01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 November 1974
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01177239
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £2,703,549
- Latest expenditure
- £2,767,757
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Farms For City Children, Nethercott House, Iddesleigh, WINKLEIGH, Devon, EX19 8SN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.farmsforcitychildren.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Farms for City Children offers children from urban areas all over the country a unique opportunity to spend a week living and working together on a real farm in the heart of the countryside. The charity operates on three farms: in Devon, Gloucestershire and Pembrokeshire. The children visit as a school group, with their teachers and get involved as a team in all aspects of running a working farm.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,703,549
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,767,757
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,590,372
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,546,496
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,626,899
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,407,110
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,956,736
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,186,639
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,315,750
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,220,452
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,703,549
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,767,757
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,590,372
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,546,496
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,626,899
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,407,110
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 21 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,956,736
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,186,639
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 62
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,315,750
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,220,452
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £158,617
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 930595
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 57412
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1674073
- Income Investments
- 41469
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2703549
- Income Legacies
- 16252
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £428,541
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,339,216
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2767757
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13207
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 555205
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 95277
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £761,023
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3030744
- Assets Own Use
- 3030744
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,675,678
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £649,730
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,056,692
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 649730
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,482,991
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1339131
- Funds Restricted
- 2717561
- Funds Total
- 4056692
- Count Employees
- 66
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 939945
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 83574
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1523980
- Income Investments
- 41123
- Income Other
- 1750
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2590372
- Income Legacies
- 16400
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £377,833
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,168,663
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2546496
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11835
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 507569
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 98757
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £905,505
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2960077
- Assets Own Use
- 2960077
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,727,229
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £566,406
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,120,900
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 566406
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,578,127
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1458112
- Funds Restricted
- 2662788
- Funds Total
- 4120900
- Count Employees
- 57
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 538914
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 53791
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2020709
- Income Investments
- 13485
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2626899
- Income Legacies
- 11000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £238,538
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,168,572
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2407110
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 45214
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 390525
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 87394
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 14000
- Reserves
- £889,715
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2931167
- Assets Own Use
- 2931167
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,683,187
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £537,330
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,077,024
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 537330
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,480,676
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1453570
- Funds Restricted
- 2623454
- Funds Total
- 4077024
- Count Employees
- 50
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 21 February 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 547499
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 46970
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1357599
- Income Investments
- 1131
- Income Other
- 3537
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1956736
- Income Legacies
- 76147
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £238,621
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,948,018
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2186639
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 46428
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 381751
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 78878
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 535597
- Reserves
- £748,167
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2917225
- Assets Own Use
- 2911128
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6097
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,674,404
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £767,807
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,823,822
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 767807
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,432,207
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1262730
- Funds Restricted
- 2561092
- Funds Total
- 3823822
- Count Employees
- 48
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 447691
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 27649
- Income Charitable Activities
- 839870
- Income Investments
- 540
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1315750
- Income Legacies
- 45100
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £175,531
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,044,921
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1220452
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 60000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 246242
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 91682
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £355,587
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3017855
- Assets Own Use
- 3011758
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6097
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,654,465
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,154,192
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,518,128
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1154192
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,286,447
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 989184
- Funds Restricted
- 2528944
- Funds Total
- 3518128
- Count Employees
- 22
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FARMS FOR CITY CHILDREN LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1974-11-06T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 JUL 1974AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 DEC 1996AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 26 JUN 2001AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 APR 2019 as amended on 13 Jul 2021
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS FROM URBAN AREAS BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SUITABLE EDUCATIONAL STUDY CENTRES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 164989
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FFCC
- Charity Name Id
- 164973
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- F F C C
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures