Green Futures Greater Grimsby Ltd

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Trustees' Report	1—5
Independent Examiner's Report	6
Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)	7
Comparative Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)	8
Balance Sheet	9—10
Notes to the Financial Statements	11—17

The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026.

Objectives and Activities

Aims and Objectives

To develop the capacity and skills of the members and the community of North East Lincolnshire in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and to participate more fully in society.

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with people in North East Lincolnshire to prevent people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. For the purpose of this clause 'socially excluded' means being excluded from society, or part of society, as a result of being a member of a socially and/or economically deprived community.

Public Benefit

The public have benefitted from Green Futures Greater Grimsby Ltd in many ways including:

Receipt of quality, fresh, local fruit and vegetables grown on our site or from local suppliers,

Visiting site for events, coffee afternoons, children's activities, workshops as well as volunteering activities onsite.

Everyone benefits from increased social interaction and many make new friends, reduce isolation, increase skills, confidence and general wellbeing.

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

Achievements and Performance

Main Achievements

Charitable activities

We have provided a number of activities, workshops, events and social groups as well as volunteering opportunities. All of which help to achieve our charitable aims to reduce social isolation.

Chair's report

The year has been one of significant change for Green Futures. Carol Blakely, CEO for some 13 years, left the organisation at the end of June 2025 to take up a post elsewhere. At the time plans were in place for a potential merger with R-evolution, a charity based in Hull with similar aims to Green Futures. An SLA was put in place for R-evolution to manage Green Futures from the 1st of July, while the merger was completed.

Unfortunately, during the first 4 months of the SLA, a number of issues arose relating to poor management of staff, a lack of provision of promised services, incompatibility of the culture of the two organisations and the unprofessional behaviour of R-evolution staff. As a consequence, Green Futures terminated the SLA in November 2025 and the merger did not go ahead.

Since November 2025 Charlotte Taylor has managed the charity with support from the trustees and from Sarah Palmer as a self-employed assistant for 2 or 3 days a week.

Despite the challenges the year from April 25 until March 26 has overall been a very successful, positive year. Going forward we are hoping to go from strength to strength.

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Trustees' Report (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

Main Achievements - continued

Good progress has been made in securing a 99year lease at nominal rent, with completion of this process expected early in the new financial year, and the new polytunnel was finally installed in the late spring.

Green Futures continues to be well served by volunteers helping with horticulture and site maintenance. More than 25 of the volunteers are regular with some being long-term supporters. They have been joined at various points during the year by 20+ additional volunteers. We thank them for their continuing, valued contribution which has enabled us to grow produce which is donated to ECHO, the Oasis Hub and to some volunteers and clients.

Students and teachers from CATCH, a local training organisation, and students from Franklin Sixth form College came “to do amazing things” on site on volunteer days.

A number of events open to the public were organised through the year. These included a well-attended Waes Hael in the winter, at which the Grimsby Morris performed, and our Artisan Market in late spring 2025. Every event was a success with around 800 attending in total.

We are grateful for the support of a range of funding organisations. These include the Arts Council, Awards for All, Grantscape (East Coast Community Fund), UKSPF (UK Shared Prosperity Fund), NELC, Unity Trust Bank and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace.

The funding has enabled us to facilitate a wide range of activities for members of the local community, including regular craft sessions for the sew and support group and willow weaving, wood carving, screen printing, yoga, cooking and wreath making workshops, many of which were supported by local artists.

We also provided activities for school and Rainbows groups enabling them to learn about growing their own food and the wildlife that makes our site its home.

A small walking group met regularly throughout the year and some families were regular visitors to the Memorial Garden.

Our course, City and Guilds level 1 in Horticulture, ran over 13 sessions and saw 9 people gain a new qualification.

Finally, the Trustees would like to thank Charlotte Taylor, officially our Admin and Project manager, for all the hard work she has done in taking Charge and steering Green Futures through challenging times and for the successes she has achieved.

Financial Review

Financial Position

Green Futures has used a number of grants throughout the year funding general running costs, workshops and activities. This includes NELC UK SPF, Household Support, Arts Council, East Coast Community Fund, Awards for All, Unity Trust Bank and the Sisters of St Joseph of peace. Each grant has paid for a different element of delivery which has enabled us to continue to deliver our activities.

Reserves Policy

The generated income we create is increasing year on year which enables us to have unrestricted funding, however we are still not at a stage to have the reserves we would like, hence concentrating future efforts on further delivery of paid for activities and workshops.

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Trustees' Report (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

The company is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

The company became a registered charity in December 2018, registered with the Charity Commission.

Trustee Selection Methods

The Charity may by ordinary resolution:

1) Appoint a person who is willing to act to be a director; and

2) Determine the rotation in which any additional directors are to retire

No person other than a director retiring by rotation may be appointed a director at any general meeting unless:

1) He or she is recommended for re-election by the directors; or

2) not less than fourteen nor more than thirty-five clear days before the date of the meeting, the charity is given notice that;

a) is signed by a member entitled to vote at the meeting;

b) states the member's intention to propose the appointment of a person as a director;

c) contains the details that, if the person were to be appointed, the charity would have to file at Companies House; and

d) is signed by the person who is to be proposed to show his or her willingness to be appointed.

All members who are entitled to receive notice of a general meeting must be given not less than seven nor more than twenty eight clear day's notice of any resolution to be put to the meeting to appoint a director other than a director who is to retire by rotation.

The appointment of a director, whether by the charity in general meeting or by the other directors, must not cause the number of directors to exceed any number fixed as the maximum number of directors.

Organisational structure

The directors meet a minimum of four times per year (inclusive of an Annual General Meeting) and are required to have a quorum of 3 directors present, electronic meetings via Zoom or Teams are acceptable if the directors are unable to meet in person.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

Reference and Administrative Details

Trustees

J R Abba

B A Dixon

V J Goose

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Trustees' Report (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

A J Poppleton

S Scaman (resigned 27/02/2026)

Charity Number

1181124

Company Number

06926987

Registered Office

The Vanson Centre Bradley Road

Bradley

Grimsby

N E Lincolnshire

DN37 0AA

Independent Examiner

H. J. Spauls F.C.A.

Smethurst & Co

12 Abbey Road
Grimsby
DN32 0HL

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Trustees' Report (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The trustees (who are also the directors of Green Futures Greater Grimsby Ltd for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statement unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing the financial statements the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;
make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at anytime the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Small Company Rules

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees' report was approved by the board of trustees and signed on its behalf by:

A J Poppleton

Trustee

2nd September 2026

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Green Futures Greater Grimsby Ltd

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Green Futures Greater Grimsby Ltd

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2026.

Responsibilities and Basis of Report

As the charity trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent Examiner's Statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

H. J. Spauls F.C.A.

14th September 2026

12 Abbey Road
Grimsby
DN32 0HL

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Green Futures Greater Grimsby Ltd

Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)

				2026	2025
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Total funds	Total funds
	Notes	£	£	£	£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies	3	309	96,019	96,328	82,604
Other trading activities	4	4,804	-	4,804	10,958
Investments	5	717	-	717	239
Other	6	-	-	-	27,846

		5,830	96,019	101,849	121,647

EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities:	8
Core		-	(93,170 )	(93,170 )	(83,409 )

NET INCOME		5,830	2,849	8,679	38,238

Transfers between funds	16	11,435	(11,435 )	-	-

NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS		17,265	(8,586 )	8,679	38,238
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:
Total funds brought forward		18,698	26,760	45,458	7,220

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD	16	35,963	18,174	54,137	45,458

The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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Comparative Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

Comparative Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)

				2025
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Total funds
	Notes	£	£	£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies	3	141	82,463	82,604
Other trading activities	4	10,958	-	10,958
Investments	5	239	-	239
Other	6	27,846	-	27,846

		39,184	82,463	121,647

EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities:	8
Core		(22,561 )	(60,848 )	(83,409 )

NET INCOME		16,623	21,615	38,238


NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS		16,623	21,615	38,238
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:
Total funds brought forward		2,075	5,145	7,220

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD	16	18,698	26,760	45,458

The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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Balance Sheet

As At 31 March 2026

Balance Sheet

				2026	2025
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Total funds	Total funds
	Notes	£	£	£	£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets	13	656	-	656	827

		656	-	656	827
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors	14	4,798	-	4,798	5,739
Cash at bank and in hand		38,318	18,174	56,492	47,797

		43,116	18,174	61,290	53,536
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year	15	(7,809 )	-	(7,809 )	(8,905 )

NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES)		35,307	18,174	53,481	44,631

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES		35,963	18,174	54,137	45,458

NET ASSETS		35,963	18,174	54,137	45,458

FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Restricted Funds				18,174	26,760
Unrestricted Funds				35,963	18,698

TOTAL FUNDS	16			54,137	45,458

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Balance Sheet (continued)

As At 31 March 2026

For the year ending 31 March 2026 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

On behalf of the board

A J Poppleton

Trustee

2nd September 2026

The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

Notes to the Financial Statements

1. General Information

Green Futures Greater Grimsby Ltd is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 06926987 and registered charity number 1181124 . The registered office is The Vanson Centre Bradley Road, Bradley, Grimsby, N E Lincolnshire, DN37 0AA.

2. Accounting Policies

2.1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)", Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006.

The charitable company is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

2.2. Fund Accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

2.3. Incoming Resources

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

2.4. Resources Expended

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

2.5. Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation

Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:

Leasehold	25% and 5% Straight Line
Plant & Machinery	50% and 25% Straight Line
Fixtures & Fittings	25% Straight Line
Computer Equipment	50%, 33% and 25% Straight Line

2.6. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts.

3. Income from Donations and Legacies

			2026
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
	funds	funds	funds
	£	£	£
Donations and gifts	309	-	309
Grants	-	96,019	96,019

	309	96,019	96,328

			2025
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
	funds	funds	funds
	£	£	£
Donations and gifts	141	-	141
Grants	-	82,463	82,463

	141	82,463	82,604

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

4. Income from Other Trading Activities

	2026	2025
	Unrestricted funds	Unrestricted funds
	£	£
Income from workshops	3,035	8,400
Income from events	1,405	2,244
Income from sale of goods	364	314

	4,804	10,958

5. Investment Income

	2026	2025
	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	funds	funds
	£	£
Bank interest receivable	717	239

6. Other Income

	2026	2025
	Unrestricted funds	Unrestricted funds
	£	£
Insurance claims	-	27,846

7. Net Income/(Expenditure)

The net income is stated after charging/(crediting):

	2026	2025
	£	£
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets - owned	171	415

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

8. Analysis of Expenditure

			2026
	Activities undertaken directly	Support costs (see note 9 )	Total
	£	£	£
Core	92,180	990	93,170

			2025
	Activities undertaken directly	Support costs (see note 9 )	Total
	£	£	£
Core	82,419	990	83,409

9. Support Costs

	2026	2025
	Core	Core
	£	£
Governance costs	990	990

10. Independent Examiner's Remuneration

	2026	2025
	£	£
Independent examination of the financial statements	990	990

11. Staff Costs

Staff costs were as follows:

	2026	2025
	£	£
Wages and salaries	33,076	54,511
Other pension costs	750	1,261

	33,826	55,772

No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

12. Average Number of Employees

Average number of employees during the year was: 1 (2025: 2)

13. Tangible Assets

	Land & Property
	Leasehold	Plant & Machinery	Fixtures & Fittings	Computer Equipment	Total
	£	£	£	£	£
Cost
As at 1 April 2025	14,161	6,842	1,040	3,595	25,638

As at 31 March 2026	14,161	6,842	1,040	3,595	25,638

Depreciation
As at 1 April 2025	13,340	6,842	1,034	3,595	24,811
Provided during the period	167	-	4	-	171

As at 31 March 2026	13,507	6,842	1,038	3,595	24,982

Net Book Value
As at 31 March 2026	654	-	2	-	656

As at 1 April 2025	821	-	6	-	827

14. Debtors

	2026	2025
	£	£
Due within one year
Trade debtors	-	300
Other debtors	4,798	5,439

	4,798	5,739

15. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year

	2026	2025
	£	£
Trade creditors	6,249	6,301
Other creditors	1,385	1,641
Taxation and social security	175	963

	7,809	8,905

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

16. Movement in Funds

	As at 1 April 2025	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	As at 31 March 2026
	£	£	£	£	£
Unrestricted funds
General:
General unrestricted fund	18,698	5,830	-	11,435	35,963
Restricted funds
Restricted fund	26,760	96,019	(93,170 )	(11,435 )	18,174


Total funds	45,458	101,849	(93,170 )	-	54,137

	As at 1 April 2024	Income	Expenditure	As at 31 March 2025
	£	£	£	£
Unrestricted funds
General:
General unrestricted fund	2,075	39,184	(22,561 )	18,698
Restricted funds
Restricted fund	5,145	82,463	(60,848 )	26,760


Total funds	7,220	121,647	(83,409 )	45,458

The following grant income is the incoming resources to the restricted funds:

	2026	2025
	£	£
NELC UK-SPF	30,964	51,438
NELC Create	-	4,265
Arts Council	-	26,760
ECCF	21,680	-
Awards for All	16,875	-
Unity Trust	5,000	-
Tesco	500	-
Sisters of St Joseph	5,000	-

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2026

Household Support	16,000	-

	96,019	82,463

17. Transactions with Trustees

None of the trustees received any remuneration or any other benefits from an employment with the charity or a related entity during the current or previous year.

No trustee expenses have been incurred.

18. Related Party Disclosures

There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period that require disclosure.

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