BATH CITY FARM

Registered charity 1050202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BATH CITY FARM LIMITED

The Farm provides volunteering opportunities, particularly for disadvantaged people and an informal educational environment for children, young people and their families, with an emphasis on healthy living and caring for the environment, we also hold community activities such as evening bat walks. The Farm offers year round open access to the meadows, woodland, wildlife pond and farmyard.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,017,819, with unrestricted reserves of £914,950. The charity reports a net income of £39,447 for the year, having generated £977,161 in gross income against £937,714 in expenditure. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03112751

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bath City Farm (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Care UK — “A special thank you to the following business who has named and chosen us at their Charity of the Year: Care UK” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• MEYNELL, Benjamin Charles — director, appointed 14/08/2025not on trustee list
• EVANS, Corinne Rachel — director, appointed 14/08/2025on trustee list
• LORAN, Amanda Jane — director, appointed 08/10/2024on trustee list
• MAYHEW, Stephen James — director, appointed 10/01/2024on trustee list
• SHEPPARD, William Henry Thomas — director, appointed 01/12/2022on trustee list
• WILLIAMS, Michael Alan — director, appointed 20/09/2022on trustee list
• JAMES, Gwen Cordelia — director, appointed 20/09/2022on trustee list
• BUTTON, Christina Shireen — director, appointed 02/12/2019on trustee list
• EGAN, Tamsin — director, appointed 02/10/2019on trustee list
• SOUTHWELL, Joanne — director, appointed 26/02/2019on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (58% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 25.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• William Henry Thomas Sheppardchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Amanda Loran
• Ben Meynell
• Christina Shireen Button
• Corinne Evans
• Gwen Cordelia James
• Joanne Southwell
• Michael Alan Williams
• Stephen James Mayhew · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tamsin Egan

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).