Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 07 2023 30 06 2024
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by
The Green Hub Project for Teens
Registered charity number (if any) 1203272 Charity's principal address c/o Lucks Yard Clinic Portsmouth Road Milford Postcode GU85HZ
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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| Vanessa Lanham-Day |
Co Chair | The members or the Charity Trustees |
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| Tone Tellefsen Hughes |
Co Chair | The members or the CharityTrustees |
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| Anthea Cooke | Evaluation Coordinator |
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted
CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) The members or the charity trustees may at any time decide Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) to appoint a new charity trustee
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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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;
The Green Hub Trustees have delegated to a Management Board much of the day to day workings of the Charity. This currently is made up of 9 persons with different skill sets. The Management Board rely on the services of a growing number of volunteers. The Management Board have set great store in the impact assessment of the work of the Charity and have elected to expand this aspect using an external contractor. Similarly the Board have focused strongly on safety and the protection of potentially vulnerable teens and parents and have strengthened their training programs.
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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To promote and protect the physical and mental health of young people aged 11-18 residing in the Surrey & Hampshire and surrounding areas, in particular but not exclusively, by providing:
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
(a) online resources relating to mental health issues; (b) supportive talking groups for teens and parents, so that they can talk about their / their teen’s mental health; and (c) a programme of social prescribing, including horticultural and other nature-based activities (Social prescribing is the practice of linking healthcare to community-based activities to address individual and community mental and physical health and wellbeing).
The Green Hub Project for Teens is a local community charity serving residents of Godalming, Milford and Witley, along with the broader Waverley and Surrey areas. We support teenagers and their families / carers facing SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) challenges.
In its decision making the Trustees and Board of The Green Hub Project for Teens is mindful of and complied with its duty to have due regard to the Charities Commissioner's public benefit guidance when it has exercised any powers or duties to which this guidance is relevant.
We started the project in July 2021, and have already made a significant impact in the work that we do.
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)
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Our weekly Green Teens programme offers social and therapeutic gardening to stressed, anxious and neurodiverse teens, giving them the chance to experience the calming effect of nature, benefiting their mental wellbeing. The programme runs FOUR FREE session options across our TWO locations,
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Each month we run TWO sessions: Parent Hub and Parent Hub Online , to help parents supporting a child with SEMH challenges.
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Our Teen Talks team deliver empowering talks to teens, helping them to develop the life skills to help them develop resilience and strategies to handle life’s challenges – public courses and in schools.
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• Our FREE Life Skills for Teens programme is an 8- week online course to support teens with their mental wellbeing; launched in February 2024, it has already been followed by 100 local teens.
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• We deliver valuable FREE resources and advice to parents and teens, via our website Online Help.
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
The Board would wish to acknowledge the help given by a small but growing army of unpaid volunteers whose assistance in the administration, the running of the gardens, in the maintenance of the infrastructure, the management of teens and volunteers is invaluable.
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Additionally the Board wish to thanks all the various individuals and grant makers who have contributed to the financial viability of the Charity. These include
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The Community Foundation Surrey
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Project 96
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Assura Social Impact
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The Charles Plater Trust
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Project Spark
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and erformance p
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The Green Hub has had an outstanding and exciting year.
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It has more and more evidence of the good that exposure to horticulture can do for anxious teens
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• It has expanded from its one site at Lucks Yard Clinic to include midweek teen sessions at Hydons flower garden allowing it to care for more and more teens
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• It has seen increased demand for Parent Hub content and meetings
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• It has agreed to a trial partnership with the National Trust at the world famous Gertrude Jekyll garden Munstead Wood to offer additional sessions for teens in a truly remarkable horticultural setting
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• It has successfully managed these changes with incremental fund raising
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• It has contracted to an outside consultant to develop further its impact measurement
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• It has strengthened its senior management team with the intended appointment of up to two new Trustees in July 2024
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
The Green Hub Project for Teens receives its funding from a wide variety of individuals and from businesses and grant makers. The charity has sufficient unrestricted reserves (£35,000) to manage its budgeted expenditure for 6 months. The Trustees consider these resources to be suitable for the organisation. Should it become apparent that a combination of reserves and current income are no longer sufficient to support the charity on an ongoing basis, the Trustees will act to close down the charity in an orderly fashion.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
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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) Tone Tellefsen Hughes Vanessa Lanham-Day Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Trustee ] Trustee / Secretary Date March 15 2025
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The Green Hub Project for Teens 1203272 Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-Jul-23 30-Jun-24
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| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 16,409 5,817 1,251 7,012 4,238 13 1,535 1,233 4,345 1,407 43,260 - - - 43,260 209 15 878 3,805 484 3,127 79 928 1,120 2,384 219 - 13,248 - - - 13,248 30,012 - 5,572 35,584 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 15,000 - - - - - - - 15,000 - - - 15,000 159 12 662 5,147 366 5,085 59 700 845 1,799 166 10,260 25,260 - - - 25,260 - 10,260 - 38,118 27,858 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 31,409 5,817 1,251 7,012 4,238 13 1,535 1,233 4,345 1,407 58,260 - - - 58,260 368 27 1,540 8,952 850 8,212 138 1,628 1,965 4,183 385 10,260 38,508 - - - 38,508 19,752 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Major Funding | 16,409 | - | ||||
| Smallgrants and bursaries | 5,817 | - | ||||
| Business heroes | 1,251 | - | ||||
| Adhoc donations | 7,012 | - | ||||
| Fundraisingcampaign | 4,238 | - | ||||
| Parent hub | 13 | - | ||||
| Plant/crafts | 1,535 | - | ||||
| Christmas cards | 1,233 | - | ||||
| Raffle | 4,345 | - | ||||
| Bank interest | 1,407 | - | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
43,260 | - | ||||
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| Teen Garden Programmes | 209 | - | ||||
| Teen Talks Workshops | 15 | - | ||||
| ParentHub | 878 | - | ||||
| Volunteers | 3,805 | - | ||||
| Property | 484 | - | ||||
| Garden | 3,127 | - | ||||
| Travel | 79 | - | ||||
| Office Central | 928 | - | ||||
| IT expenses | 1,120 | - | ||||
| Marketingcosts | 2,384 | - | ||||
| Financial | 219 | - | ||||
| HR and employment costs | - | - | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 13,248 | - | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 30,012 | - 10,260 | 19,752 |
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| 5,572 | 38,118 | 43,690 | - | |||
| 35,584 | 27,858 | 63,442 | - |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
Signature Details Current Account Deposit Account Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details 2 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 7,085 - 28,499 27,858 - - 35,584 27,858 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Tone Tellefsen Hughes Vanessa Lanham-Day |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of The Green Hub Project for Teens For the financial year ended 30 June 2024
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. The trustees consider that an independent examination is appropriate under section 145 of the Act and that an audit is not required for this financial year.
It is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011;
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Follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act 2011; and
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State whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
I have examined the financial statements of The Green Hub Project for Teens for the year ended 30 June 2024, which have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) FRS 102 and applicable accounting standards.
My examination was carried out in accordance with the Charity Commission’s guidance for independent examiners (CC32). An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the financial statements.
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention which give me reasonable cause to believe that:
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Accounting records have not been kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act 2011; or
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The financial statements do not accord with those records and comply with the relevant accounting requirements.
I have no concerns and have not found any other matters that should be drawn to the attention of the trustees to help them in fulfilling their responsibilities.
Signed:
For and on behalf of Altitude Accounting Limited
27 March 2025