EVERGREEN COLLECTIVE

Registered charity 1186696 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educational classes for young people and adults.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF DERBY THROUGH THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN NATIONAL CURRICULUM SUBJECTS AND SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE.

Area of benefit: IN THE CITY OF DERBY

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Derby, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£734k
Latest spending
£19k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total income of £734,242, driven primarily by grants and donations, against expenditure of £18,706. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £2,210, which the trustees noted was slightly below their policy target of two to six months of unrestricted expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At 31 December 2025 free reserves were £2,210, equivalent to just under two months of unrestricted expenditure and slightly below the trustees' benchmark of two to six months.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee training paid to provider
“The charity paid £3,850 to a training provider for a programme relevant to the charity’s work, attended by one trustee, as approved by the other trustees”
“Travel, accommodation, conference and subsistence costs of £1,500, incurred by two trustees on charity business, were met by the charity” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee travel/expenses reimbursed
“The charity paid £3,850 to a training provider for a programme relevant to the charity’s work, attended by one trustee, as approved by the other trustees”
“Travel, accommodation, conference and subsistence costs of £1,500, incurred by two trustees on charity business, were met by the charity” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Evergreen (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £200k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£734k
Total spending
£19k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£53k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~34.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (70% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derby City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£734k£19k
31/12/2024£30k£18k
31/12/2023£101k£63k
31/12/2022£80k£48k
31/12/2021£67k£39k

Common questions

Is EVERGREEN COLLECTIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total income of £734,242, driven primarily by grants and donations, against expenditure of £18,706. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £2,210, which the trustees noted was slightly below their policy target of two to six months of unrestricted expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England24/03/2025£15kMadeley Centre - Revive and Thrive!
UK government24/03/2025£15kMadeley Centre - Revive and Thrive!
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2021£2kA Taste of Something Different - Cooking Classes

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ECOLOGY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EVERGREEN COLLECTIVE£734k—0below—no doubt
THE ECOLOGY TRUST FY2025£2.0m—0below—no doubt
WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£460k—0within—no doubt
EASTERN GREEN PLAYGROUP FY2026£144k—0unclear—no doubt
HAWTHORN TREE COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CENTRE FY2025£677k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EVERGREEN CARE TRUST FY2026£318k—0unclear—no doubt

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