Farms for City Children Limited

Analysis

Farms for City Children Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in November 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01177239). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Farms for City Children Limited reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.7m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Farms for City Children Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kendal Brewery Arts Centre Trust Limited (£2.7m), The Conversation Trust (UK) Limited (£2.7m) and Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62%, donations and legacies 34%, trading 2.1% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £16k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £761k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 66 people.