SWANSEA COMMUNITY FARM

Charity number: 1079907
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The only city farm in Wales, we reconnect people of all ages, backgrounds & abilities with their food, their environment & their local community through unique & exciting educational, volunteering, training & play opportunities. Our fully accessible site demonstrates a range of sustainability & nature conservation management techniques & hosts a range of rare & rare-Welsh breed farm animals

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £376,087
Total expenditure: £331,143

Total income includes £142,297 from 10 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

201 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Swansea

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 March 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03899645 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Asha Boyce Trustee 30 August 2025
None on record
Professor Euan Hails MBE QN Trustee 27 July 2025
COUNSELLING IN PRISONS NETWORK
Received: 200 days late
Kate McCabe Trustee 27 July 2025
None on record
Megan Rosser Trustee 03 June 2025
None on record
Stephen Jamie TAYLOR Trustee 03 June 2025
None on record
Chris Badman Trustee 08 April 2025
None on record
Ann Fairnington Bell Trustee 25 March 2025
None on record
Nirdeep Kaur Demello Trustee 04 December 2024
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 £197.14k £236.66k £209.30k £264.48k £376.09k
Total expenditure £189.87k £182.59k £223.17k £254.35k £331.14k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £7.68k N/A
Income from government grants £3.00k £32.02k £56.92k £94.17k £142.30k

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 30 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 06 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 12 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 12 January 2021 On time 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 ON 24 DECEMBER 1999 AS AMENDED 13 SEPTEMBER 2000.

Charitable objects

A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SWANSEA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR 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 INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS, 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) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FARM AND MAINTAIN AND MANAGE IT FOR ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OTHER OBJECTS. C) 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 THE PRINCIPLES 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 ARE IMPROVED. D) PROMOTE AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, HUMANITY AND MORALITY BY EDUCATING THEM IN CARE AND CONSIDERATION FOR ALL ANIMALS, AND FOR THESE PURPOSES TO CARE FOR AND EXHIBIT ANIMALS IN COMMON AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC USE SO THAT THE PUBLIC, AND PARTICULARLY THE YOUNGER MEMBERS THEREOF, WILL LEARN A GREATER AWARENESS OF APPRECIATION FOR SUCH ANIMALS. E) PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR YOUNG PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE SAID AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH EDUCATION AND TRAINING, SO AS TO PREPARE THEM FOR ANY TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE AND THEREBY ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR OWN LIVELIHOOD. F) PROMOTE THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE WITHIN THE DAILY LIFE AND WORKINGS OF THE FARM.

Area of benefit

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

SWANSEA AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Contact information

Address:
SWANSEA COMMUNITY FARM
2 PONTARDULAIS ROAD
CADLE
SWANSEA
SA5 4BA
Phone:
01792578384
Email:
info@swanseacommunityfarm.org.uk
Website:

www.swanseacommunityfarm.org.uk Open in new window