HEELEY CITY FARM
Registered charity 1111482 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Heeley City Farm identifies, confronts and addresses the problems of poverty, inequality, prejudice and lack of opportunity in our inner city community by supporting and promoting community regeneration and self help within environmentally friendly and self-sustaining systems, using the background of a mini-farm, community gardens and related resources.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £124,629 are below the trustees' stated policy target of £250,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £43,964 for the period, with total funds increasing to £592,899. The auditors confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of essential expenditure (held: £125k)
“The minimum level of general reserves is therefore targeted to be £250,000.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan due from John Le Comey, related party to an incumbent co-CEO.
“A loan balance of £21,094 at 31 March 2025 is due to John Le Comey, a related party to an incumbent co-ceo. The loan is unsecured, interest free and due to be repaid in full by December 2028.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Late reporting to the Charities Commission admitted due to historical VAT queries.
“Trustees took action to apply full diligence to the queries raised in requesting a full VAT audit, resulting in late reporting to the Charities Commission.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Xeinadin. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Heeley City Farm (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £122k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (52% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Anne Victoria Hicks
- Carolyn Anne Spray
- Emily Angharad Baldwin
- Hilary Clare Reed
- Kathryn Suzanne Hogben
- Katy Elizabeth Stepanian
- Sarah Eleanor Jordan
- Theresa Ann Luff
- Timothy James Woolliscroft
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnsley · City Of Wakefield · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HEELEY CITY FARM financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £124,629 are below the trustees' stated policy target of £250,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £43,964 for the period, with total funds increasing to £592,899. The auditors confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin.
Who funds HEELEY CITY FARM?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HEELEY CITY FARM as a grant recipient include MARJORIE COOTE OLD PEOPLES CHARITY FUND, SHEFFIELD AND BALBY AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST.
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