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Gardening with Disabilities Trust

Registered charity 255066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GARDENING FOR DISABLED TRUST, THE GARDENS FOR THE DISABLED TRUST

Latest income
£122k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with an overall surplus of £12,901, driven by an unexpected legacy receipt. Unrestricted reserves stood at £155,085, which the trustees hold to meet future grant funding requirements. The charity relies on voluntary committee members and has no paid staff.

What the accounts disclose

Governance: The document mentions 'suspected fraud attempts' and tightened controls, but does not explicitly state a 'serious incident report' was filed with the regulator or that internal control failures were admitted as a governance breach requiring specific flagging under standard definitions. However, 'suspected fraud' is a serious matter. Given the strict rule 'only serious explicitly-stated matters', and the lack of explicit 'serious incident report' language, I will leave this empty to avoid inference, or include if 'suspected fraud' counts. The prompt asks for 'serious incident reports'. The text says 'Our procedures have shown evidence of suspected fraud attempts.' This is a risk, not necessarily a reported incident. I will leave governance_flags empty as no explicit regulator engagement or admitted late filing is present.
“Our procedures have shown evidence of suspected fraud attempts. We have tightened our controls and have taken the advice of an expert to reduce risk still further.” — page 4
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Funders the charity credits

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

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£122k£39k
31/12/2024£49k£75k
31/12/2023£72k£54k
31/12/2022£48k£61k
31/12/2021£37k£62k

Common questions

Is Gardening with Disabilities Trust financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with an overall surplus of £12,901, driven by an unexpected legacy receipt. Unrestricted reserves stood at £155,085, which the trustees hold to meet future grant funding requirements. The charity relies on voluntary committee members and has no paid staff. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Gardening with Disabilities Trust?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Gardening with Disabilities Trust as a grant recipient include THE PRUDENCE TRUST, THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GARDENERS OF LONDON CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE PRUDENCE TRUSTFY2022£30k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GARDENERS OF LONDON CHARITYFY2024£7k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GARDENERS OF LONDON CHARITYFY2023£7k

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
THE JD FOUNDATION1£561k
DILLHAVEN LIMITED1£71k
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED1£17k
KTRUST LIMITED1£12k

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