Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

SPITALFIELDS FARM ASSOCIATION LIMITED 

Spitalfields City Farm is an inner-city farm for the benefit of the inhabitants of Spitalfields and the surrounding neighbourhood. The Farm provides education and volunteering activities for the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

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: 36 years
(37 years as a company)

www.spitalfieldscityfarm.org

farm@spitalfieldscityfarm.org

02072478762

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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£406£343£63n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/22£268£244£24n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/21£321£209£113n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/20£280£255£25n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/19£243£264£-21n/an/an/an/an/a230
31/03/18£370£322£48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£354£370£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£402£379£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£343£357£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£348£411£-63£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£323£124£199£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£259£295£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£311£322£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£371£416£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£320£408£-88£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£600£381£219£8£432£381.290
31/03/07*£326£327£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£312£312£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£250£259£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£246£237£9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Tower Hamlets,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 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£189,155
Greater London Authority£35,625
National Lottery Heritage Fund£32,100
The London Community Foundation£16,500
The Childhood Trust£7,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Spitalfields City Farm Community Outreach + Volunteering Programme
£179,405 20/10/2022
This funding will support Spitalfields Farm Association Limited to deliver outreach work and refer people to the volunteering programme. The project aims to develop strong community partnerships ....more
The Childhood Trust - C-59101
£3,750 28/06/2022
We will deliver a series of free school holiday activities and workshops, that will focus on connecting local children to nature and developing their outdoor skills, such as food harvesting, fire ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Herbal Hide
£9,750 13/05/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a wellbeing programme of weekly outdoors nature-based activities for socially isolated and vulnerable local residents people suffering complications of Long Covid ....more
Greater London Authority - Spitalfields City Farm
£35,625 11/12/2021
Ram and Magpie Community Garden
The Childhood Trust - Spitalfields Summer of Food & Fun
£3,750 22/06/2021
Spitalfields City Farm will deliver a fun and exciting programme of holiday activity this summer for children their families and/or carers. Activities will include food and nutritional education, ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Spitalfields Farm Association Ltd
£32,100 04/09/2020
COVID19: Spitalfields City Farm
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Spitalfields City Farm
£16,500 10/07/2020
increasing provision of free food parcels to those in our community who need them. Supporting this with virtual cooking classes, demonstrating how to prepare quick and nutritious meals from the ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 05/03/2019
Education Overhaul.
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
£2,500 04/12/2018
Wild Club allows young children aged between 4 - 11years to explore the wonderful world of environmental play. At the Farm they will learn how to cook over an open fire, pick and cook their own food. ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Pond redevelopment and wildlife artwork
£4,980 09/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to carry out conservation work within an inner-city farm. The project aims to improve pond wildlife and to create amphibian themed art in collaboration with the local ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Spitalfields City Farm
£32,600 08/09/2016
12
towards one year's continuation funding of the 'Wildclub' project for disadvantaged children in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Tudor Trust - Grant to Spitalfields Farm Association Limited
£60,000 29/04/2015
36
over three years towards the running costs of a programme which recruits and trains local BME women in food growing and horticulture so they can help promote community gardening skills in Tower ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Spitalfields City Farm Family and Youth Volunteering project
£166,166 16/12/2014
60
Not Available
City Bridge Trust - Eco-audit to Spitalfields City Farm
£2,600 16/07/2014
£2,600 (6.5 days) to provide an eco-audit.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Spitalfields City Farm
£84,600 13/06/2013
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a play project for disadvantaged children in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
National Lottery Community Fund - Eastend Wildlife
£10,000 19/01/2011
12
This is a project by an incorporated charity in Tower Hamlets. The group will use the funding to extend and improve their existing city farm and wildlife garden. In addition, they will deliver a ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 23-54
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/06/1988, number: 299536
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/05/1986, number: 02021898
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; AR16: 23 days late, AR10: 130 days late, AR07: 83 days late, AR06: 34 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

BUXTON STREET
LONDON
E1 5AR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS. TO PROMOTE CARE AND CONSIDERATION FOR ANIMALS. TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR THE NEEDY OR HANDICAPPED. TO PROVIDE RIDING FACILITIES FOR THE HANDICAPPED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SPITALFIELDS AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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