Registration number 1212 052 

4-02-2026 

The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and financial statement for the year ending August 2025 

## **OBJECTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES** 

The aim of the Charity shall be: - 

To provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation by providing an area for use as a community garden and other activities for individuals in Derby and surrounding area, who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants 

To advance education for the public benefit particular by providing opportunities for learning about horticulture in and around the community garden 

## **SUMMARY OF THE MAIN OBJECTIVES UNDERTAKEN FOR THE BENEFIT IN RELATION TO THESE OBJECTIVES** 

The Trustees have borne in mind the delivering of these objectives when planning the years activities 

## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** 

The goals we set out to achieve have been supported with grants are as follows: - 

Ramped wheelchair access and high planting beds - **Neighbourhood Board** 

Storage for equipment and sundries for the garden- **DCAP** 

To set up a free Childrens Gardening Club as 1 in 3 children live in poverty in our area and we needed to ensure we had enough chairs and tables for activities and a gazebo for rainy days- **Erewash** 

Funds to set up a dedicated childrens garden - **Foundation Derby** 

Funds to buy extra   equipment and organise garden and crafting activities for a SEND gardening group- **Mencap** 



We also raised funding with plant sales and  received some unrestricted funds from the Local Council to help with basic running costs which have ensured   the continuity of the Community Garden 

## STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT 

## Governing Document 

Digging the Dirt has its registered office at 6 Brackens Avenue, Alvaston Derby DE24 0BE and is an CIO and is registered at the Chairty Commission No  1212052 

## Trustee Selection 

The trustees yearly undertake a skills audit to ensure those skills are those required of a trustee. 

We ensure the Trustees have a range of skills to ensure the range of skills to execute the objectives of the Charity 

## Risk Management Policy 

The Trustees meet to discuss future plans for the Community Garden and any unforeseen risks these plans may have 

Approved by the group                                             Lesley Brown-Trustee -Chair 



**DIGGING** 

4081 

|OPENING<br>BALANCE<br>UNRESTRICTED<br>EVENT SALES<br>TOTAL<br>DERBY<br>COUNCIL<br>Sep-04<br>DCAP<br>GRANT<br>Dec-24<br>GRANT<br>EREWASH<br>Jan-24<br>GRANT<br>FOUNDATION<br>DERBY<br>Mar-25<br>GRANT<br>MENCAP<br>Jul-25||MONEY|MONEY|MONEY|MONEY|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||IN|OUT|||
||**4081**||**GARDEN**|**STORAGE **|**EVENTS**|
||||**PLANTS &**|**L.SCAPING**||
||||**SUNDRIES**|**TOOLS**||
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|||**889.96**||||
|||**1908.21**||||
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|||**2798.17**|**473.29**||**200.00**|
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||**NOT USED YET**|**3000**||||
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|||**1000**||**1000.00**||
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|||**724.00**||||
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|||**2400.00**|**1212.28**|**1187.72**||
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|||**1128.00**|**603.00**|**318.78**||
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## **G THE DIRT  ACCOUNTS 2024/2025 BANKING** 

|**GAZEBO**|**VOLUNTE**|**ERS**|**FUEL**|**INTERNET**|**STATIONE**|**RY**|**MISC**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**CHAIRS**|**VISITORS**|||**DOMAIN**|**CRAFT/PRIN**|**TING**||
||**MEETING**|**S**||**see cash**||||
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||**168.29**||**261.11**||**695.48**|||
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|**724.00**||||||||
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BALANCE
iooo.00
3000.00
206
4206

|||||**DIGGING**|**DIGGING**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**MONEY**|**MONEY**||**CASH FLO**||
||**IN**|**OUT**||||
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|||**GARDEN**|**STORAGE **|**EVENTS**||
|||**PLANTS &**|**L.SCAPING**|||
|||**SUNDRIES**|**TOOLS**|||
|Dec-24|**350.00**|||||
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|Jan-25|**120.00**|||**200.00**||
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|Mar-25|**250.00**|||||
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|Jun-25|**60.00**|**90.00**||||
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|Jul-25|**100.00**|||**30.00**||
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|Aug-25||||**200.00**||
|TOTAL|**880.00**|**90.00**||**430.00**||





## **G THE DIRT  ACCOUNTS 2024/2025** 

||**OW**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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||**GAZEBO**|**VOLUNTE**|**ERS**|**FUEL**|**STATIONERY**|**INTERNET**|**TOTAL**|
||**CHAIRS**|**VISITORS**|||**CRAFT/PRINTING**|**DOMAIN**||
|||**MEETING**|**S**|||||
|||||||**70.00**||
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|||**40.00**||||||
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|||**40.00**||||**130.00**|**690.00**|





BALANCE
190.00

## **DIGGING THE D** 

|BANK INCOME|11050|BANK EXPENDITURE|
|---|---|---|
|CASH INCOME|880|CASH EXPENDITURE|
|TOTAL INCOME|11930|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|





IRT
6844
BALANCE
4206
690
BALANCE
190
7534