PLOT 22

Registered charity 1165624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We host communal gardening and outdoor cooking opportunities, seasonal celebration events for our community of garden volunteers, outdoor skills sharing workshops.We offer our garden space as a unique outdoor venue for therapeutic activities.We share learning through hosting skills sharing opportunities, visual tools, books and learning resources, and an online collaboration platform.

Objects

1. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION BY PROVIDING AN AREA FOR USE AS A COMMUNITY GARDEN AND ALLOTMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN BRIGHTON & HOVE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SUBJECTS OF HORTICULTURE, HEALTHY EATING, CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND IMPROVEMENT OF WILDLIFE DIVERSITY, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING IN AND AROUND THE COMMUNITY GARDEN/ALLOTMENT.3. TO ADVANCE HEALTH BY THE PROMOTION OF I) PHYSICAL EXERCISE THROUGH GARDENING II) THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE III) HEALTHY EATING, FOR INDIVIDUALS IN BRIGHTON, HOVE AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Mid Sussex, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£94k

Latest spending

£85k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £93,692 against total costs of £85,393, resulting in a surplus. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £57,171, which they consider a healthy balance, although they note that securing additional funding for non-Lottery projects remains a short to mid-term challenge.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £29,144

“During the year Jim was paid a total of £29,144 for his services.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months to one year of running costs (reserves figure: £57k)

“We have looked at having a minimum of three months running costs and a maximum of one years running costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“With the completion of the first of the new 3-year period of Lottery funding, October 2024 to Sept 2027 (which meets over 80% of core costs) and a healthy reserves balance, the board considers preparing accounts on the going concern basis entirely appropriate. However, our ongoing success will be dependent on maintaining efforts to raise additional funding to meet the costs of our key sessions, and the next two years will require increased efforts in developing additional income streams to ensure we can be as self-sustaining as possible in the mid to long-term.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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 policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

Volunteers: 6
Government income: £5,624 — grants £5,624 (1); 6% of the £93,692 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

Volunteers: 6
Government income: £11,873 — grants £11,873 (1); 14% of the £83,575 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £12,498 — grants £12,498 (1); 13% of the £98,825 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

National Lottery — “thanks to the Lottery, we also currently have some funding to help cover costs of hosting collaborative sessions and events at the Plot!” (source page)
Enjoolata — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)
Hubbub — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)
Social Innovation Partnership — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)
D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)
Sussex Community Foundation — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)
Paley Trust — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)
The Argus — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)
Sussex Funeral Services — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)
Hove Rotary Club — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)
Santander — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)
Comic Relief — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)
The Allen Lane Foundation — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)
Brighton & Hove Food Partnership — “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjoolata, Hubbub, Natio…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Bunty Dannchair
Charlotte Evans
JENNIE SMITH
Lynne Ridden
Simon Rowledge
Vanessa Mayor

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£94k	£85k
30/09/2024	£84k	£87k
30/09/2023	£99k	£83k
30/09/2022	£112k	£100k
30/09/2021	£72k	£68k

Common questions

Is PLOT 22 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £93,692 against total costs of £85,393, resulting in a surplus. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £57,171, which they consider a healthy balance, although they note that securing additional funding for non-Lottery projects remains a short to mid-term challenge. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of PLOT 22 earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £29,144 band.

Who funds PLOT 22?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PLOT 22 as a grant recipient include FONTHILL FOUNDATION, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
FONTHILL FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k	Learning activities on the allotment
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/07/2024	£249k	Continuing to grow and develop our core projects
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/02/2024	£20k	Weekly gardening for wellbeing and outdoor cooking for adults
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/03/2021	£180k	PLOT 22
UK government	09/09/2020	£36k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£27k
THE PIERREPONT TRUST	1	£25k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST	1	£15k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£12k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY	1	£5k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	1	£5k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DUNTON COMMUNITY GARDEN GROUP.

DUNTON COMMUNITY GARDEN GROUP income £26k
ORGANICARTS income £73k
SWINDON ALLOTMENTS AND LEISURE GARDENS ASSOCIATION income £34k
GREEN ALLOTMENTS income £189k
ROUS LENCH AND RADFORD COMMUNITY GARDEN income £28k
HEREFORDSHIRE GROWING POINT income £80k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PLOT 22	£94k	£29,144	0	unclear	—	noted
DUNTON COMMUNITY GARDEN GROUP FY2026	£26k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ORGANICARTS FY2025	£73k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SWINDON ALLOTMENTS AND LEISURE GARDENS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£34k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GREEN ALLOTMENTS FY2025	£189k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROUS LENCH AND RADFORD COMMUNITY GARDEN FY2025	£28k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.