THE FAIRFIELD ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1058030 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROTECTING AND ENHANCING GREEN SPACES ACROSS LANCASTER FOR THE BENEFIT OF WILDLIFE, LANDSCAPE AND THE COMMUNITY.

Objects

A) THE PRESERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC AREAS AND AMENITIES IN THE CITY OF LANCASTER, IN PARTICULAR THE FAIRFIELD AREA, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.B) THE PUBLIC AREAS REFERRED TO IN 3A) INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FAIRFIELD MILLENNIUM GREEN AND COMMUNITY ORCHARD, FAIRFIELD GREEN, FLORA AND FAUNA NATURE RESERVES.

Area of benefit: CITY OF LANCASTER, IN PARTICULAR THE FAIRFIELD AREA.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's finances are healthy, with unrestricted reserves of £141,450 carried forward at the end of the year. The trustees report that volunteer work is at a record high and community events are well attended. The filing confirms that no policy on reserves is currently in place.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• Lancashire County Council (Environment Directorate) — “Lancashire County Council (Environment Directorate): £17,000. This was a pump-priming grant, which enabled us not only to plan the work but …” (source page)
• Groundwork Community Spaces — “Groundwork Community Spaces (funded by The Big Lottery) £50,000.” (source page)
• The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) — “The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). The RSPB’s Farmland Advisory Service gave us expert help in applying to Natural Englan…” (source page)
• Natural England / DEFRA — “Natural England / DEFRA (Higher Level Stewardship [HLS]): approx £17,000 in payment for capital works; plus £1,585 per year for 10 years, to…” (source page)
• Lancashire Environmental Fund — “Lancashire Environmental Fund (in association with the Landfill Communities Fund) £30,000.” (source page)
• Heritage Lottery Fund — “In March 2013 we heard that the Fairfield Association had been awarded a grant of £96,700 from the Heritage Lottery fund for the Flora proje…” (source page)
• The Cannon Hill Residents Association — “The Cannon Hill Residents Association have given us more than £5,000;” (source page)
• E. H. Booth & Co — “E. H. Booth & Co, the supermarket company, have donated £2,000 to us for our work;” (source page)
• The Duchy of Lancaster — “The Duchy of Lancaster contributed £500.” (source page)
• Millennium Greens — “The biggest contributor was Millennium Greens, but Lancaster City Council was also extremely generous.” (source page)
• Bass Charrington — “We also received funding from: Bass Charrington” (source page)
• The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) — “The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV)” (source page)
• Tesco’s Bags of Help — “In 2015 the Government introduced the 5p charge for single-use plastic bags. Shops were asked to donate the proceeds to good causes. We made…” (source page)
• United Utilities Community Fund — “Solar lighting United Utilities Community Fund Where United Utilities have had to do extensive and disruptive infrastructure development wor…” (source page)
• Lancaster University’s Wind Turbine Community Benefits Fund — “Lancaster University’s Wind Turbine Community Benefits Fund The Community Benefits Fund has been developed in order to share the benefits of…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Brennandchair
• CLLR DAVID OWEN BROOKES · trustee of 5 other charities
• Dr Susan Ann Pope · trustee of 2 other charities
• HILARY SHORT
• MICHAEL ALEXANDER SHEPPARD
• Rebekah Mulligan · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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