SOCIAL FARMS AND GARDENS
Registered charity 294494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FCFCG, FEDERATION OF CITY FARMS AND COMMUNITY GARDENS · also registered in Scotland as SC039440 (OSCR)
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds £110,807 in unrestricted free reserves, which is compliant with its stated policy of holding between three and six months of running costs. The trustees confirm the charity is viable and trading well, with the auditor reporting no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three- and sixmonths running costs (held: £111k)
“plan for ‘free reserves ‘of between three- and sixmonths running costs.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Collards Chartered Accountants.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (06/12/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
- Dr Michael Hardman
- Elinor Goff
- Joy O'Neill
- Mary Catherine Cosnett
- Saskia Gretton
- Vicky Moller
- john le corney · trustee of 3 other charities
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SOCIAL FARMS AND GARDENS financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity holds £110,807 in unrestricted free reserves, which is compliant with its stated policy of holding between three and six months of running costs. The trustees confirm the charity is viable and trading well, with the auditor reporting no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Collards Chartered Accountants.
Who funds SOCIAL FARMS AND GARDENS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOCIAL FARMS AND GARDENS as a grant recipient include KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUND.
Known funders
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