COFARM FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1193795
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Cofarm Foundation supports the development and promotion of cofarming, which is community-based agroecological farming. The Foundation's first co-farming initiative is in Cambridge, where its wholly owned subsidiary CoFarm Cambridge is establishing a cofarm with and for the local community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £206,634
Total expenditure: £179,390

Total income includes £25,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 March 2021: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Benjamin Josef Cowell Chair 17 October 2019
None on record
Dr Arun Kumar Gupta Trustee 04 February 2020
None on record
Susan Pritchard Trustee 04 February 2020
None on record
Sally Minette Vergette Trustee 04 February 2020
None on record
Dr Laura Bryony James Trustee 17 October 2019
None on record
Richard Mark Quentin Brooks Trustee 17 October 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £59.64k £100.89k £206.63k
Total expenditure £58.23k £119.15k £179.39k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £25.00k

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 October 2023 28 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 28 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 07 August 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 07 August 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 07 November 2022 68 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 07 November 2022 68 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 INCORPORATED 17 OCT 2019 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02 MAR 2021

Charitable objects

1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND METHODS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY FARMS; B THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES THAT ENCOURAGE STRONGER NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS AND GREATER BIODIVERSITY; C PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY FARMING INITIATIVES; AND D ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF COMMUNITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ENCOURAGING GREATER CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF COMMUNITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN HEALTH AND NUTRITION BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. IN THE OBJECTS 'COMMUNITY FARMING' MEANS CO-FARMING WHICH IS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY-BASED AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING AND 'COMMUNITY FARM' SHALL BE READ ACCORDINGLY

Contact information

Address:
ALLIA FUTURE BUSINESS CENTRE
KINGS HEDGES ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 2HY
Phone:
01223781200
Email:
hello@cofarm.co
Website:

www.cofarm.co Open in new window