Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

WELLGATE COMMUNITY FARM 

PROMOTES THE BENEFIT OF COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT EAST LONDON AND ESSEX THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR RECREATION SOCIAL AND THERAPUTIC ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE INFIRMITY DISABLEMENT POVERTY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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: 22 years

www.wellgatefarm.org

info@wellgatefarm.org

01992815838

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£192£200£-9n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/03/22£206£189£17n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/21*£178£121£57n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/20*£193£147£46n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£150£202£-52n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/18£177£189£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£208£177£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£137£166£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£191£162£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£172£139£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£142£171£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£148£167£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£167£151£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£144£195£-51£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£177£187£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£252£219£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£194£200£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£184£159£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£129£148£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£207£136£70£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Animals
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 150 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Throughout London,

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
The Clothworkers Foundation£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£18,880
The Fore£4,822
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Wellgate Community Farm
£20,000 24/05/2022
Purchase of a modern, low-emissions compliant horsebox to transport Farm animals for land-based education work with disadvantaged young people.
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Wellgate Community Farm
£4,822 06/05/2020
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Wellgate Community Farm, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellgate Farm Summer Community Events
£9,474 22/04/2020
5
The funding will be used to host an annual farm summer events for local community. The project aims to bring people from difference communities together.
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellgate Farm Summer Community Events
£9,406 05/04/2019
12
The project will run a series of community events. The aim is to provide festivals the whole community can attend and meet new people whilst taking part in farming activities.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Wellagate Community Farm
£4,060 04/08/2017
Help us to help people through various types of agricultural work that improves the well-being of our community and offers employable skills
The Fore - Grant to Wellgate Community Farm
£24,268 01/08/2017
24
Wellgate Community Farm is on a 1.5 acre site donated by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham over 30 years ago. The Farm's vision is to enable all individuals to grow to their full potential ....more
The Fore - Grant to Wellgate Community Farm
£24,268 17/07/2017
24
The Fore has provided funding for a Development Manager to steer the organisation through the development of a new sustainable housing project adjacent to the farm site, which provides a unique and ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Wellgate Community Farm
£86,200 05/02/2014
Hands on Farming through the Ages in Marks Gate
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-79
  • REBECCA SNELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Senior Direct Marketing Coordinator
  • ROB BROWN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Community Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2002, number: 1091729
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/02/2002, number: 04370324
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 46 days late, AR16: 27 days late, AR10: 29 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR06: 1 days late,
Main office

35 Lancaster Road
North Weald
EPPING
Essex
CM16 6JA

Objectives

(A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN EAST LONDON AND ESSEX, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, INFIRMITY, OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. (B) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, HOMECRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH BEST ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES ESPECIALLY BY ENCOURAGING REDUCTION, RE-USE AND RECYCLING, AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND IN THE PRINCIPLES OF SELF-DISCIPLINE AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND 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 MAY BE IMPROVED. (C) PROMOTE AMONG THE PUBLIC HUMANITY AND MORALITY BY ADVANCING EDUCATION IN THE CARE AND CONSIDERATION FOR ALL ANIMALS, PARTICULARLY ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION SO THAT THE PUBLIC AND PARTICULARLY THE YOUNGER MEMBERS THEREOF WILL LEARN GREATER AWARENESS OF AND APPRECIATION FOR SUCH ANIMALS. (D) PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO PREPARE THEM FOR ANY TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE AND THEREBY ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE TO ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR OWN LIVELIHOOD. (E) RELIEVE PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED OR DISABLED OR DEPRIVED PERSONS BY THE PROVISION, AS REMEDIAL RECREATIONAL OR THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY, OF FACILITIES, INCLUDING HORSE AND PONY RIDING AND GARDENING, SUBJECT, WHERE APPROPRIATE, TO THE CONSENT OF THE MEDICAL ADVISORS OF ALL SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WITHIN EAST LONDON AND ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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