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WOODGATE VALLEY URBAN FARM LTD

Registered charity 701639 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Woodgate Valley Urban Farm is a focus for the empowerment & practical involvement of people from the local community in rural activities.. There is an emphasis upon young people, the disadvantaged, and the underprivileged to whom we give general support, life skills training & basic confidence in a non judgemental environment. We are members of Social Farms & Gardens.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£52k
Latest spending
£88k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £36,266 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £7,847. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves covered only 26% of the required reserves level, which is below the stated policy target of six months of budgeted costs. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern unhampered by significant financial events.

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: £8k; policy: at least 6 months)
“At the end of this financial year, reserves covered 26% percent of the required reserves level”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Dudley · Sandwell · Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£52k£88k
31/03/2024£100k£103k
31/03/2023£40k£56k
31/03/2022£20k£19k
31/03/2021£15k£16k

Common questions

Is WOODGATE VALLEY URBAN FARM LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £36,266 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £7,847. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves covered only 26% of the required reserves level, which is below the stated policy target of six months of budgeted costs. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern unhampered by significant financial events. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WOODGATE VALLEY URBAN FARM LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WOODGATE VALLEY URBAN FARM LTD as a grant recipient include THE ASDA FOUNDATION, THE GRIMMITT TRUST, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASDA FOUNDATIONFY2023£12kInvesting in Spaces and Places
THE ASDA FOUNDATIONFY2024£12kInvesting in Spaces and Places
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2022£1kCommunity, Inclusion and Engagement
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2023£1kEducation and Training
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2022£1kEducation and Training

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/01/2024£20kSupported Farm & Outdoor Sessions for Vulnerable Children