grow cook learn

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Grow Cook Learn is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Craven Arms and operates in Shropshire.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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."

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Shropshire

Financial Information

Latest Income

£723,914

Latest Expenditure

£701,005

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.8%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 100.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 0.3%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £87,128

Charitable Activities £636,786

Other Trading £0

Investments £0

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £701,005

Raising Funds £0

Governance £2,415

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£723,914	£701,005	£701,005	£178,830	£43,091	25 / 35
2023	£907,725	£596,827	£596,827	£155,921	£56,816	23 / 35
2022	£574,691	£501,956	£501,956	-£154,977	£0	30 / 26
2021	£312,329	£317,323				0 / 26
2020	£505,881	£522,461	£522,461	-£222,717	£0	30 / 20