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Watch Us Grow

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC030051
Status
Active
Registered
April 7, 2000
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Watch US Grow
Palacerigg House
Palacerigg Country Park
Cumbernauld
G67 3HU

Contact

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Watch US Grow is dedicated to making positive changes in the lives of Adults with Additional Support Needs. We create opportunities for people to learn new skills, grow in confidence and become more independent. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to a purposeful role, where they are valued, involved, listened too and can go home at the end of a day’s work, feeling the satisfaction of achievement. Our goal is to help people not only live more equally within their own communities but thrive.

Objectives: To relieve the needs, promote the welfare and advance (through training and work experience) the employment prospects of people who suffer fiom mental and/or physical disability, illness or impairment and in particular those who live within North Lanarkshire and environs ('the Operating Areay') by carrying on trading activities as a garden nursery (and as suppliers of such ancillary services as the directors may consider appropriate fiom time to time) where the work in connection with such trading activities is mainly carried on by people who are disabled or who are experiencing or have experienced mental health difficulties. (2) To advance education, particularly among people who suffer fiom any form of mental andlor physical disability, illness or impairment who live within the Operating Area. (3) To promote training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist individuals who suffer from any form of mental andfor physical disability, illness or impairment who live within the Operating Area in obtaining paid employment. (4) To preserve, restore and improve the local environment through the development of community recycling services and other environmental improvement programmes. ( 5 ) To promote, establish, operate and/or support other projects and initiatives of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within the Operating Area.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
North Lanarkshire
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees Accounts
June 30, 2025 £295,669 £216,027 7 PDF 14.6 MB
June 30, 2024 £229,262 £196,758 7
June 30, 2023 £208,202 £195,019 8
June 30, 2022 £202,045 £190,252 8
June 30, 2021 £165,217 £152,031 6