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Fresh Fields Enterprises

Registered charity 1031940 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRESH FIELDS ENTERPRISES LTD.

To assist people with special needs and learning difficulties to make the transition between unemployment and mainstream employment, by offering selected training courses in which they may gain the skills and qualifications for a trade.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£633k
Latest spending
£571k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £670,400, which is in excess of the trustees' agreed reserve requirement of at least £180,000. The charity reported a surplus of £62,445 for the year, driven by increased service users and placements, although this was lower than the previous year due to higher staff costs and site repairs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £180,000 over and above those reserves represented by unrestricted fixed assets within the Charity's balance sheet (held: £670k)
“The Trustees have reviewed the Charity's needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by The Charity Commission and have agreed to hold a general reserve in respect of unrestricted funds in the region of at least £180,000 over and above those reserves represented by unrestricted fixed assets within the Charity's balance sheet.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£633k
Total spending
£571k
Reserves (reported)
£180k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£633k£571k
31/03/2024£549k£453k
31/03/2023£467k£388k
31/03/2022£425k£329k
31/03/2021£349k£284k

Common questions

Is Fresh Fields Enterprises financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £670,400, which is in excess of the trustees' agreed reserve requirement of at least £180,000. The charity reported a surplus of £62,445 for the year, driven by increased service users and placements, although this was lower than the previous year due to higher staff costs and site repairs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/02/2017£10kReFresh IT
The National Lottery Community Fund13/10/2011£10kDeveloping Volunteers in Burnley
The National Lottery Community Fund21/09/2006£10kImproving Local Access