Grow Cook Learn
Analysis
Grow Cook Learn is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Craven Arms. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08755152). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Grow Cook Learn reported income of £747k and spending of £729k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £312k to £747k (+139%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Grow Cook Learn 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Castle Howard Arboretum Trust (£738k), Swansea Canal Society (£749k) and Recycling of Used Plastics Limited (£735k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 7.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,566. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £66k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 7.2%
- Legacies 0.3%
- Charitable activities 92%
In the charity's own words
Grow Cook Learn is a charity based at and managing the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Our Vision is to develop an education and training centre for food-related skills, a visitor attraction linking food, history and landscape in the Shropshire Hills and a leisure resource for visitors and local residents."
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Howard Arboretum Trust | York | £738k |
| Swansea Canal Society | Swansea | £749k |
| Recycling of Used Plastics Limited | Peterborough | £735k |
| The Guards Museum Trust | London | £751k |