SYDENHAM GARDEN

Registered charity 1108100 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the physical and mental health of residents of the boroughs of Lewisham and Bromley by providing -A community garden where horticulture is used for therapy and rehabilitation.Opportunities for training for work and educationOpportunities for artistic and creative expressionThe protection and preservation of the environment for the benefit of the public.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a small surplus of £4,857 before a restricted gift, with unrestricted reserves of £251,812 against a policy target of approximately £263,000. The trustees note that securing replacement funding for substantial grants ending in Spring 2026 is anticipated to be highly challenging, creating a dependency on future fundraising success.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sydenham Garden (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Henry Smith Charity — “Our current main funders include: Henry Smith Charity” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anne Skyes
• Arthur Ngoka · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Robert Edwards
• Gillian Katharine Fewins
• Jonathan Isaac Sherman
• Jullen Elaine Gordon
• Kehinde Olamide Adeogun
• Laura Elizabeth Reynolds
• Laura Saksena
• Reece St Omer

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

Operates in: Bromley · Lewisham

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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