MARSH FARM FUTURES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 November 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06853242
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £798,263
Latest expenditure: £980,323
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Futures House, THE MOAKES, MARSH FARM, LUTON, Bedfordshire, LU3 3QB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provide affordable facilities for enterprise/community activitiesDevelop vibrant local economy that creates jobs Improve educational standards offering learning opportunities/experiencesSupport youth programmes which develop skills and confidence of young people as active decision makersEncourage a healthy, confident community who feel safeEffective partnership working with all sectors

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: 4 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £798,263
Total Gross Expenditure: £980,323

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: 7 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £735,668
Total Gross Expenditure: £940,250

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: 2 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £636,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £872,578

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: £3,633,928
Total Gross Expenditure: £631,592

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: 27 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £672,171
Total Gross Expenditure: £601,857

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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: 4 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £798,263
Total Gross Expenditure: £980,323
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £126,608
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1

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: 7 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £735,668
Total Gross Expenditure: £940,250
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1

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: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £636,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £872,578
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1

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: £3,633,928
Total Gross Expenditure: £631,592
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 1
Count Volunteers: 7

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: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £672,171
Total Gross Expenditure: £601,857
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: £45,631
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 7

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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: 4 March 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 139777
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 654202
Income Investments: 1434
Income Other: 2850
Income Total Income And Endowments: 798263
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £980,323
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 980323
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11250
Expenditure Support Costs: 566159
Expenditure Depreciation: 24592
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,460,731
Assets Total Fixed: 3100527
Assets Own Use: 3100527
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,660,617
Assets Total Liabilities: £300,413
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,460,731
Creditors One Year Total Current: 300413
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,380,154
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4403118
Funds Restricted: 57613
Funds Total: 4460731
Count Employees: 12
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: 7 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 34193
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 695577
Income Investments: 5898
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 735668
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £940,250
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 940250
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10700
Expenditure Support Costs: 443539
Expenditure Depreciation: 12614
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £263,361
Assets Total Fixed: 3077349
Assets Own Use: 3077349
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,820,639
Assets Total Liabilities: £288,612
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,609,376
Creditors One Year Total Current: 288612
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,626,786
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4582414
Funds Restricted: 26962
Funds Total: 4609376
Count Employees: 16
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: 2 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 8595
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 624474
Income Investments: 3354
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 636423
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £872,578
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 872578
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14010
Expenditure Support Costs: 412311
Expenditure Depreciation: 2231
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,813,958
Assets Total Fixed: 3088263
Assets Own Use: 3088263
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,155,694
Assets Total Liabilities: £429,999
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,813,958
Creditors One Year Total Current: 429999
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,990,170
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4810374
Funds Restricted: 3584
Funds Total: 4813958
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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
Income Donations And Legacies: 3004042
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 427464
Income Investments: 98
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3431604
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £631,592
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 631592
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11250
Expenditure Support Costs: 358917
Expenditure Depreciation: 7193
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,050,113
Assets Total Fixed: 3097473
Assets Own Use: 3097473
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,182,159
Assets Total Liabilities: £229,519
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,050,113
Creditors One Year Total Current: 229519
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,004,565
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5046529
Funds Restricted: 3584
Funds Total: 5050113
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 27 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 162193
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 509559
Income Investments: 419
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 672171
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £601,857
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 601857
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7675
Expenditure Support Costs: 278576
Expenditure Depreciation: 7192
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,021,187
Assets Total Fixed: 19262
Assets Own Use: 15262
Assets Long Term Investment: 4000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,303,384
Assets Total Liabilities: £274,869
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,047,777
Creditors One Year Total Current: 274869
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,124,652
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2021187
Funds Restricted: 26590
Funds Total: 2047777
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Luton
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MARSH FARM FUTURES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-11-08T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 SEPTEMBER 2010
Charitable Objects: 4.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:4.1.1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP: 4.1.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE: 4.1.4 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (A) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (B) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES: 4.1.5 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS: 4.1.6 THE PROVISION OF NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING: 4.1.7 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES: 4.1.8 THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE: 4.1.9 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES: 4.1.10 THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT: 4.1.11 THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE: 4.1.12 THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME: 4.1.13 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management