OXFORD CITY FARM

Charity number: 1144439
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

the provision of educational and social opportunities related to food farming and caring for the wider environment. The charity seeks to create and maintain a life-long learning environment where both able and differently abled individuals, based either locally or further afield, can advance their knowledge, skills and psychological well-being through farm and farm-associated activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £249,782
Total expenditure: £238,366

People

10 Trustee(s)

214 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 October 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07239285 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Catherine Wilson Chair 10 May 2021
None on record
Benjamin Robert Halder Trustee 13 May 2025
None on record
Mariam Iqbal Trustee 10 July 2024
HOME-START OXFORD
Received: On time
Sarah Elizabeth Ader Trustee 07 May 2024
None on record
Chesta Tiwari Trustee 10 October 2023
None on record
Eleanor Rosie Dent Trustee 10 October 2023
None on record
Jane Fisher Trustee 09 December 2020
None on record
Catherine McCosker Trustee 09 December 2020
None on record
Martin Reed Trustee 13 May 2020
None on record
NICHOLAS ROSE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £55.33k £144.71k £150.44k £200.31k £249.78k
Total expenditure £51.26k £78.85k £121.01k £203.79k £238.37k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £8.60k £14.54k £5.50k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 April 2024 21 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 21 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 10 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 10 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 08 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 08 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Annual return 30 April 2020 01 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 01 February 2021 On Time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/04/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27/09/2011

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, INCLUDING CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE, ELDERLY PEOPLE, DISABLED PEOPLE AND OTHERWISE DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, CRAFTS, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, COUNTRY LIFE, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH BEST ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES. 3. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST PERSONS REGARDLESS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN ENTERPRISES RELATING TO AGRICULTURE, FARMING, HORTICULTURE AND ANY OTHER SUCH PROJECTS WITH THE INTENT OF TRAINING SUCH PERSONS TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING VOLUNTEERING AND WORK EXPERIENCE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES AND THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY DEVELOP AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE MY BE IMPROVED.

Contact information

Address:
Oxford City Farm
Cornwallis Road
OXFORD
OX4 3NH
Phone:
01865777571
Email:
info@oxfordcityfarm.org.uk
Website:

oxfordcityfarm.org.uk