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ROUS LENCH AND RADFORD COMMUNITY GARDEN

Registered charity 1204895 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We run a community garden and allotments. We rent allotment plots to local tenants and maintain a community garden for use by the public, including running events to fund ongoing maintenance.

Objects

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 WORCESTERSHIRE 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.

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 · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wychavon, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit for the year, with expenditure exceeding income. However, the trustees report that reserves carried forward were £3,461, which remains well above the stated policy target of maintaining at least £500 to cover core costs. The charity has no paid staff and relies on volunteers and grants for its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to maintain at least £500 to cover core costs (reserves figure: £3k)
“The charity’s previously reported reserves policy was to maintain at least £500 to cover core costs.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Catriona Blair Whitfield received reimbursement for costs.
“Simon Newton reimbursement for costs” — page 4
“Hillers food bill VE celbrations” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Ben Cashmore received payment for food bill.
“Simon Newton reimbursement for costs” — page 4
“Hillers food bill VE celbrations” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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: 12
  • Government income: £25,250 — grants £25,250 (2); 91% of the £27,733 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Government income: £14,022 — grants £14,022 (3); 82% of the £17,119 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£28k£29k
31/12/2024£17k£13k

Common questions

Is ROUS LENCH AND RADFORD COMMUNITY GARDEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit for the year, with expenditure exceeding income. However, the trustees report that reserves carried forward were £3,461, which remains well above the stated policy target of maintaining at least £500 to cover core costs. The charity has no paid staff and relies on volunteers and grants for its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£38k
ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY1£34k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION1£26k
CAMDEN GIVING1£17k
THE INMAN CHARITY1£3k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£3k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROUS LENCH AND RADFORD COMMUNITY GARDEN£28k—0unclear—no doubt
BARRACKS LANE COMMUNITY GARDEN FY2026£33k—0unclear—no doubt
ROOKSDOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£97k—0unclear—no doubt
SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
ADMASTON HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST FY2025£60k—0below—no doubt
Calthorpe Community Garden FY2025£476k—0unclear—no doubt

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