KENTISH TOWN CITY FARM LIMITED

Registered charity 294797 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KENTISH TOWN CITY FARM

The charity is an educational/recreational project providing services covering environmental and community education/sports and recreation/play and youth work/elderly and special needs

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THOSE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN AND ELSEWHERE IN LONDON (HEREINAFTER CALLED"THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND/OR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS, AND PARTICULARLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY, OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AND PARTICULARLY YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, HOME CRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS, AND IN PRINCIPALS OF SELF DISCIPLINE AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEY DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES, AND GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, AND THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.C) TO PROMOTE AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT HUMANITY AND MORALITY BY EDUCATING THEM IN CARE AND CONSIDERATION OF ALL ANIMALS PARTICULARLY ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION, AND FOR THESE PURPOSES TO CARE FOR AND EXHIBIT ANIMALS IN COMMON AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC USE SO THAT THE PUBLIC AND PARTICULARLY THE YOUNG MEMBERS THEREOF, WILL LEARN A GREATER AWARENESS OF APPRECIATION FOR SUCH ANIMALS.D) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, RESIDENT IN THE SAID AREA OF BENEFIT, SO AS TO PREPARE THEM FOR ANY TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE, AND THEREBY ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE OR ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR OWN LIVELIHOOD.E) TO RELIEVE PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED OR DISABLED OR DEPRIVED INHABITANTS OF THE SAID AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVIDING AS A REMEDIAL RECREATIONAL OR THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY, FACILITIES FOR HORSE AND PONY RIDING.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN AND ELSEWHERE IN LONDON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£445k
Latest spending
£483k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £19,529 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting from the use of restricted funding for charitable activities. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves increased to £156,778, which the trustees confirm aligns with their policy target of maintaining three to six months' revenue expenditure. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 3-6 months’ revenue expenditure (reserves figure: £157k)
“The Farm aims to achieve a level of unrestricted reserves equal to at least 3-6 months’ revenue expenditure” — page 12
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 100
  • Government income: £78,000 — grants £78,000 (1); 18% of the £444,669 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 60
  • Government income: £74,000 — grants £74,000 (1); 19% of the £388,844 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Government income: £101,664 — grants £101,664 (2); 32% of the £318,927 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Kentish Town 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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£445k£483k
31/03/2025£389k£418k
31/03/2024£319k£332k
31/03/2023£365k£337k
31/03/2022£367k£318k

Common questions

Is KENTISH TOWN CITY FARM LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £19,529 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting from the use of restricted funding for charitable activities. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves increased to £156,778, which the trustees confirm aligns with their policy target of maintaining three to six months' revenue expenditure. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KENTISH TOWN CITY FARM LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KENTISH TOWN CITY FARM LIMITED as a grant recipient include UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation, THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND, KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
UBS UK Donor-Advised FoundationFY2020£40kCharitable activities
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£30k
THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£26kTowards core costs.
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£10kRandom Act of Kindness
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£10kRandom Act of Kindness
THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSAFY2026£9kGrant funding of activities
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATIONFY2023£7k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATIONFY2025£7k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATIONFY2022£6kGrants to institutions
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£5kthe summer holiday playscheme
CAMDEN GIVINGFY2021£3kEmergency COVID-19 Fund
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATIONFY2024amount not statedGrants to institutions

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/09/2025£18kSeasonal nature and wildlife workshops
City Bridge Foundation02/05/2025£45kGrant to Kentish Town City Farm
Camden Council25/09/2024£21kGrant to Kentish Town City Farm
London Borough of Camden25/09/2024£21kGrant to Kentish Town City Farm
London Borough of Camden21/02/2024£518kGrant to Kentish Town City Farm
Camden Council21/02/2024£518kGrant to Kentish Town City Farm
Greater London Authority11/12/2021£40kGrant to Kentish Town City Farm
Camden Giving09/04/2020£3kKentish Town City Farm - Covid19 Charity Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund27/03/2020£10kKentish Town City Farm Garden Project
City Bridge Foundation26/09/2019£83kGrant to Kentish Town City Farm
City Bridge Foundation07/12/2017£2kEco audit to Kentish Town City Farm
City Bridge Foundation18/03/2016£118kGrant to Kentish Town City Farm
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2015£8kKentish Town City Farm Holiday Plan and Arts Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/12/2011£24k"Kentish Town City Farm - the last 40 years."
The National Lottery Community Fund04/03/2011£10kLets Go Wild
City Bridge Foundation10/09/2009£116kGrant to Kentish Town City Farm
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/10/2000£5k"This city farm is a resource for pre-school school and special needs groups. It is used to gain understanding of farm & animal life. The awa"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KENTISH TOWN CITY FARM LIMITED£445k—0above—no doubt
HACKNEY CITY FARM LIMITED FY2025£507k—0above—no doubt
ST WERBURGHS CITY FARM FY2025£765kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
MARSH FARM FUTURES FY2025£798k£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF LEICESTER CITY FARM LIMITED FY2025£218k—0below—material uncertainty
ST MARY'S CHEQUERFIELD COMMUNITY PROJECT LIMITED FY2026£210k—0below—no doubt

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