THE GARDEN HOUSE (MARPLE) CHARITY

Registered charity 1182133 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GARDEN HOUSE (MARPLE) LIMITED

An urban care farm and community garden situated in Marple, Stockport, our aim is to increase the life chances of vulnerable young people and adults with neurodiversity and/or mental or physical health issues through wellbeing, volunteering and employment opportunities, and to provide access to heritage, nature and the environment for those less likely to connect due to social disadvantage.

Objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PARTICULARLY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SUBJECTS OF FARMING, INCLUDING ANIMAL WELFARE AND FOOD PRODUCTION; AND NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT;2 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS 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;3 TO PRESERVE, RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR SAMUEL OLDKNOW’S GARDEN HOUSE, MARPLE BEING OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL MERIT AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THOSE FEATURES OF ITS HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE THAT EXISTS IN AND AROUND THE SAID GARDEN HOUSE AND ITS PLACE WITHIN THE MELLOR MILL SITE.4 TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £4,737 for the year ended 29 January 2025, with total incoming resources of £51,138 against expenditure of £46,402. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £3,835, reversing a previous deficit, though the charity remains reliant on ad hoc donations and has no stated reserves policy target.

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 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• CHARLES BRYANT
• Colette Boswell
• KEVIN SWINDELLS
• MARK HANNON

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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Government & lottery funding

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