Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

SPACE2GROW

space2grow is located in central Farnham, Surrey and aims to improve the wellbeing of a variety of people living in the local area by offering them the opportunity to connect with others in the great outdoors, through horticulture and conversation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£37,305	£35,023	£2,282	5
31/03/22		£46,679	£45,976	£703	200
31/03/21		£26,679	£14,224	£12,455	60

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.space2grow.space

info@space2grow.space

07812188680

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Surrey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - To pay for a part time administrator
£9,000	29/11/2021 11	Funding towards the part time Administrator salary for a charity, based in Farnham, that supports people of all ages with their mental and wellbeing health.
Community Foundation for Surrey - space2grow
£5,000	26/04/2021 8	Funding toward the essential running costs of a new start up mental health charity, based in Farnham.
National Lottery Community Fund - www.space2grow.space
£9,700	19/03/2021 6	The funding will be used to deliver a range of courses and activities in the group’s community wellbeing garden which includes a wildflower meadow wildlife pond and a vegetable garden. Activities ....more The funding will be used to deliver a range of courses and activities in the group’s community wellbeing garden which includes a wildflower meadow wildlife pond and a vegetable garden. Activities include parenting courses cooking club gardening group and vegetable group with the aim of preventing mental health problems and social isolation and to help people experiencing complex needs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JOHN MAITLAND NEGUS Appointed: 2020

JILL ROSEMARY GODDARD Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeships: FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR YEMEN,

KATHERINE ELIZABETH CHERNYSHOV Appointed: 2022

MARIE-LOUISE JAMES (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Family Therapist

NICK GREEN Appointed: 2020

NICOLA JANE CHINN Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/04/2020, number: 1189248

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR23: 9 days late,

Main office

THE OLD VICARAGE
VICARAGE LANE
FARNHAM
GU9 7PR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF LAND AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS, KNOWN AS,‘THE ACRE’, IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SUBJECTS OF HORTICULTURE, HEALTHY EATING, CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND IMPROVEMENT OF WILDLIFE DIVERSITY, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING IN AND AROUND ‘THE ACRE’.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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