DEEN CITY FARM LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 10 February 1992
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02577067
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £817,030
Latest expenditure: £797,363
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 39 WINDSOR AVENUE, LONDON, SW19 2RR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.deencityfarm.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The provision of an educational resource for the benefit of those in Merton and neighbouring boroughs to which people can contribute and gain skills, confidence and knowledge in areas such as agriculture, horticulture and equine studies.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £817,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £797,363

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 9 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £635,757
Total Gross Expenditure: £640,865

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 15 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £557,616
Total Gross Expenditure: £568,477

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £462,541
Total Gross Expenditure: £488,779

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £498,611
Total Gross Expenditure: £437,106

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £817,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £797,363
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £67,920
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £635,757
Total Gross Expenditure: £640,865
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £76,372
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 180

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £557,616
Total Gross Expenditure: £568,477
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £84,900
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £462,541
Total Gross Expenditure: £488,779
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £84,900
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £498,611
Total Gross Expenditure: £437,106
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £156,595
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 404183
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 411924
Income Investments: 923
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 817030
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £797,363
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 797363
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 643545
Expenditure Depreciation: 18515
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £128,236
Assets Total Fixed: 24105
Assets Own Use: 24105
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £166,974
Assets Total Liabilities: £60,024
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £131,055
Creditors One Year Total Current: 57370
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2654
Assets Cash: £148,673
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 128236
Funds Restricted: 2819
Funds Total: 131055
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 250859
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 383632
Income Investments: 1266
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 635757
Income Legacies: 2000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £640,865
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 640865
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 515423
Expenditure Depreciation: 110752
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -16043
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £111,388
Assets Total Fixed: 34460
Assets Own Use: 34460
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £132,083
Assets Total Liabilities: £55,155
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £111,388
Creditors One Year Total Current: 42062
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 13093
Assets Cash: £108,916
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 111388
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 111388
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 92356
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 464818
Income Investments: 442
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 557616
Income Legacies: 301
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £568,477
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 568477
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 435846
Expenditure Depreciation: 14820
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 50503
Assets Own Use: 50503
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £126,051
Assets Total Liabilities: £60,058
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £116,496
Creditors One Year Total Current: 36784
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 23274
Assets Cash: £113,682
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 114374
Funds Restricted: 2122
Funds Total: 116496
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Merton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DEEN CITY FARM LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1992-02-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28TH JANUARY 1991 as amended on 18 Jul 2022 as amended on 04 Nov 2024
Charitable Objects: A) To promote primarily for the benefit of the inhabitants of, and persons employed in, the London borough of Merton (hereinafter called the beneficiaries) and the neighbourhood thereof (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 recreation and other leisure 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, disability , low income or social and economic circumstances; B) To advance the education of the said beneficiaries, and particularly young members of the public at large, in agriculture, horticulture, home-crafts, country life and related subjects and in the principles 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 for 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 and appreciation for such animals.D) To provide education and training for persons who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, disability, low income 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 enable them to integrate into society.E) To relieve those in need by way of physical or mental disability, or financial hardship who are inhabitants of the said area of benefit by providing as a remedial recreational or therapeutic activity facilities for horse and pony riding, subject where appropriate to the consent of the medical advisers of all such persons. Nothing in these articles shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word "charitable" or the words "charitable purposes" in force in any part of the United Kingdom.
Area Of Benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 29837
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DEEN CITY FARM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling