THE GROWING SPACE (WINCANTON) LIMITED

Registered charity 1090917 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Physical Wellbeing Activities through therapeutic gardening helping people with learning difficulties, mental health problems and children.

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Latest income

£54k

Latest spending

£48k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £5,403 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves carried forward at £13,746. The trustees confirmed they have sufficient reserves to meet their aims and aim to sustain a reserve of no more than six months' revenue turnover. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months revenue turnover (held: £14k)

“The trustees aim to build up and sustain a reserve of no more than six months revenue turnover.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Deborah Ann Xavier
James Donaldson Stephen
MICHAEL MELVIN ROWLANDS
Michael Francis Bainbridge · trustee of 1 other charity
Simon Christopher Edwards

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£54k	£48k
31/03/2024	£47k	£48k
31/03/2023	£43k	£40k
31/03/2022	£47k	£37k
31/03/2021	£35k	£35k

Common questions

Is THE GROWING SPACE (WINCANTON) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £5,403 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves carried forward at £13,746. The trustees confirmed they have sufficient reserves to meet their aims and aim to sustain a reserve of no more than six months' revenue turnover. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Somerset Community Foundation	05/01/2026	£4k	Growing Space
Somerset Community Foundation	05/12/2025	£500	Growing Space
Postcode Lottery	08/10/2025	£30k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/01/2025	£10k	The Nest Courtyard Gardens
Somerset Community Foundation	10/10/2022	£5k	Supporting adults with mental health problems to grow fresh produce for Wincanton's food bank
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/02/2015	£8k	The Growing Space Barn & Workshop
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/07/2009	£110k	The Growing Space
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/07/2005	£66k	Community Garden