteers listed below. Which we wouldn’t be able to function without them. |
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Achievements and Performance
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | RHS Northwest in Bloom- Achieved Level 4 Thriving Weekly Green Doctor sessions (Wednesday 1-4pm, Thursday 1-4pm, Saturday 10am-1pm) These sessions give volunteers a place to come and relax with some gardening but also to talk about their lives and any problems / anxieties they may have. We also had a night session to give people who can’t come during the day to attend. This was on a Wednesday evening 5pm - 7pm. We have 58 different volunteers coming to the centre across the 4 sessions. Holiday Activity Fund (HAF) 2021- Blossom designed recipe books given out, 8400, each containing 16 clear and simple to cook, one pot recipes. These were given |
to HAF attendees to help people to understand about eating healthier and cooking simple recipes. HAF 2022 - Little Green Boxes - 750 of these were given out to children attending the summer activity at the Horticulture Centre, Wythenshawe Park. The boxes contained everything they needed to take part in the green trails across the parks. Scheme Support Guide - We created and designed a guide to Eating Healthy Food. We provided and delivered resources to 98 HAF schemes across Manchester. Information and advice were given at the same time as delivery. Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate - 47 staff members from Manchester schemes have requested to undertake the Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate Weed and Feed We invited 25 students from Manchester University to come along and help with weeding the horticulture centre. We gave them lunch and a chance to talk and be themselves. These were overseas students who weren’t able to go home for half term. Eat Well Move More - In partnership with Manchester Local Care Organisation, 10 week program working with 5 families from Benchill School. Cooking with parents with physical activity sessions for the children. YouTube cooking videos - We worked with a professional film maker to provide 28 cooking videos. These are easy to follow, simple recipes. These videos were to help those with poor reading skills or people who English is not their first language. Workshops - Train the trainer - 24 attendees over 2 days Tomato Care - 10 attendees Forest Bathing - 5 attendees Growing in small spaces - 18 attendees Macrame - 10 attendees Gong Spa - 13 attendees Meditation and Herbal Tea - 9 attendees Foraging - 15 attendees We put on the above workshops and invited the local residents to come along and join in. We have had really good
feedback regarding all the workshops. Horticulture Centre Opening The centre belongs to Manchester City Council (MCC) and was closed for 3 years due to pandemic. Local residents were keen to see it reopen but MCC did not have the resources. We secured funding from One Manchester to employ 5 local people to open the centre to allow residents access to this wonderful resource again. Since reopening we have had 3328 visitors to the centre. Halloween - As part of our commitment to the Horticulture Centre we held a Halloween event with activities, face painting with soup brownies available. We provided 120 children with their face painted, 190 portions of soup and 90 brownies. Corporate Volunteering Corporate volunteering helps companies to give their employees the opportunity to help out in the community whilst helping their own mental health. We have had 13 different companies bringing 305 volunteers to work within the park. They have helped with all aspects of the park and not just the horticulture centre. Social media engagement - 570 followers on Twitter, 198 followers on Facebook, 244 followers on Instagram and 33 subscribers on YouTube. On average we gain a 5% engagement rate on Twitter, this is great as an engagement rate above 1% is considered good for small organisations. Our Facebook page has gained over 11,000 page views within the last year with 54% being from Manchester. On Instagram we have an average engagement rate of 10% per post, (a good engagement rate for Instagram is at about 3%). We have recently started using Eventbrite to facilitate workshops and events, from September we have gained 45 followers. We have made great progress in reaching our audience over social media and have clear plans on how to continue growing our digital presence.
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| Achievements against objectives set |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
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| Investment performance against objectives |
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| Other |
Financial Review
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Barclays Bank £50,642.40 Co-Op Bank £7335.10 Petty Cash £2.40 |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | We have reserves so we can carry forward our activities in the next financial year. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £57,977 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
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Grants, Corporate Donations, public donations |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
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| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
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| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Articles of Association |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Trustee selection method is by invitation only. |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
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| Relationship with any related parties |
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Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Blossom-Health through Activity |
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| Registered charity number | 1196575 |
| Charity’s principal address | The Pavillion, Wythenshawe Park, Wythenshawe Road, M23 0AB |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Rachel Harding | Chair | |||
| Sandra McNicholls | Treasurer | |||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Rachel Harding Full name(s) Sandra McNicholls Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair Chair, etc) Date 9/11/2023
| Blossom Health Through Activity | Blossom Health Through Activity | Blossom Health Through Activity | 1196575 | 1196575 | CC16a | |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||
| to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Grants 39,442 Donations 5,722 Fundraising+ Other 6 - - - - - 45,170 - - Sub total - Total receipts 45,170 A3 Payments Salaries - NI & PAYE - Direct Costs 4,143 Nest Pension - - - - Sub total 4,143 Computer Equipment 2,808 Other Equipment 5,430 - Sub total 8,238 Total payments 12,381 Net of receipts/(payments) 32,789 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end 32,789 Unrestricted funds Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ 111,327 6,417 252 - - - - - 117,996 - - - 117,996 22,572 837 79,530 46 - - - - - 102,985 - - - 102,985 15,011 - - 15,011 Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 150,769 12,139 258 - - - - - 163,166 - - - 163,166 22,572 837 83,673 46 - - - - - 107,128 2,808 5,430 - 8,238 115,366 47,800 - - 47,800 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Donation Details None Details None Details Computer Equipment Other Equipment Details None Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 2 - - - - - 2 - Agreement Error Agreement Error to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) 2,808 5,023 - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Sandra McNicholls Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
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| Sandra McNicholls | 11/3/2023 | ||
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Blossom – Health Through Activity On accounts for the year 31[tst] March 2023 Charity no 1196575 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023 .
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Date: 02/11/2023 Name: Tyler Lappage Relevant professional Association of Certified Chartered Accountants qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Nabarro Poole Ltd. 31 Church Road Manchester, M22 4NN
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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