Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 9

MEANWOOD VALLEY URBAN FARM LIMITED

The farm's objects and principal activities are: leisure and recreation-promoting the benefit of all persons in the locality by providing facilities education and training-advancing environmental education and awareness and the provision of education and training for persons so as to prepare them for any trade, occupation or service.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£480	£523	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£403	£455	£-52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£427	£452	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£318	£372	£-54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£335	£370	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£390	£345	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£336	£354	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£331	£406	£-75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£413	£432	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£411	£440	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£394	£439	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£397	£437	£-40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£385	£432	£-47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£412	£450	£-38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£495	£433	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£435	£439	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£372	£415	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06	*	£456	£430	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£702	£378	£324	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£363	£356	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 44 years

www.mvuf.org.uk

ceo@mvuf.org.uk

01132629759

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Animals
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Other education support

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Leeds City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Leeds Community Foundation	£13,987
DCMS	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£6,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Meanwood Valley Urban Farm
£2,000	09/11/2023	Core costs for Disability Support & Activities
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500	26/05/2023	WCA Winner 2023-2024
Leeds Community Foundation - HOOF Digital Inclusion Project
£10,000	11/08/2022	Grant to Meanwood Valley Urban Farm
Leeds Community Foundation - Growing On
£3,987	14/10/2020 4	Grant to Meanwood Valley Urban Farm
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	22/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - MVUF Market Garden volunteer program
£10,000	09/12/2019 14	The funding will be used to recruit and support local volunteers to work alongside a team which includes adults who have learning disabilities in running a market garden, where they will learn about, grow and share food. The project aims to support ....more The funding will be used to recruit and support local volunteers to work alongside a team which includes adults who have learning disabilities in running a market garden, where they will learn about, grow and share food. The project aims to support local people to develop their skills as well as help meet the food requirements of the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 24-65

CATHERINE GRACE FOLLIN (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

DOUG MEESON Appointed: 1996, Occupation: Accountant

ELIZABETH MARY AINGE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

HELEN JANE BATEMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

NICHOLAS CARLTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

PAUL ACKROYD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

RACHEL AMY JEFFCOAT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/09/1980, number: 510452
Registered at Companies House on 29/07/1980, number: 01509788

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR06: 32 days late,

Main office

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm
Sugar Well Road
Leeds
LS7 2QG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THOSE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE MEANWOOD VALLEY LEEDS AND THE ADJACENT NEIGHBOURHOODS THEREOF WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND/OR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS AND PARTICULARLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY, OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3.01-05 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MEANWOOD VALLEY, LEEDS AND ADJACENT NEIGHBOURHOODS

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