Scotswood Natural Community Garden Limited

Analysis

Scotswood Natural Community Garden Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne and Wear. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07523792). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Scotswood Natural Community Garden Limited reported income of £641k and spending of £593k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £485k to £641k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Scotswood Natural Community Garden Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Painted Wolf Foundation (£640k), Hammersmith Community Gardens Association (£646k) and The Soil Association Land Trust (£639k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, trading 12% and donations and legacies 3.9%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. Reserves of £15k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.