Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 14
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

SWANSEA COMMUNITY FARM 

The only city farm in Wales, we reconnect people of all ages, backgrounds & abilities with their food, their environment & their local community through unique & exciting educational, volunteering, training & play opportunities. Our fully accessible site demonstrates a range of sustainability & nature conservation management techniques & hosts a range of rare & rare-Welsh breed farm animals
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 24 years

www.swanseacommunityfarm.org.uk

info@swanseacommunityfarm.org.uk

01792578384

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£264£254£10n/an/an/an/an/a160
31/03/22£209£223£-14n/an/an/an/an/a165
31/03/21£237£183£54n/an/an/an/an/a77
31/03/20£197£190£7n/an/an/an/an/a158
31/03/19£166£196£-30n/an/an/an/an/a183
31/03/18£172£167£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£170£220£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£258£270£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£263£283£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£305£300£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£188£238£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£239£235£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£352£317£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£180£240£-60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£269£283£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£332£371£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£251£250£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£211£171£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£272£157£115£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£222£145£77£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Swansea,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 160 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£249,988
Henry Smith Charity£101,200
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
People's Health Trust£36,256
BBC Children in Need£10,500
Co-Operative Group£3,525
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Swansea Community Farm
£3,525 21/10/2023
We are seeking funds for our volunteer projects and care costs for our animals, so we can continue to provide an essential safe space within the community, improving mental health and wellbeing.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Swansea Community Farm
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Swansea Community Farm
£101,200 22/09/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing support for disadvantaged communities in Penderry, Wales.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Swansea Community Farm
£10,500 31/01/2022
This project will deliver farm activities for children and young people with mental health issues. This will result in them feeling more confident, having increased life skills and improved ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Swansea Community Farm
£50,000 02/12/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Swansea Community Farm
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£250 12/11/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Calon Farm For All
£249,988 25/03/2020
48
Swansea Community Farm's grant of £249,988 will employ three part time staff who will manage over 150 new volunteers each year. There will be a specific focus on recruiting volunteers with mental ....more
People's Health Trust - Farm Ways to Wellbeing
£36,256 31/10/2019
This two-year project offers twice-weekly farm workdays to volunteers who experience mental ill-health, to help care for the farm’s animals and carry out maintenance and conservation tasks on a 3.5 ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Calon Farm
£99,992 17/01/2018
24
The project will employ a new wellbeing worker, support worker and utilise an existing training manager to support people with mental health issues into volunteering and training at the farm. 20 ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Swansea Community Farm
£87,600 07/12/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of a community farming project that enables people from disadvantaged backgrounds to build skills and improve their health through community opportunities in south ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£30,000 28/11/2017
Growing for the Future
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Swansea Community Farm
£110,296 14/06/2017
36
This project will provide farm-based activities for children and young people in a low-income area. They will increase their confidence, improve their life skills, and have improved health and ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Swansea Community Farm
£35,000 21/06/2013
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the core costs of a city farm in Swansea
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Roots Programme
£249,817 26/09/2012
36
The project will provide volunteering and training opportunities for disadvantaged adults and young people, at a community farm in Swansea. The project will also provide community activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Farm Facilities for the Future
£60,000 30/06/2011
12
The project will refurbish an existing workshop building at the farm and provide an indoor space all year round for a range of uses, including school groups, volunteer training and activities, night ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-60
  • CLARE COOPER (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Personal Assistant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/03/2000, number: 1079907
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/12/1999, number: 03899645
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 32 days late,
Main office

SWANSEA COMMUNITY FARM
2 PONTARDULAIS ROAD
CADLE
SWANSEA
SA5 4BA

Objectives

A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SWANSEA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR 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 INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS, PARTICULARLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.B) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FARM AND MAINTAIN AND MANAGE IT FOR ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OTHER OBJECTS.C) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS, AND PARTICULARLY YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, HOME-CRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND IN THE PRINCIPLES OF SELF-DISCIPLINE AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP, THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEY DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES AND GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, AND THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE ARE IMPROVED.D) PROMOTE AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, HUMANITY AND MORALITY BY EDUCATING THEM IN CARE AND CONSIDERATION FOR ALL ANIMALS, AND FOR THESE PURPOSES TO CARE FOR AND EXHIBIT ANIMALS IN COMMON AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC USE SO THAT THE PUBLIC, AND PARTICULARLY THE YOUNGER MEMBERS THEREOF, WILL LEARN A GREATER AWARENESS OF APPRECIATION FOR SUCH ANIMALS.E) PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR YOUNG PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE SAID AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH EDUCATION AND TRAINING, SO AS TO PREPARE THEM FOR ANY TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE AND THEREBY ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR OWN LIVELIHOOD.F) PROMOTE THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE WITHIN THE DAILY LIFE AND WORKINGS OF THE FARM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SWANSEA AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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