Financal Report C

Financial transparency report Financial transparency report The Given Garden November, 2024 November, 2024
I want to keep this very human. I’m not a CEO in a big office whose goal is to build an empire. Currently I am in my bed, in my PJs which consist of an old bleach stained T shirt and shorts - no makeup - nothing fancy. I want to be very clear, I am not ok with money hoarding and am not at all ok with people becoming billionaires. The Given Garden will never become a multi million dollar company with a millionaire CEO. That’s not the goal. The goal is to first and foremost encourage people to try new hobbies using what they already have - a printer, paper, scissors, colours and maybe a bit of glue. We want it to be cheap, easy, relaxing and fun. We want it to be accessible. My personal goal is for this business to help provide for my family - a comfortable normal life. That’s it. No mansions, no private jet. The promise is that what we don’t need in order to run the given garden will be donated to charities that are making a real difference for every day people. Hello from the CEO Hello from the CEO Chief Executive Officer & fOUNDER The Given Garden Unnur Balla
The November highlight has to be that we were able to create 20 new cozy hobby projects to launch in December. This included greeting cards, crafts, colouring pages, sticker sheets, junk journal pages and more. We were also super excited to see more people from more places around the world make good use of our products. With Christmas just around the corner we expect to slow down new product production a bit for January and focus our efforts on starting our blog and reaching new audiences by sharing our existing products on social media. We are so grateful to everyone who has enjoyed our cozy hobbies, posted about them on social media and tagged us. New Month - New Products Highlights Highlights
1 Donors We Had Total Donation Amount: £2.50 A quick overview Went To Running Costs Of Donations We look forward to this number going down as the donation amount goes up. 100% 16 Cozy Hobbies We Gave Total Number Of Orders: 8
2 cozy hobbies worldwide Europe Scandinavia 2 North America 4
Running Costs We pay monthly for website hosting and apps. Currently the monthly cost for webhosting and apps is £40. This includes the monthly charge for Shopify, an app that allows us to offer digital products and an app that allows us to customise our website. Website Donations in November did not cover Website costs so no salary was paid to the CEO and artist. We hope this will change in the future as being able to pay a fair wage is necessary in order to continue The Given Garden free printable hobby project. Salary The Given Garden is registered as a sole trader and as such must pay taxes by law. As our project grows we will be able to register as an LLC so any donations not used to cover running costs will go directly to charities. Taxes We use Canva to design our website, marketing images, to assemble our products and get them ready for delivery to customers. We pay for a monthly subscription of Canva which is currently £10.99 Other
What’s Next? We will be focusing on growing our social media presence, reaching new audiences and giving away more cozy hobbies than ever before. To begin with we will be focusing on TikTok and Facebook. Social Media Presence We will be offering easy workshops for our cozy community in our facebook group. To begin with themed workshops will be offered as PDF files with images and instructions. Community Workshops We will be diversifying our income through affiliate marketing - focusing on affordable hobby supplies that pair perfectly with our free printable hobbies. By doing this we hope to be able to give more of your donations on to charities around the world. The Given Garden Blog
Financial transparency report Financial transparency report The Given Garden october, 2024 october, 2024
3 Donors We Had Total Donation Amount: £19.82 A quick overview Went To Running Costs Of Donations We look forward to this number going down as the donation amount goes up. 100% 9 Cozy Hobbies We Gave Total Number Of Orders: 5
2 donors worldwide Europe Scandinavia 1
Running Costs We pay monthly for website hosting and apps. Currently the monthly cost for webhosting and apps is £32. One of the apps we use charges 1% for all monthly donation charges. The amount paid for this app varies based on the total amount from subscribed monthly donors. Website Donations in October did not cover Website costs so no salary was paid to the CEO and artist. We hope this will change in the future as being able to pay a fair wage is necessary in order to continue The Given Garden free printable hobby project. Salary The Given Garden is registered as a sole trader and as such must pay taxes by law. As our project grows we will be able to register as an LLC so any donations not used to cover running costs will go directly to charities. Taxes We use Canva to design our website, marketing images, to assemble our products and get them ready for delivery to customers. We pay for a monthly subscription of Canva which is currently £10.99 Other
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