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)

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

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)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£111k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.5m£1.4m
31/03/2021£1.8m£1.7m

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

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

FunderYearAmount
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£65k
THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£45k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/03/2024£10k"Gardd Enfys Rural Re-Skill Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/03/2010£35k"Celebrating community gardens and city farms 1960 -2010"

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THE AURORA TRUST1£87k
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION1£60k
THE MARK LEONARD TRUST1£40k
THE A TEAM FOUNDATION LIMITED1£20k

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