Meanwood Valley Urban Farm Limited

Analysis

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in September 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01509788). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Meanwood Valley Urban Farm Limited reported income of £562k and spending of £561k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £427k to £562k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Meanwood Valley Urban Farm Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hirwaun YMCA (£562k), Topcats (£563k) and Slough Community Transport & Shopmobility (£561k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60%, donations and legacies 25% and trading 15%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £82k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.