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Larkhall Community Growers

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC042093
Status
Active
Registered
Feb. 15, 2011
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
2 King Street
Larkhall
ML9 1DP

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended'

Community gardens in Larkhall. School tours. Educational school holiday events in the gardens. Morning teas in the gardens for the community.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: To advance education through the development of skills and individual capabilities by providing opportunities for training for work, vocational training and personal development, specifically but not exclusively targeting unemployed and disadvantaged. To advance health through physical exercise and improved diet by the cultivation and preparation of freshly grown produce. To advance citizenship and community development through the encouragement of voluntary activity and increasing individuals involvement in community activities. Regenerating the community by improving the social, physical and economic infrastructure through personal growth, the advancement, responsibility and privilege of citizenship, particularly to those disadvantaged because of social and economic circumstances. To provide recreational facilities and organised leisure activities which are inclusive of all members of the community through access to community garden, tools, materials, workshops and resources to cultivate fresh produce and associated activities. Using the gardens as a place where the community can come together to work and socialise. To improve the local environment by developing areas of unused or waste ground through cultivating and planting thus helping to eliminate dumping of rubbish and vandalism and improving the quality of the surroundings for local residents.

Geography

Main operating location
South Lanarkshire
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
Feb. 28, 2025 £138,003 £105,222 4
Feb. 28, 2024 £140,571 £133,862 3
Feb. 28, 2023 £123,905 £120,287 4
Feb. 28, 2022 £102,492 £98,749 4
Feb. 28, 2021 £103,757 £82,332 3