SPITALFIELDS FARM ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Registered charity 299536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPITALFIELDS FARM
Spitalfields City Farm is an inner-city farm for the benefit of the inhabitants of Spitalfields and the surrounding neighbourhood. The Farm provides education and volunteering activities for the community.
Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £106,488 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £389,185. The trustees consider it prudent to hold approximately six months of operating costs in unrestricted reserves to cover unexpected income loss or closure costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and holds no investments.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grants (50% of income)
“Grants: £294,521 (50%)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately 6 months of operating costs (held: £389k)
“The trustees consider it prudent to hold unrestricted reserves of approximately 6 months of operating costs to cover the unexpected loss of major income sources plus a contingency for costs which could be incurred in the case of unexpected closure of the Farm.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Spitalfields City Farm (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 (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)
Cost of raising funds
£39k
Reported reserves equal ~9.6 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 (73% 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: 6.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Neil Stuart Rodelchair
- Alexander Michael Davidson
- Alix Jackson
- Giles Charlton
- Kathryn Mallett
- Momotaz Begum
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Tower Hamlets
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SPITALFIELDS FARM ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £106,488 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £389,185. The trustees consider it prudent to hold approximately six months of operating costs in unrestricted reserves to cover unexpected income loss or closure costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and holds no investments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SPITALFIELDS FARM ASSOCIATION LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SPITALFIELDS FARM ASSOCIATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND, THE HORNERS CHARITY FUND.
Known funders
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