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hammersmith community gardens association

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Hammersmith Community Gardens Association is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in London and operates in City Of Westminster, Hammersmith And Fulham, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

HCGA manages 4 community garden sites in Shepherds Bush, a glasshouse in Ravenscourt Park & Phoenix Farm in White City. We run volunteer programmes for people of all ages and abilities. In addition we work in local schools providing a range of gardening activities. We run environmental play activities, adult education classes & maintenance contracts. HCGA also works in Westminster and RBKC.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£645,535
Latest Expenditure
£608,305

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 91.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,896
Charitable Activities £637,604
Other Trading £2,000
Investments £2,035
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £593,305
Raising Funds £15,000
Governance £4,712
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£645,535£608,305£593,305£522,840£20,789,6125 / 105
2024£511,749£517,806£497,806£485,610£207,8967 / 110
2023£522,149£429,888£389,888£493,667£434,3566 / 97
2022£500,153£427,176£409,676£403,406£05 / 72
2021£348,313£238,7730 / 65

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers