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MEANWOOD VALLEY URBAN FARM LIMITED

Registered charity 510452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEANQWOOD VALLEY URBAN FARM LIMITED AKA MVUF LTD

The farm's objects and principal activities are: leisure and recreation-promoting the benefit of all persons in the locality by providing facilities education and training-advancing environmental education and awareness and the provision of education and training for persons so as to prepare them for any trade, occupation or service.

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

Latest income
£562k
Latest spending
£561k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £3,565 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £94,282. The trustees note that free reserves of £81,976 are below their stated policy target of £120,000, but remain confident in the Farm’s financial viability.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £82k)
“The Management Committee is aware that free reserves as of 31 March 2025 are below the level set by its reserves policy.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Leeds City Council is the landlord and provides significant funding; one trustee is employed by Leeds City Council, one is partner to a Leeds Councillor, and another runs a company that is a tenant and provides first aid training.
“One of the Farm’s trustees is employed by Leeds City Council, one is partner to a Leeds Councillor and another runs a company that is a tenant and also provides first aid training to the Farm.”
“The company owns all of the shares in a trading company, MVUF Enterprises Limited. The company received a Gift Aid donation from this entity in the year totalling £64,138” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: MVUF Enterprises Limited is a trading subsidiary owned by the charity, which received a Gift Aid donation.
“One of the Farm’s trustees is employed by Leeds City Council, one is partner to a Leeds Councillor and another runs a company that is a tenant and also provides first aid training to the Farm.”
“The company owns all of the shares in a trading company, MVUF Enterprises Limited. The company received a Gift Aid donation from this entity in the year totalling £64,138” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: MVUF Enterprises Limited
“The company owns all of the shares in a trading company, MVUF Enterprises Limited.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Meanwood Valley Urban Farm (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£562k
Total spending
£561k
Cost of raising funds
£31k
Reserves (reported)
£82k
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% 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: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£562k£561k
31/03/2024£522k£527k
31/03/2023£480k£523k
31/03/2022£403k£455k
31/03/2021£427k£452k

Common questions

Is MEANWOOD VALLEY URBAN FARM LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £3,565 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £94,282. The trustees note that free reserves of £81,976 are below their stated policy target of £120,000, but remain confident in the Farm’s financial viability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MEANWOOD VALLEY URBAN FARM LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MEANWOOD VALLEY URBAN FARM LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS, W F SOUTHALL TRUST, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERSFY2023£5kProvision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERSFY2025£5kProvision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2024£5kEnvironmental Action and Sustainability
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERSFY2022£5kProvision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2022£3kEnvironmental Action and Sustainability
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERSFY2024£0Provision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/06/2026£20kMVUF Market Garden Project
The National Lottery Community Fund09/01/2025£20kHOOF Development Project
The National Lottery Community Fund09/12/2019£10kMVUF Market Garden volunteer program