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LONGMEAD COMMUNITY FARM LIMITED

Registered charity 1130061 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONGMEAD

Providing educational and other farm based activities for children and young adults including those with mental health, emotional or behavioural problems together with their families/carers to develop physical, mental and spiritual capacity and grow to maturity as individuals and as members of society and so their conditions of life are improved.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£68k
Latest spending
£27k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £91,657 at year-end, which is above the stated reserves policy target of three months' recurring expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £39,549 for the year, having stabilized its finances through a licence agreement with Luccombe Hub, though this income stream is set to end in September 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' recurring expenditure (held: £92k)
“Unrestricted funds should not be less than the equivalent of three months' recurring expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Longmead (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Hampshire · Poole

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£68k£27k
31/12/2023£34k£49k
31/12/2022£116k£82k
31/12/2021£145k£135k
31/12/2020£93k£82k

Common questions

Is LONGMEAD COMMUNITY FARM LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £91,657 at year-end, which is above the stated reserves policy target of three months' recurring expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £39,549 for the year, having stabilized its finances through a licence agreement with Luccombe Hub, though this income stream is set to end in September 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LONGMEAD COMMUNITY FARM LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LONGMEAD COMMUNITY FARM LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE FRIENDS OF BLANDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE S M B TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FRIENDS OF BLANDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITALFY2026£15kRelaunch of therapeutic services for families in crisis
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£0