Registered charity · No. 1158795Charitable company
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Grow Cook Learn
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Grow Cook Learn is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment.
Grow Cook Learn (number 1158795) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Grow Cook Learn do?
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."
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Grow Cook Learn
Answers Grow Cook Learn gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Grow Cook Learn's highest-paid staff paid?
Grow Cook Learn's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Grow Cook Learn's money come from?
Grow Cook Learn reported £747k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £691k (92%), donations and legacies £57k (8%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £2,566.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£691k · 92%
Donations and legacies£57k · 8%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Grow Cook Learn as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Grow Cook Learn's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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The register data used for this profile lists Grow Cook Learn as a registered charity (number 1158795) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Grow Cook Learn's charity number?
Grow Cook Learn's charity number is 1158795. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Grow Cook Learn do?
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."
Does Grow Cook Learn have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Grow Cook Learn. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Grow Cook Learn?
Grow Cook Learn's website listed in our register data is http://www.shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Grow Cook Learn's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Grow Cook Learn's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Grow Cook Learn's money come from?
Grow Cook Learn reported £747k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £691k (92%), donations and legacies £57k (8%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £2,566.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Grow Cook Learn?
The register records Grow Cook Learn as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Grow Cook Learn's trustees paid?
Grow Cook Learn's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Grow Cook Learn registered as a charity?
Grow Cook Learn was entered on the register on 6 October 2014. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08755152).