GREEN SYNERGY

Registered charity 1153883 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Green Synergy is a Lincoln based charity, which uses the positive medium of gardening to help people come together to socialise, learn and thrive. Our work is focused in Lincoln's most disadvantaged communities and with isolated and vulnerable groups.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £369,911 against expenditure of £308,160, resulting in a surplus of £61,751. The charity holds total funds of £284,762, with £262,905 held in cash at the bank. The trustees aim to hold reserves equivalent to six months of core running costs to manage risk.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08399741

Funders the charity credits

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

• Lloyds Bank Foundation — “Lloyds Bank Foundation : unrestricted funds to support the development of Green Synergy.” (source page)
• BBC Children in Need — “BBC Children in Need : to deliver a programme of activities for disadvantaged children from the local community.” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “National Lottery Community Fund (See How Our Garden Grows programme): to support a programme of organisational development to diversify in…” (source page)
• National Lottery Reaching Communities — “National Lottery Reaching Communities : Better Together programme: in partnership with Developmentplus and Abbey Access Training to deliver …” (source page)
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Investment Fund — “Mental Health and Wellbeing Investment Fund – Sustainability Strand – to fund Green WRAP programme of mental health support.” (source page)
• Suicide Prevention Fund — “Suicide Prevention Fund – to support our Green shoots of Wellness programme supporting men’s mental health and wellbeing” (source page)
• National Grid Community Fund — “National Grid Community Fund : to fund warm spaces programmes of support to our local community.” (source page)
• Lincolnshire Community Foundation — “Lincolnshire Community Foundation : to fund a programme of slow cooker workshops supporting our local community to access warm and healthy f…” (source page)
• Country Landowners Association — “Country Landowners Association : to meet capital costs of garden improvements.” (source page)
• Ernest Cook Trust — “Ernest Cook Trust: additional commitments for the Green Influencers scheme to deliver environmental social action projects with 10–14-year-o…” (source page)
• Mere Charity — “Mere Charity: supporting the charity to provide community outreach trips for our local community” (source page)
• The Bishop of Lincoln’s Social Justice Fund — “The Bishop of Lincoln’s Social Justice Fund: to support activities for older people and inter-generational activities.” (source page)

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.

• HODGSON, Jessica Charlotte, Doctor — director, appointed 06/03/2026on trustee list
• PHILLIPS, Hannah Louise — director, appointed 16/02/2026on trustee list
• CARTER, Daniel Lee Andrew — director, appointed 09/01/2026on trustee list
• HOPKINS, David — director, appointed 11/09/2025on trustee list
• MANVELL, Joshua — director, appointed 29/11/2024on trustee list
• CLARKSON, Caroline Felicity Anne — director, appointed 27/09/2024on trustee list
• PAGE, Sharon Elizabeth — director, appointed 24/04/2024on trustee list
• COLLIER, Catherine Helen — director, appointed 17/01/2017on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sharon Pagechair
• Caroline Clarkson
• Catherine Helen Collier
• Daniel Lee Andrew Carter
• David Hopkins
• Dr Jessica Charlotte Hodgson
• Ethan Miller
• Hannah Louise Phillips
• Joshua Manvell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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).