LETS GROW PRESTON

Registered charity 1159007 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEF, PRESTON ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM

Provide training/resources to help community groups to manage and maintain green spacesProvide a network of communication and support for community environmental groups, activities and peoplePromote an environment of skill sharing, volunteering and sharing of resourcesencourage the formation of new community based groups promote and publicise community environmental activities

Objects

1. IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF PRESTON (Defined as the PR postcodes) AND ITS VISITORS, THE GARDENS, LANDSCAPED AREAS, OPEN SPACES, PLAYING FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS AND RECREATIONAL AMENITY SPACES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT WHICH ARE ANCILLARY TO THOSE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY. 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF SUCH PLACES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND DEVELOPING THE SELF CONFIDENCE, SOCIAL SKILLS, WORK SKILLS AND HORTICULTURAL SKILLS OF THE INHABITANTS OF PRESTON (DEFINED AS THE PR POSTCODES) AND ITS VISITORS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £43,150 for the year ended 31 October 2024, resulting in total funds of £64,088. Per the trustees' report, the organization faces operational risks due to its primary income source being from one main source, though it maintains adequate resources for going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Conflicting interests
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lets Grow Preston (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Canon Andrew Robert Pratt MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jeanette Smalley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Joanne Ellison
• Karen Jane Wardle
• Mark George Jewell
• Tayo Korede

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• PRESTON COMMUNITY HUB income £163k
• WE ARE GROW income £489k
• C P S PRESTON LTD income £1.2m
• THE PRESTON MUSLIM CULTURAL CENTRE income £228k
• GROWING TOGETHER NORTHAMPTON income £603k
• PRESTON MUSLIM EDUCATION COUNCIL income £210k

Side by side with its peers

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