COMMUNITY REGENERATION OUTREACH PROJECTS LTD

Registered charity 1085090 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CROPS LTD

To promote activities and educational opportunities for local residents and surrounding areas of Plymouth. The centre offers a warm friendly environment where people can relax and enjoy the gardens and also learn about gardening and conservation. The centre aims to combat loneliness and isolation within members of the community.

Objects

A)PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF KEYHAM (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.B) ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF , A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME BE DETERMINED.

Area of benefit: KEYHAM.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Plymouth, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £6,109 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £49,570 to £43,461. Unrestricted revenue funds dropped significantly from £41,213 to £7,805, while restricted funds remained at £30,106. The trustees report that the charity is operating at full capacity and considers itself in a strong position for the following year despite the deficit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 05/03/2024, 34 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Aviva — “We have match funding from Aviva- every new donation is doubled!!” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• JENNIFER LYNN ETHERIDGEchair
• Benjamin Brunel
• Christine Lamb
• Christopher Storer · trustee of 1 other charity
• Danielle Wilson
• Ian Boyne
• Jasmin Coles
• Michelle Blackmore
• Professor Verity Campbell-Barr
• ROGER JAMES MITCHELL
• Steven Brookshaw

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BETHANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

• BETHANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH income £56k
• OUTREACH COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES income £2.8m
• TRANSFORMING PLYMOUTH TOGETHER income £88k
• COMMUNITY OUTREACH MINISTRIES income £84k
• COMMUNITY OUTREACH income £1.5m
• REGENERATE-RISE income £529k

Side by side with its peers

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