HACKNEY CITY FARM LIMITED

Charity number: 291211
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides learning and recreational activities based on farming, the countryside and the wider environment to people living in the East End of London

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £459,625
Total expenditure: £465,175

Total income includes £101,255 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

120 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
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
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Hackney

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 April 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HACKNEY CITY FARM (Working name)
Company number:
01883734 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Investment
  • 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
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVID BROOK BA LLD Chair
None on record
Jan Fuscoe Trustee 15 November 2023
None on record
Catrin Lewis Trustee 01 September 2014
None on record
Sarah Joanna Leach Trustee 01 September 2014
None on record
SERGIO ALMASY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £434.36k £496.12k £496.90k £523.24k £459.63k
Total expenditure £479.67k £318.31k £433.34k £515.92k £465.18k
Income from government contracts £173.60k £47.13k £180.00k £60.00k N/A
Income from government grants £35.00k N/A £30.00k N/A £101.26k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £274.08k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £249.15k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £194.86k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £321.06k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 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 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 01 February 2021 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 01 February 2021 1 days late Download Open in new window
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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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 FEBRUARY 1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 APRIL 2009

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HACKNEY, NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS AND SURROUNDING AREAS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF INHABITANTS OF HACKNEY, NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. (3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECTS OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION, FARMING AND THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD THROUGH THE EXHIBITION OF ANIMALS IN COMMON AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC USE. (4) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INHABITANTS OF HACKNEY, NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. (5) TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND SUPPORT AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS OF HACKNEY AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

HACKNEY AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS

Contact information

Address:
1A GOLDSMITHS ROW
LONDON
E2 8QA
Phone:
02077296381
Email:
farm@hackneycityfarm.co.uk
Website:

www.hackneycityfarm.co.uk Open in new window