NORTHDALE HORTICULTURE
Registered charity 1142535 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To provide training and work in horticulture,allied skills, arts and crafts for vulnerable adults including people with a learning disability and/or mental health problem. This by establishing special services at Northdale and ABLE providing work-based and social activities, and work experience in Hambleton & Richmondshire, The aim is to promote continuing education and sheltered/open employment.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £119,990 for the year, driven by a reduction in income from the end of the Hub contract and rising costs. Despite this loss, the trustees consider the financial position to be stable, supported by unrestricted funds of £278,013 and a reserves policy targeting three months of unrestricted expenditure. The auditors confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £278k)
“The Charity's reserves policy has been to have unrestricted funds not committed to or invested in tangible fixed assets which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from Community Buddies (Centre Manager is trustee)
“During the year the charity received a grant of £2,407 from Community Buddies, a charity of which the centre manager is a trustee.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- GILDERSLEEVE, Matthew Robert — director, appointed 28/03/2025on trustee list
- TURNER, Catherine Louise — director, appointed 01/11/2020not on trustee list
- HOGGETT, David William — director, appointed 01/11/2020on trustee list
- ALDER, Anne — director, appointed 19/03/2019on trustee list
- MIERS, Helen Mary — director, appointed 19/03/2019on trustee list
- NORWOOD, Philip — director, appointed 04/04/2014on trustee list
- WILKIE, Colin — director, appointed 01/02/2011on trustee list
- WHITTEN, Karen — secretary, appointed 19/03/2019
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£388
Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/09/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (10/06/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- COLIN WILKIEchair
- Anne Alder
- David Hoggett · trustee of 1 other charity
- HELEN MIERS
- Matthew Robert Gildersleeve
- PHILIP NORWOOD
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: North Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORTHDALE HORTICULTURE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £119,990 for the year, driven by a reduction in income from the end of the Hub contract and rising costs. Despite this loss, the trustees consider the financial position to be stable, supported by unrestricted funds of £278,013 and a reserves policy targeting three months of unrestricted expenditure. The auditors confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.
Who funds NORTHDALE HORTICULTURE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHDALE HORTICULTURE as a grant recipient include THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HISCOX FOUNDATION, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
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