SMALL GREEN SHOOTS
Registered charity 1160814 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SGS
Small Green Shoots transforms the lives of young people aged 16-24 around England and living in areas of social deprivation. Young people access valuable life-experiences, skills and qualifications via our innovative arts-based projects. We facilitate their transformation from NEET (not in education, employment or training) into learning and employment opportunities in the creative industries.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £42,762, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit of £45,499 for the year, with total income significantly below the budgeted amount.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months' expenditure (held: £43k)
“We have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be equivalent to a minimum of 3 months' expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Small Green Shoots (matched by registered charity number).
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (86% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- EUNICE OBIANAGHAchair
- ELLIS RICH
- Elizabeth Hannah Goodwin
- Kimberley Louisa Goddard
- LOUISE THOMAS
- Nicole Ojomo
- Olawale Oluwatobi Oladimeji Kalejaiye
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SMALL GREEN SHOOTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £42,762, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity reported a net deficit of £45,499 for the year, with total income significantly below the budgeted amount. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SMALL GREEN SHOOTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SMALL GREEN SHOOTS as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION, CAMDEN GIVING, THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST, CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION.
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