-or TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT 2025 FQGts 275 8301 Tracking insect species seedl Increase sessions volunteer delivered hours 450 bulb kits wild flowers GROWING WHEAT BREAD MAKING EVENT GROWING MUSHROOMS Glasgow Caledonian age climat ustice PHD student 5 tons Kiltwalk 16 participants raised Home made compost £2687 14 miles Womens, Library Glasgow tree planting WONKYSHED ICOMMUNITY GARDEN PAINTING COOKING CLASSES_ Development of garden @ Cairns Primary ourDOOR CIASSROOM DAY: SPITTAL160 CHILDREN BURNSIDE 360 CHILDREN PICKLINGI HARVEST Visit Dunoon learning exchange "Clyde community growers" LANARKSHIRE CLIMATE ACTION FESTIVAL FOOD COOKING Keep the beat alive VASLAN campaign Gala day Burnside plant sale POTTING BENCH IN POLYtUNNEL Corporate volunteering: Chivas Brothers - Bee bank & Tesco. sink area Film education Scotland Glenburgh nursery Serenity café partnership Revolve I whisk Buzzfe event Water connertion 1181 participants GR W73 Trustees Annual Report | 1 Building of soft fruit cage 10mx6m x2.4m Rail 74 volunteer testimonials QR codes Hose pipe holderl tool cleaning station AGM+ food 42 attendees CAKE BY TABLE TOPS Seed harvest Plant cutting Water harvest New raised beds polytunnel Clyde cycle . 3 raised beds CALDERWOOD PRIMARY- COOKING APPLE CRUMBLE LAVENDER HARVEST FENCES RAISED BEDS + NEW WHISKY BARRELS len Overtoun pa park keepers bed+3new roses from Stonelaw pre school parent child visit radio community & wellbeing show SUNFLOWER GARDEN ST BRIDE PRIMARY + WEST COATS PRIMARY+ WEsfBURN NURSERY Learning exchange Duke of Edinburyh x1 student from Stonelaw High Christmas market R:evolve - home made chutn•ysl Jamsl tsbletl crafts natural beauty products Visit with Bothwell oryanic growers GR W73 Trustees Annual Report | 2 FQGts Soup cooking on open fire pit Cairns Primary . table top xmas decoration workshop Xmas night out R:evolve & Grow 73 celebrating partnership L•v•l 5 4 Xmas wreath making workshops outstsndlng & c•rtm(at• Of dlstlnrtl•n from"IVs your neIghbou￿O•d. award 2024 SING ALONG EVENT INTHE PARK WITH10 MUSICIANS KINGS PARK BRASS 239 PARTICI PANTS 200 MINCE PIES Deadhedge evelopmen . creating wild life habitst Invasive weed management 2 TREES LosfTO STORM EOWYN Workshop seed saving I seed swap event LEARNING EXCHANGE 267 TREES PLANTED RSPB BIRD WATCH - 29 SPECIES CAMBUSLANG RUGBY CLUB WITH HELP FROM CLYDE CLIMATE FOREST GREEN AcfioN COMMUNITY TRUST Community pay back support The Caley horticulture course 3new ponds at Cairns Primary stCOLUMBKILLE RESHAPING WILLOW WEAVING PODS Talk at Cambuslang Parish church Schools. cold frames + compost bins made and dellvered ECHO SOIL ambassadors GR W73 Trustees Annual Report | 3 chairpersovb's Report WELCOME TO GROW 73'S ANNUAL REPORT 2024- 2025 We look out for each other at Grow 73. The people and the place are warm and welcoming. Our lovely communty garden really does feel special. We keep building on our ideas of what a garden can be, and this creates possibilities for all of us to grow. We don'tjust cultivate plants we cultivate community bonds, personal growth, and friendships. Our ￿lce weekly volunteer sessions are consistently well attended, even the most inclement weather doesn't keep people away. At every session you will fi-nd volunteers working at all sorts of growing, maintenance. and construction activities in and around our raised areas for quieter activities. Our community garden provides so many different opportunities for so many people. And these include our regular events where we welcome the wider Rutherglen community into the garden, these continue to be much anticipated and extremely popular. Heartfelt thanks qo to our project manager. nd our gardener e really could not manage without your inspiration, knowledge. and hard work. Thanks also go to all the members of the Grow 73 Board and, of course, to all our volunteers. We need you all. beds and inside our polytunnel. We garden organically, make our own compost, and recycle as much as we can. The garden at Grow 73 has its own microclimate, a little bit warmer and more sheltered than the rest of the surrounding park, and plants seem to grow especially well inside our boundaries. We can report that we have had a successful growing season with lots of food produced. In addition to growing fruit and vegetables we have tended to our wilder areas developing habitats to attract more wildlife and to encourage more pollinators to thrive. As well as all the hard work that gets carried out, we have wonderful social times together where we often cook with our own freshly picked seasonal produce. Our wildlife pond and our pollinator friendly flower beds provide peaceful GR W73 Trustees Annual Report | 4 GR W73 CHARITY CONTACT INFORMATION Grow 73 Scottish Charity Registration number: SC048411 PRINCIPAL ADDRESS: OTHER TRUSTEES IN PLACE DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS REPORT AND ACCOUNTS: NoT)e GR W73 obje¢tives a vbd PKrposes Grow 73's aim is to support people of all ages and abilities who live or work in the Rutherglen & Cambuslang {CAMGLENI area to grow their own produce, to learn how to lead more sustainable lives. and to support biodiversity. •To advance citizenship and community development (including the promotion of volunteering) through the provision of communty garden spaces and by involving people who might otherwise be socially excluded in gardening. environmental improvement projects, community events and other appropriate activities which harness the skills and energy of the local community and promote corTimunity cohesion. Through shared gardening activities, environmental improvements and events we aim to bring together diverse groups across the age and ethnic spectrum to support and learn from each other as well as to improve the health and wellbeing of our community and make Rutherglen the place to bel To advance environmentsl protection and improvement through establishing, coordinating, supporting andlor managing projects which are directed towards preserving and making best use of the natural environment for the benefit of the general public and. in particular, those resident in the areas in which Grow 73 operates. OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ARE: To advance education in relation to gardening, local food growing, healthy eating, composting, and matters relating to the environment, biodiversity and living more sustainably. To advance physical and mental health and wellbeing by providing improved access to the outdoor environment, promoting an artive lifestyle through participation in gardening and other outdoor leisure opportunities and promoting the benefits of growing and consuming healthy food in order to help maintain or improve health. GR W73 Trustees Annual Report | 6 strK¢tbLre, 4overvba vb¢e mavbQge￿levbt CONSTITUTION The charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (a SCIO). It was registered in Its current legal form on the 25th May 2018. It has a tsvo-tier structure consisting of the Members and the Board of Trustees. TRUSTEE RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT Trustees are recruited and appointed in accordance with the constitution. During the period covered by this report there were no resignations from the Board of Trustees and no new appointees. 4t5 GR W73 Trustees Annual Report | 7 Proje¢t Mavbager's Report 2024-2025 Year 4 of the development of our community garden. So much work has gone into transforming this beautiful piece of land which, for a long time, had been inaccessible to anyone in the community. The now thriving community garden demonstrates how important a green space can be to people. allowing them to make friends, to acquire skills. and to feel part of a positive change for all. OVERTOUN PARK: Hosepipe holder & tool cleaning station: new ddition to the site. COMMUNITY GARDEN: Lavinia 'Protector of the Pond, sculpture". created by Emil Gunnarsson and Juliet Wat¢ Glasgow School ofArt students. Orchard.. fruit and hazel trees first crop. Our third growing season with the building and installation of 65 raised beds OLrtdoors. Corril)iuni gardener employed: hrough the Beeline to Nature Project, a 3-year post. Park Keeper bed in Overtoun Park: looking beautiful. full of colours. A very kind donation of 3 new roses from local resident, New polytunnel: 16m x 9m. with 12 new raised beds. EVENTS: Potting bench in the polytunnel: running the full length of the tunnel. Composting bins: 1st load of compost made - 5 tons in all. Buzzfest-Big Lunch: _ our most popular Buzzfest so far, with over 1000 people attending. A celebration of partnership working through the Bee Line. Bee bank- creating habitat for pollinators. Pond plants- increasing the diver51ty of planting in the pond. Friendship bench: surrounded by beautiful pollinatorfriendly plants which provides a sensory experience for wildlife and humans1 Solid oak tables en raved with Grow 73 logo: a donation from f 8 beautiful tables. Womens, Library: support with the planting of tree5 at their garden space as part of the International Visual Art Festival. A Film by Education Scotland:: "Citizens of the Future" Glenburgh Nursery at Grow 73. To watch click thi5 link: https://youtu.be11WzD- YCWPDO Bumside Gala Day: we delivered a very popular plant sale. Lanarkshire Climate Action festival . food cooking I pickling / utilising gluts. AGM: over 40 people attended. The food provided was cooked using our produce and volunteer. onated a beautiful homemade ca Soft fruit cage.. constructed with 10 raised beds. Social corporate responsibilty: volunteers provided by Chivas Brothers & Tesco banking. Wheat growing: year 3. Growing spaces: provided for schools, nurseries, childminders and other support groups in the community. Water connection gave up their time to help u5 With the water connection. Water harvest from the polytunnel: maximising the water reserved to use in the garden. Rail 74: Creation of plaques with QR codes to allow people to listen to volunteer testimonials. Shelley's Community & Wellbeing Show Camglen Radio: talking about Grow 73's work. Wheat milling and baking: Greening Camglen network coming together for wheat and soup tasting. GR W73 Trustees Annual Report | 8 Seed Saving: we delivered a workshop on how to save seeds. Burnside Primary School: delivery of 30 gardening sessions and an outdoor classroom day to 360 children and staff. Cairns Primary School: delivery of 30 gardening sessions and an outdoor classroom dayto 360 children and staff. Christmas Celebration: with R:evolve our partner- over 40 people attended. Christmas Wreath Making: we delivered 4 workshops. Keep Scotland Beautiful/ It's Your Neighbourhood: we were awarded the 2024 level 5 outstanding certificate of distinction. Christmas market at R:evolve: sold chutneys/ jams/ craftsl handmade beauty products. Sing Along for Christmas: was supported by Kings Park Brass band; 239 people attended & 200 mince pies were baked by Whisk bakery. Green Health Partnership: we participated in an event promoting outdoor activrties on your doorstep. Kiltwalk: 16 volunteers took part, walking a range of distsnces of up to 14 milesto raise £2687. Calderwood Primary School: supported of Whisk Bakeryto cook apple crumble wrth a class of P4's. ACE Place: supported us with their donation through a sponsored walk. and by using the woodland for over 70 children per week. Glenburgh Nursery: have been using the woodland to deliver Forest School to an average of 15 children per week. PARTNERSHIP AND BEE LINE: Greening Camglen Network.. this continues to grow, with ur community gardener leading on meaningful practical supportto the Network. R:evolve: our strong working relationship has meant that we have been able to support volunteers. share resources and find new opportunities to support the work we do in the community. Serenity cafe & outdoor cooking.. a lovely partnership to celebrate food growing by cooking our produce both outdoors in the communty garden and in the Serenity comrnunity café. Christmas party: celebrating partnership working with R:evolve and volunteers. The Bee Line: this is part of growing our partnership with CCI in Lanark, Larkhall Communty Growers and East Kilbride Healthy and Active by getting people involved in supporting pollinators locally. We have been able to support 11 new organisations through growing, building confidence and making new friendships. RSPB: Bird watch- 29 different species spotted by the team. EDUCATION: Duke of Edinburgh: we worked with 1 young person through her gold award. Food Growing Kits: we distributed 70 kits to the comrnunity. Bulb Planting Kits: 110 kits were distributed to the community. Mushroom growing: our Community Gardener created kits to develop edible mushroom growing. Sunflower Garden: St Bride's Primary school. West Coats Primary school, Westburn Nursery- we supported planning for growing a sunflower garden at each school. Kear Campus: working with 3 young people on a weekly basis. Spittal Primary School: 30 gardening sessions delivered. & an outdoor classroom day to 160 children. GR W73 Trustees Annual Report | 9 Clyde cycle: 3 raised beds built to grow food and extend the BeeLine. None of our work could be done without the amazing group of volunteers who attend our sessions twice a week all year round. They are entirely part of the decision -making process. In all, this year they have attended 160 sessions at a rate of 3 hours per sessions. They have invested 7741 hours into making our community a buzzing place to beel Our board of trustees have spent over 560 hours attending 8 board meetings to support my role as the project manager of Grow 73. Cambuslang Rugby Force Day: we planted 267 trees in partnership with Clyde Climate Forest Green Action. Clyde Community Growers: {Campbeltown, Dunoon, Inverclyde, Fairlee, Arranl: learning exchange to Dunoon to vistt other growing projects. Hosted a site visit: Isle of Luing Communty Trust visited usto learn about setting up a community garden. Bothwell Organic Growers: Visited to learn about social space and renewables. Pesticide Free Campaign: we are still supporting this initiative and encouraging the Council and other groups working on the Bee Line to stop the use of pesticides. Advinia Care Home: have greatly supported us by providing us with water when we still didn't have running water to our site. They also supported our Christmas wreath making event by letting us use their premises forthe workshop. NHS: we have been supporting patients and families through the social prescribing channel. Rutherglen 900: supporting the planning and delivery of the 900th anniversary of the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen. Glasgow Caledonian university: working wrth PHD student on climate justice. NHS: we have been supporting patients and families through the social prescribing channel. Learning Exchange: we have been sharing good practice with groups from Campbeltown, Dunoon, Inverclyde and Fairlee. This has been invaluable. We are so thankful for their time and for believing in our work. VOLUNTEERS: GR W73 Trustee: Annual Report | 10 "W&th the of the hakvtst l Alwilys Lkkt to the pArk both for the PLA￿tS d for the ALL the plA￿ts Are kbwrtdkbly e k*bto tkr 04 oArdP.￿.rs" -WoMLd￿'t MLSS &t for the vLJoYM¢￿t of work4￿0 OKtside A￿d the G0fvKpA￿k0￿shkp'" -L t fkLLs SOKI whkoh sDMet&Mes be so overwheLKLed wktk the sAd￿t55 of Lkft Whe￿ heAlth. It br¢￿05 peA&e. ¢oLM. Y*UnDSP sktt*Drt.- -A fr￿e￿dLy 5 SPAGt where everyo&￿ bs SO -Fr&e￿dsh￿F At everu stss&O￿. "Donations and legacies
Other trading activities
Total
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Charitable Activities
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**5.**
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Designated Fund
**Restricted funds**
Burnside Community Council
Growgreen Scotland
Leap Project
Scotrail Community Rail Partnership
**TNL Beeline**
VASLAN
VASLAN Community Health & Wellbeing Fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**31/3/24**
**Unrestricted**
**fund**
**31/3/24**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**31/3/24**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
6,402
88,758
**95,160**
10,659
-
**10,659**
**17,061**
**88,758**
**105,819**
9,484
78,497
**87,981**
**7,577**
**10,261**
**17,838**
9,814
2,585
**12,399**
**17,391**
**12,846**
**30,237**
**At 1/4/24**
**Net movement**
**in funds**
**At 31/3/25**
**£**
**£**
**£**
17,391
16,727
**34,118**
_____-
14,400
**14,400**
**17,391**
**31,127**
**48,518**
592
-
**592**
30
(30)
**-**
154
(154)
1,217
-
**1,217**
10,664
141
**10,805**
189
(189)
**-**
-
5,000
**5,000**|**31/3/24**
**Unrestricted**
**fund**
**31/3/24**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**31/3/24**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
6,402
88,758
**95,160**
10,659
-
**10,659**
**17,061**
**88,758**
**105,819**
9,484
78,497
**87,981**
**7,577**
**10,261**
**17,838**
9,814
2,585
**12,399**
**17,391**
**12,846**
**30,237**
**At 1/4/24**
**Net movement**
**in funds**
**At 31/3/25**
**£**
**£**
**£**
17,391
16,727
**34,118**
_____-
14,400
**14,400**
**17,391**
**31,127**
**48,518**
592
-
**592**
30
(30)
**-**
154
(154)
1,217
-
**1,217**
10,664
141
**10,805**
189
(189)
**-**
-
5,000
**5,000**|**31/3/24**
**Unrestricted**
**fund**
**31/3/24**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**31/3/24**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
6,402
88,758
**95,160**
10,659
-
**10,659**
**17,061**
**88,758**
**105,819**
9,484
78,497
**87,981**
**7,577**
**10,261**
**17,838**
9,814
2,585
**12,399**
**17,391**
**12,846**
**30,237**
**At 1/4/24**
**Net movement**
**in funds**
**At 31/3/25**
**£**
**£**
**£**
17,391
16,727
**34,118**
_____-
14,400
**14,400**
**17,391**
**31,127**
**48,518**
592
-
**592**
30
(30)
**-**
154
(154)
1,217
-
**1,217**
10,664
141
**10,805**
189
(189)
**-**
-
5,000
**5,000**| |---|---|---|---| ||12,846
30,237|**4,768**
**35,895**|**17,614**
**66,132**| Page 7 FOR THE PERIOD 1 April 2024 to 31 MARCH 2025 ## **GROW 73 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED** ## **5. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** Net movement in funds for the year to 31 March 2025, included in the above are as follows: |
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Designated Fund
**Restricted funds**
DTAS Strengthening Communities
Growgreen Scotland
Leap Project
TNL Beeline
VASLAN
VASLAN Community Health & Wellbeing Fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
|**Incoming**
**resources**
**Resources**
**expended**
**Movement in**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**28,595**
(11,868)
16,727
14,400
-
14,400
**42,995**
(11,868)
**31,127**
37,376
(37,376)
**-**
-
(30)
**(30)**
-
(154)
**(154)**
41,478
(41,337)
**141**
-
(189)
**(189)**
5,000
-
**5,000**
83,854
(79,086)
4,768
**126,849**
**(90,954)**
**35,895**|**Incoming**
**resources**
**Resources**
**expended**
**Movement in**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**28,595**
(11,868)
16,727
14,400
-
14,400
**42,995**
(11,868)
**31,127**
37,376
(37,376)
**-**
-
(30)
**(30)**
-
(154)
**(154)**
41,478
(41,337)
**141**
-
(189)
**(189)**
5,000
-
**5,000**
83,854
(79,086)
4,768
**126,849**
**(90,954)**
**35,895**| |---|---|---| |||4,768
**35,895**| In line with OSCR guidelines, the Board has designated a portion of Unrestricted funds as a Contingency Reserve of £14,400 (2024: £nil) in order to manage the risk of fluctuating income in an uncertain funding environment and to support financial sustainability of operations in the event of insufficent income whilst alternative sources are sought. The amount of the Contingency Reserve is based upon two months average running costs. Page 8 FOR THE PERIOD 1 April 2024 to 31 MARCH 2025 ## **GROW 73 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED** ## **5. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS – continued** |**Comparatives for movement in funds**|**At 1/4/23**|**Net movement**|**At 31/3/24**|**At 31/3/24**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**in funds**||| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|| |**Unrestricted funds**||||| |General fund|9,814|7,577|**17,391**|| |**Restricted funds**||||| |Burnside Community Council|592|-||**592**| |DTAS Strengthening Communities|100|(100)||**-**| |Growgreen Scotland|-|30||**30**| |Leap Project|154|-||**154**| |Robertson Trust|9,009|(9,009)||**-**| |Scotrail Community Rail Partnership|1,217|-|**1,217**|| |Scottish Government Place Based Investment Programme|(9,919)|
9,919||**-**| |TNL Beeline|-|10,664|**10,664**|| |VASLAN|1,432|(1,243)||**189**| ||2,585|**10,261**|**12,846**|| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|12,399|**17,838**|**30,237**|| Comparative net movement in funds for the year ended 31 March 2024, included in the above are as follows: |
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
DTAS Strengthening Communities
Growgreen Scotland
Robertson Trust
Scottish Government Place Based Investment Programme
SLC
TNL Beeline
TNL Main Grant
VASLAN
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**Incoming**
**resources**
**Resources**
**expended**
**Movement in**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**17,061**
(9,484)
**7,577**
25,833
(25,933)
**(100)**
399
(369)
**30**
-
(9,009)
**(9,009)**
9,919
-
**9,919**
2,500
(2,500)
**-**
40,107
(29,443)
**10,664**
10,000
(10,000)
**-**
-
(1,243)
**(1,243)**
88,758
(78,497)
10,261
**105,819**
**(87,981)**
**17,838**|**Incoming**
**resources**
**Resources**
**expended**
**Movement in**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**17,061**
(9,484)
**7,577**
25,833
(25,933)
**(100)**
399
(369)
**30**
-
(9,009)
**(9,009)**
9,919
-
**9,919**
2,500
(2,500)
**-**
40,107
(29,443)
**10,664**
10,000
(10,000)
**-**
-
(1,243)
**(1,243)**
88,758
(78,497)
10,261
**105,819**
**(87,981)**
**17,838**| |---|---|---| |||10,261
**17,838**| ## **6. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** There were no related party transactions for the periods ended 31 March 2025 or 31 March 2024. Page 9 **GROW 73** ## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** FOR THE PERIOD 1 April 2024 to 31 MARCH 2025 ||**31/3/25**|**31/3/24**| |---|---|---| ||**£**|£| |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**||| |**Donations and legacies**||| |Donations|11,446|6,402| |Grants|104,354|88,758| ||**115,800**|**95,160**| |**Other trading activities**||| |Other services and events|11,049|10,659| ||**11,049**|**10,659**| |**Total incoming resources**|**126,849**|**105,819**| |**EXPENDITURE**||| |Activity & event costs|17,027|1,828| |Advertising & Marketing|68|-| |Bank Fees|-|10| |Cleaning|34|62| |Employers National Insurance|1,256|202| |Independent Examiner|
360|360| |General Expenses|82|109| |Goverance Costs|345|252| |Insurance|1,603|1,493| |IT Software & Consumables|484|648| |Materials & Tools|7,319|7,319| |Pension|2,552|2,147| |Plants and soil|2,718|2,718| |Printing & stationery|94|84| |Rent|1,000|1,000| |Repairs & Maintenance|35|35| |Salaries & Direct Wages|63,526|56,511| |Site Development Costs|11,553|11,553| |Staff Training|225|-| |Subscriptions & Memberships|90|90| |Telephone & Internet|1,081|482| |Travel|1,189|208| |Volunteer Expenses|639|596| |Xero and Payroll costs|301|274| |**Total resources expended**|**90,954**|**87,981**| |**Net (expenditure)/income**|**35,895**|**17,838**| This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 10