Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

HEELEY CITY FARM 

Heeley City Farm provides 1000s of inner city school children, volunteers & adults with disabilities opportunities for training and education.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 19 years
(36 years as a company)

www.heeleyfarm.org.uk

admin@heeleyfarm.org.uk

01142580482

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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
31/12/22£1,098£1,332£-234£3£506£980.95298
31/12/21*£1,259£1,129£130£4£740£1541.64398
31/12/20£1,081£908£173£5£609£1582.138122
31/12/19£928£921£7£10£436£-16-0.240152
31/12/18£951£1,046£-96£8£429£-62-0.747151
31/12/17*£932£1,022£-91£8£525£-47-0.5470
31/12/16£884£926£-42£10£615£-38-0.5400
31/12/15*£827£848£-21£15£657£340.5390
31/12/14£769£805£-35£8£687£510.8270
31/12/13£967£860£107£17£722£510.7260
31/12/12£833£879£-45£14£615£00320
31/12/11*£928£945£-17£15£661£100.1290
31/12/10£975£1,001£-26£17£749£590.7400
31/12/09£869£823£46£15£775£570.8310
31/12/08£728£705£22£5£729£420.7260
31/12/07£1,033£966£67£109£707£-93-1.2390
31/12/06£1,195£947£247£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 19%
Reserves/Spending: 0.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 52 employees
  • 98 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley, City Of Wakefield, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield City,

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 Heritage Fund£265,410
Power to Change£237,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
Dunhill Medical Trust£38,620
DCMS£32,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Power to Change - Heeley City Farm Limited (RCF)
£10,000 12/12/2022
Grant to Heeley City Farm Limited (RCF)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Heeley City Farm Limited
£249,910 16/09/2022
Heeley Heritage Hub
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 17/12/2021
Green Prescribing
National Lottery Community Fund - Keeping Spaces
£9,950 25/03/2021
12
The funding will be used to create and outdoor area for the community to come together to enjoy. The project aims to provide the community with a free safe outdoor space to be enjoyed by all after ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£32,000 05/10/2020
"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 ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Heeley City Farm
£15,500 19/08/2020
COVID19: Heeley City Farm
CAF - Grant to Heeley City Farm
£7,500 28/05/2020
3
Grant to Heeley City Farm to support the organisation through COVID19
Power to Change - Heeley City Farm
£227,000 06/03/2020
Grant to Heeley City Farm
Dunhill Medical Trust - Farming comes to you
£38,620 27/06/2019
24
Farming To You combines animal-assisted therapy and art therapy as a new development of care and support service that is at the heart for older people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 18/06/2019
Future-proofing Urban Farming
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£4,261 18/12/2018
The Big Give 2018
National Lottery Community Fund - Fulfilling Everyone's Potential: The Next Generation
£361,540 22/11/2018
60
Fulfilling Everyone's Potential: The Next Generation
National Lottery Community Fund - Green bees ? buzz around our energy trai
£8,750 04/10/2018
12
The funding will be used to create a fun and educational energy trail. The project aims to encourage children to become eco-detectives and promote tips and advice on energy saving, recycling and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Farm Days Dementia Project
£49,800 19/06/2018
12
The group will run a variety of gardening activities and animal assisted therapy sessions for people living with dementia, along with their families and carers. The activities will help to improve ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 14/11/2017
Heeley City Farm
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Heeley City Farm
£5,269 04/08/2017
Help improve our farm making it an even more attractive, safe and environmentally friendly place for our visitors, users and animals
Power to Change - Heeley City Farm
£10,000 01/12/2016
Funding to increase the opportunities to reduce poverty and equality through community business, accelerating the growth of community business and demonstrating the conditions required for community ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Heeley City Farm
£100,000 17/08/2016
Tinsley: Time and Travel
National Lottery Community Fund - Green Care Dementia Care in Sheffield
£10,000 13/07/2016
12
The organisation will use the funding to develop their current dementia caring programme by visiting care homes in the area to provide horticultural therapy sessions and structured visits to their ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Food and Eating in Sheffield and Barnsley
£499,034 04/04/2016
60
This is a development of existing activities in Sheffield and Barnsley. The project will educate a range of vulnerable and disadvantaged adults, as well as the wider community around having healthier ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Heeley City Farm Raising and Inspiring
£269,313 20/08/2013
60
This is a continuation and expansion of a project by Heeley City Farm Limited (HCFL). Through provision of holistic education, training, well-being and social opportunities for disadvantaged YP aged ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Wildlife & Archaeological Wood
£10,000 04/03/2011
12
This charity in Sheffield will use funding to create an outdoor community space which will also be made available to local schools and community groups. This will provide an accessible educational ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/09/2005, number: 1111482
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/06/1987, number: 02141420
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR21: 93 days late, AR17: 13 days late, AR15: 30 days late, AR11: 21 days late,
Main office

HEELEY CITY FARM
RICHARDS ROAD
SHEFFIELD
S2 3DT

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HEELEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF (HEREINAFTERCALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR RACE, OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHEROPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND OR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN ACOMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FORRECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FORTHE SAID INHABITANTS, AND PARTICULARLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIRYOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES;(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS, AND PARTICULARLY YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATLARGE, IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, HOME-CRAFTS, COUNTRY-LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND IN THEPRINCIPLES OF SELF-DISCIPLINE AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP THROUGH THEIR LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEYDEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES AND GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS ANDMEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE ARE IMPROVED;(3) TO PROMOTE AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT HUMANITY AND MORALITY BY EDUCATING THEMIN CARE AND CONSIDERATION OF ALL ANIMALS, PARTICULARLY ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION AND FORTHESE PURPOSES TO CARE FOR AND EXHIBIT ANIMALS IN COMMON AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC USE SO THAT THEPUBLIC, AND PARTICULARLY THE YOUNGER MEMBERS THEREOF, WILL LEARN A GREATER AWARENESS OF ANDAPPRECIATION FOR SUCH ANIMALS;(4) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIRYOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, RESIDENT IN THESAID AREA OF BENEFIT, SO AS TO PREPARE THEM FOR ANY TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE AND HEREBY ADVANCETHEM IN LIFE OR ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR OWN LIVELIHOOD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HEELEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

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