Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

SUSTAINABLE LIVING INITIATIVE

SLI aims to bring together people who are interested in growing fruit and vegetables, and to share skills, tools and information. Both gardening projects run by SLI rely on the cooperation of their volunteer members and are run by them. SLI is a membership-based organisation and is also open to non-gardening people who support its objectives and wish to be involved in its activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 11 years
(18 years as a company)

www.grow-our-own.co.uk

sustainable@grow-our-own.co.uk

01603920570

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/22	£30	£33	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
30/09/21	£32	£28	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/09/20	£36	£38	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/09/19	£35	£36	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
30/09/18	£30	£45	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	200
30/09/17	£30	£38	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16	£22	£23	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15	£25	£32	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14	£19	£30	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Norfolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative
£2,000	01/02/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative
£30,000	16/12/2019 24	as continuation funding over two years towards core salaries at a community growing project in Norwich
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative
£500	04/12/2019	Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative used to support the running costs of its volunteer programme where food grown will be cooked into healthy dishes for the volunteers from the local community to ....more Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative used to support the running costs of its volunteer programme where food grown will be cooked into healthy dishes for the volunteers from the local community to enjoy.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative
£10,000	24/05/2019 6	over six months as an additional grant towards core salaries at a community growing project in Norwich
Tudor Trust - Grant to Sustainable Living Initiative
£30,000	07/11/2017 24	over two years towards core salaries at a community growing project in Norwich

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 45-72

ANNE MARIE STEWARD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

DR VIJAYALAKSHMI ANANDAN MOORTHIE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Freelance Dancer

ROSE BAULCOMBE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Teacher

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/10/2013, number: 1154190
Registered at Companies House on 06/06/2005, number: 05472105

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Marlpit Community Centre
Hellesdon Road
Norwich
NR6 5EG

Objectives

TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF NORWICH WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY:- PROVIDING GARDENING PLOTS AND FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS; AND- FACILITATING AND SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES IN GARDENING, HORTICULTURE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND DEBATE ON SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION.

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