VAUXHALL (CITY) FARM LTD

Registered charity 281512 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VAUXHALL CITY FARM

Education, Youth Work, Riding, Animal Care, RDA, Horticulture

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains on a stable footing and has strengthened its resilience by diversifying income streams and lowering operating costs. The trustees report that the farm is poised to thrive with continued community support, despite challenges in recruiting staff and volunteers in a competitive London job market.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 01524041

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Vauxhall 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).

• Berkeley Foundation — “Thank you to: Berkeley Foundation” (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.

• SHEIKH, Aseem — director, appointed 16/08/2022on trustee list
• ELLIS, Sean — director, appointed 24/11/2021on trustee list
• RAPPAK, Amilia Mary — director, appointed 27/05/2020on trustee list
• WALKER, Glen Anthony — director, appointed 27/05/2020on trustee list
• RAPPAK, Amilia — secretary, appointed 24/06/2024

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). 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 ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (55% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Glen Walkerchair
• Amilia Mary Rappak
• Aseem Sheikh
• Isla Wrathmell
• Sean Ellis

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Hammersmith And Fulham · Kensington And Chelsea · Lambeth · Southwark · Wandsworth

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HACKNEY CITY FARM LIMITED.

• HACKNEY CITY FARM LIMITED income £507k
• ST WERBURGHS CITY FARM income £765k
• THE TAM O'SHANTER COTTAGE URBAN FARM TRUST income £149k
• FARMS FOR CITY CHILDREN LIMITED income £2.7m
• VENTURE FARM CAT RESCUE income £186k
• SWANSEA COMMUNITY FARM income £469k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.