Spitalfields Farm Association Limited

Analysis

Spitalfields Farm Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02021898). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Spitalfields Farm Association Limited reported income of £526k and spending of £531k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £268k to £526k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Spitalfields Farm Association Limited sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals South East Somerset Branch (£525k), The Jim Cronin Memorial Fund for Primate Welfare and Conservation (£528k) and Wolfwood (£525k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50%, donations and legacies 45%, trading 3.0% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.9%. Reserves of £205k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.