01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039440
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 18
- Postcode
- SY16 4HX
OSCR note: Former Name- from 19/03/2008 to 24/07/2018 Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(1) promoting the development of the community at large without discrimination by bringing together statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and the general public in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the quality of life of the public at large, including children, young people, socially excluded people, elderly people, disabled people and otherwise disadvantaged people. (2) advancing the education of the public at large in horticulture, agriculture, conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, the reduction, re-use and recycling of resources, the use of renewable resources, respect for the environment, sustainable development, animal welfare, community cohesion, citizenship, life skills, the promotion of equality and other related subjects, so that their quality of life may be improved. (3) providing education and training for persons who have need of such facilities, including children, young people, socially excluded people, elderly people, disabled people and otherwise disadvantaged people, so as to prepare them for any trade, occupation or service and thereby advance them in life or enable them to earn their own livelihood. (4) advancing education in the care and consideration of all animals, so that the public will learn greater awareness of and appreciation for such animals. (5) providing relief by way of therapeutic and recreational activities and facilities to persons who have need of such facilities, including disabled people and otherwise disadvantaged people.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,305,824 | £1,113,931 | 18 | 23 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,375,559 | £1,441,681 | 18 | 14 March 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,464,930 | £1,610,527 | 18 | 1 July 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,499,993 | £1,374,927 | 18 | 19 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,815,337 | £1,718,176 | 18 | 17 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Pen Dinas Community Garden, Llanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.farmgarden.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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