Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 11
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

KENTISH TOWN CITY FARM LIMITED 

The charity is an educational/recreational project providing services covering environmental and community education/sports and recreation/play and youth work/elderly and special needs
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 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: 38 years

www.ktcityfarm.org.uk

director@ktcityfarm.org.uk

02079165421

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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£365£337£28n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/22£367£318£48n/an/an/an/an/a220
31/03/21£360£304£56n/an/an/an/an/a200
31/03/20£383£355£28n/an/an/an/an/a650
31/03/19£418£419£0n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/18£305£352£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£244£269£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£265£265£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£324£287£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£390£320£70£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£270£284£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£266£274£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£246£282£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£261£276£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£261£290£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£288£277£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£273£244£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£231£225£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£267£233£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£223£218£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 100 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
City Bridge Trust£93,150
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund£51,000
Greater London Authority£40,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Co-Operative Group£8,366
John Lyon's Charity£4,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Greater London Authority - Grant to Kentish Town City Farm
£40,000 11/12/2021
Nursery for the Neighbourhood
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kentish Town City Farm
£3,990 23/10/2021
We would like to run a hands-on volunteering programme for children and young people aged eight to 16, to teach them skills to improve their own life chances, as well as support the community.
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Kentish Town City Farm
£4,000 21/06/2021
KTCF Summer Holiday Hub programme
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Core costs
£25,500 18/05/2021
Core costs
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Core costs
£25,500 18/05/2021
Core costs
CAF - Grant to Kentish Town City Farm
£2,500 18/06/2020
3
Grant to Kentish Town City Farm to support the organisation through COVID19
Camden Giving - Kentish Town City Farm - Covid19 Charity Fund
£2,500 09/04/2020
To cover the loss of income as the Community Farm is now not able to charge for certain activities (e.g pony rides), not open for public donations, loss of income from fundraising (May Day ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Kentish Town City Farm Ltd
£10,350 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £10,350, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant.
National Lottery Community Fund - Kentish Town City Farm Garden Project
£10,000 27/03/2020
11
The group will use the funding to deliver gardening and food growing activities. This will bring people together for positive social activities and improve well-being.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Supported Farm Volunteers
£4,376 15/11/2019
We want to support more local people with additional needs to volunteer in animal care and gardening to reduce isolation and learn skills.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Kentish Town City Farm Ltd
£82,800 26/09/2019
24
£82,800 over two further and final years (£41,400 x 2) towards the salary and project costs of a full-time Education Officer.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kentish Town City Farm
£4,768 19/11/2018
We want to extend the lessons we give to young people and their families to learn about cooking healthy meals on a restricted budget.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 16/05/2018
Core funding
City Bridge Trust - Eco audit to Kentish Town City Farm Ltd
£2,600 07/12/2017
£2,600(6.5 days @ £400 per day) to provide an eco-audit.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kentish Town City Farm
£2,526 29/11/2017
Help us run Young Farmer sessions for children from the local estates, teaching them about farming, gardening and conservation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Farmers Passport Project
£10,000 29/11/2017
12
This project will work with young people on a one-to-one basis, developing action plans through which they can improve their skills and future chances of finding employment.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Kentish Town City Farm Ltd
£118,300 18/03/2016
36
£118,300 over 3 years (£38,850, £39,450, £40,000) for the salary of a full-time Education Officer, together with the associated project running costs.
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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: 31-61
  • ANGELA WOODS (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Photographer'S Agent
  • PAUL WILCOCK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Construction Management
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/1986, number: 294797
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/05/1986, number: 02020634
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 Cressfield Close
London
NW5 4BN

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THOSE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN AND ELSEWHERE IN LONDON (HEREINAFTER CALLEDTHE AREA OF BENEFIT) 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.B) TO 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 PRINCIPALS 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 MAY BE IMPROVED.C) TO PROMOTE AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT HUMANITY AND MORALITY BY EDUCATING THEM IN CARE AND CONSIDERATION OF ALL ANIMALS PARTICULARLY ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION, AND FOR THESE PURPOSES TO CARE FOR AND EXHIBIT ANIMALS IN COMMON AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC USE SO THAT THE PUBLIC AND PARTICULARLY THE YOUNG MEMBERS THEREOF, WILL LEARN A GREATER AWARENESS OF APPRECIATION FOR SUCH ANIMALS.D) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, RESIDENT IN THE SAID AREA OF BENEFIT, SO AS TO PREPARE THEM FOR ANY TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE, AND THEREBY ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE OR ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR OWN LIVELIHOOD.E) TO RELIEVE PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED OR DISABLED OR DEPRIVED INHABITANTS OF THE SAID AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVIDING AS A REMEDIAL RECREATIONAL OR THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY, FACILITIES FOR HORSE AND PONY RIDING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN AND ELSEWHERE IN LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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