Edible culture operative

Charity number: 1076110
Charity reporting is up to date (176 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Edible culture operative is a charitable trust set up to promote growing local food, foraging and permaculture for resilience, education, health and the alleviation of poverty. We work with people of all ages to help them engage in a healthy relationship with the natural world.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 01 January 2024

Total income: £37,594
Total expenditure: £37,596

Total income includes £1,500 from 1 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

150 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Cardiff
  • City Of Swansea
  • Neath Port Talbot
  • Rhondda Cynon Taff
  • Vale Of Glamorgan
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 June 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • ediculture (Working name)
  • SHEFFIELD ORGANIC FOOD INITIATIVE (Previous name)
  • SOFI (Previous name)
  • SOFI TRUST (SOFT) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andy chyba Trustee 09 October 2020
None on record
Ben Spice Trustee 02 October 2020
None on record
STEPHEN WATTS Trustee 26 January 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/01/2020 01/01/2021 01/01/2022 01/01/2023 01/01/2024
Total gross income £0 £11.77k £17.17k £6.28k £37.59k
Total expenditure £0 £6.78k £11.83k £6.50k £37.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £1.50k

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 01 January 2024 26 April 2025 176 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2024 26 April 2025 176 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2023 06 November 2023 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2023 Not required
Annual return 01 January 2022 26 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2022 Not required
Annual return 01 January 2021 18 November 2021 17 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2021 Not required
Annual return 01 January 2020 02 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2020 Not required
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 4 JANUARY 1999 as amended on 13 Aug 2020

Charitable objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, AND THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTER RELATING TO ORGANIC CULTIVATION.

Area of benefit

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

THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

Contact information

Address:
Coed Hills
St. Hilary
COWBRIDGE
South Glamorgan
CF71 7DP
Phone:
07507578885
Email:
info@ediculture.org
Website:

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