CCEW Charity Commission profile

HACKNEY CITY FARM LIMITED

Registered charity 291211 · organisation 291211

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
23 April 1985
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01883734
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£506,520
Latest expenditure
£489,714
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 1A GOLDSMITHS ROW, LONDON, E2 8QA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provides learning and recreational activities based on farming, the countryside and the wider environment to people living in the East End of London

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
2 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
2 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£506,520
Total Gross Expenditure
£489,714
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
24 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£459,625
Total Gross Expenditure
£465,175
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
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£523,238
Total Gross Expenditure
£515,918
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
31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£496,898
Total Gross Expenditure
£433,343
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
17 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
17 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£496,116
Total Gross Expenditure
£318,314

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
2 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£506,520
Total Gross Expenditure
£489,714
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£76,420
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
2500
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
24 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£459,625
Total Gross Expenditure
£465,175
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£101,255
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
120
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
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£523,238
Total Gross Expenditure
£515,918
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
60000
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
300
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
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£496,898
Total Gross Expenditure
£433,343
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
180000
Income From Government Grants
£30,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
120
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
17 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£496,116
Total Gross Expenditure
£318,314
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
47134
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
5

05 Official extract

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
2 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
91516
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
413458
Income Investments
1546
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
506520
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£391,498
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£98,216
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
489714
Expenditure Investment Management
50250
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
1450
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
35020
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
5953
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£324,980
Assets Total Fixed
26424
Assets Own Use
26424
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£318,981
Assets Total Liabilities
£15,714
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£329,691
Creditors One Year Total Current
15714
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£303,267
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
324980
Funds Restricted
4711
Funds Total
329691
Count Employees
7
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
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
274084
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
249154
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
523238
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£321,062
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£194,856
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
515918
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
275
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£284,763
Assets Total Fixed
23179
Assets Own Use
23179
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£301,233
Assets Total Liabilities
£6,433
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£317,979
Creditors One Year Total Current
6433
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£292,828
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
284763
Funds Restricted
33216
Funds Total
317979
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
111
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Animals
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HACKNEY CITY FARM LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1985-04-23T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 FEBRUARY 1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 APRIL 2009
Charitable Objects
(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HACKNEY, NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS AND SURROUNDING AREAS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF INHABITANTS OF HACKNEY, NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.(3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECTS OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION, FARMING AND THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD THROUGH THE EXHIBITION OF ANIMALS IN COMMON AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC USE.(4) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INHABITANTS OF HACKNEY, NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.(5) TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND SUPPORT AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS OF HACKNEY AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS
Area Of Benefit
HACKNEY AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
76811
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
HACKNEY CITY FARM

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures