LONDON CITY FARMS AND COMMUNITY GARDENS ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1123264
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The London City Farms and Community Gardens Association is a membership organisation for charitable farms and gardens serving London communities and residents. We are a mutual benefit charity with no paid staff. We promote the work of our members, fundraise and support networking. Every year we produce the London Harvest Festival, jointly run by our members.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £34,737
Total expenditure: £24,176

People

8 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 March 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06236320 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Victoria Broscomb Trustee 11 March 2024
None on record
Gemma Hooper Trustee 13 December 2021
None on record
Nemone Mercer Trustee 10 January 2014
None on record
Robert Gayler Trustee 10 January 2014
None on record
CHRIS POUNDS Trustee 25 October 2012
None on record
ELIZABETH MCALLISTER Trustee
None on record
DAVID WALTERS Trustee
None on record
CATHRYN ELIZABETH MAUND Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £10.44k £13.65k £12.40k £19.43k £34.74k
Total expenditure £1.50k £14.08k £19.99k £23.01k £24.18k
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 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 05 April 2025 03 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 03 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2024 18 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2023 12 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2022 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2021 15 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 3 MAY 2007

Charitable objects

1 PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GREATER LONDON IN PARTICULAR (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. 2 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, CRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH BEST ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES ESPECIALLY BY ENCOURAGING REDUCTION, RE-USE AND RECYCLING, AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND IN THE PRINCIPLES OF SELF-DISCIPLINE AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND 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 MAY BE IMPROVED. 3 PROMOTE AMONG THE PUBLIC HUMANITY AND MORALITY BY ADVANCING EDUCATION IN THE CARE AND CONSIDERATION FOR ALL ANIMALS, PARTICULARLY ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION SO THAT THE PUBLIC WILL LEARN GREATER AWARENESS OF AND APPRECIATION FOR SUCH ANIMALS. 4 PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO PREPARE THEM FOR ANY TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE AND THEREBY ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE OR ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR OWN LIVELIHOOD. 5 RELIEVE PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY DISABLED OR DEPRIVED PERSONS BY THE PROVISION, AS REMEDIAL RECREATIONAL OR THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY, OF FACILITIES, INCLUDING EQUESTRIAN ACTIVITIES AND GARDENING. 6 PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Area of benefit

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

GREATER LONDON

Contact information

Address:
254-278 Grays Inn Road
London
WC1X 8LH
Phone:
02079165421
Email:
londoncfcg@gmail.com
Website:

No information available