LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMING

Registered charity 1045781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as L E A F

The Charity's objects are in the United Kingdom to promote and improve agriculture and raise standards of practice in farm management for the public benefit by the promotion and advancement of the education of farmers and the general public concerning methods of farm management which conserve and enhance the fabric and wildlife of the countryside.

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Latest income

£3.2m

Latest spending

£3.0m

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a solid financial position with total unrestricted funds of £1,479,656 against a stated reserves policy target of £582,000. The filing reports a net surplus of £257,659 for the year, driven by growth in membership and trading activities, while noting that continued investment in IT and personnel is required to support future growth.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“In the band £80,001 - £90,000 2”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Other trading activities (79% of income)

“Income from LEAF Marque Limited 501,582”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum free reserves of £582,000 (held: £1.5m)

“The current reserves policy aims for minimum free reserves of £582,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity traded with Dyson Farming Limited, a company in which P G Wynn is a director. During the year the charity received income of £32,737 (2024: £10,675). At the year end a balance of £Nil (2024: £Nil) was due to Dyson Farming Limited.

“During the year the Charity traded with Dyson Farming Limited, a company in which P G Wynn is a director. During the year the charity received income of £32,737 (2024: £10,675). At the year end a balance of £Nil (2024: £Nil) was due to Dyson Farming Limited.” — page 41

“During the year the Charity traded with Haygrove Limited, a company in which A J Davidson is a director. During the year the Charity purchased services of £Nil (2024: £750). At the year end a balance of £Nil (2024: £Nil) was due to Haygrove Limited.” — page 41

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity traded with Haygrove Limited, a company in which A J Davidson is a director. During the year the Charity purchased services of £Nil (2024: £750). At the year end a balance of £Nil (2024: £Nil) was due to Haygrove Limited.

“During the year the Charity traded with Dyson Farming Limited, a company in which P G Wynn is a director. During the year the charity received income of £32,737 (2024: £10,675). At the year end a balance of £Nil (2024: £Nil) was due to Dyson Farming Limited.” — page 41

“During the year the Charity traded with Haygrove Limited, a company in which A J Davidson is a director. During the year the Charity purchased services of £Nil (2024: £750). At the year end a balance of £Nil (2024: £Nil) was due to Haygrove Limited.” — page 41

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity traded with Waldersley Farm Limited, a company in which C R Porter is a director. The Charity received membership income during the year of £Nil (2024: £709). At the year end a balance of £Nil (2024: £Nil) was due from Waldersley Farms Limited.

“During the year the Charity traded with Dyson Farming Limited, a company in which P G Wynn is a director. During the year the charity received income of £32,737 (2024: £10,675). At the year end a balance of £Nil (2024: £Nil) was due to Dyson Farming Limited.” — page 41

“During the year the Charity traded with Haygrove Limited, a company in which A J Davidson is a director. During the year the Charity purchased services of £Nil (2024: £750). At the year end a balance of £Nil (2024: £Nil) was due to Haygrove Limited.” — page 41

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity traded with Seeds to Thrive Limited, a company in which C M Mason is a director. During the year the Charity purchased services of £83.16 (2024: £3,000). At the year end a balance of £Nil (2024: £Nil) was due to Seeds to Thrive Limited.

“During the year the Charity traded with Dyson Farming Limited, a company in which P G Wynn is a director. During the year the charity received income of £32,737 (2024: £10,675). At the year end a balance of £Nil (2024: £Nil) was due to Dyson Farming Limited.” — page 41

“During the year the Charity traded with Haygrove Limited, a company in which A J Davidson is a director. During the year the Charity purchased services of £Nil (2024: £750). At the year end a balance of £Nil (2024: £Nil) was due to Haygrove Limited.” — page 41

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: LEAF Marque Limited

“The wholly owned trading subsidiary LEAF Marque Limited is incorporated in England and Wales (company number 04454468) and pays all of its profits to the Charity under the Gift Aid scheme.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03035047
Trading subsidiary: LEAF MARQUE LIMITED Companies House 04454468

LEAF MARQUE LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

Amounts owed to group undertakings are unsecured, interest free, have no fixed date of repayment and are repayable on demand.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

MACE, Ian Robert — director, appointed 23/03/2026on trustee list
DUGDALE, Anna Maria — director, appointed 16/12/2024on trustee list
FREESTONE, Christopher Jake — director, appointed 16/12/2024on trustee list
WAKE, John Hereward — director, appointed 16/12/2024on trustee list
RENNER, John Matthew — director, appointed 23/09/2024on trustee list
MASON, Caroline Mary — director, appointed 01/09/2023on trustee list
RICKSON, Richmal Jane, Professor — director, appointed 03/02/2020on trustee list
YOUNG, Michael Frank — director, appointed 01/08/2019on trustee list
GREEN, Thomas Michael Curtis — director, appointed 29/01/2018on trustee list
WYNN, Philip Graham — director, appointed 19/07/2017on trustee list
TC KENT LIMITED — corporate secretary, appointed 01/04/2026

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income

£3.2m

Total spending

£3.0m

Cost of raising funds

£11k

Reserves (reported)

£1.5m

Employees

39

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Anna Maria Dugdale
Caroline Mary Mason
Christopher Jake Freestone
Dr John Hereward Wake · trustee of 1 other charity
Ian Robert Mace · trustee of 2 other charities
John Matthew Renner
MR Thomas Michael Curtis Green · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Frank Young
PHILIP GRAHAM WYNN · trustee of 2 other charities
Professor Richmal Jane Rickson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£3.2m	£3.0m
31/03/2024	£2.8m	£2.6m
31/03/2023	£2.1m	£2.2m
31/03/2022	£2.0m	£1.8m
31/03/2021	£1.7m	£1.4m

Common questions

Is LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a solid financial position with total unrestricted funds of £1,479,656 against a stated reserves policy target of £582,000. The filing reports a net surplus of £257,659 for the year, driven by growth in membership and trading activities, while noting that continued investment in IT and personnel is required to support future growth. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMING earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Who funds LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMING as a grant recipient include THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LINDER FOUNDATION, ISEAL ALLIANCE, THE PANTHEON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£70k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£64k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£50k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£40k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	FY2024	£18k	General Charitable Causes
ISEAL ALLIANCE	FY2022	£11k	Development of a transition process towards a LEAF Marque hybrid assurance model informed by risk-based data
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	FY2025	£9k	General Charitable Causes
THE PANTHEON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE RAINFORD TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Welfare
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£500
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£500	Conservation Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	28/07/2023	£32k	NUE-LEG - New legume genetics and prescription nutrition to optimise sward Nutrient Use Efficiency
UK government	30/11/2022	£12k	Nitrogen efficient plants for climate smart arable cropping systems (NCS)
UK government	30/11/2022	£40k	Nitrogen efficient plants for climate smart arable cropping systems (NCS)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FARMERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE FUND.

THE FARMERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE FUND income £318k
RUTLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY income £417k
THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND WILTSHIRE income £131k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST income £254k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.0m
THE SOIL ASSOCIATION LAND TRUST income £639k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMING	£3.2m	£80,001 - £90,000	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FARMERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE FUND FY2025	£318k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
RUTLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2023	£417k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND WILTSHIRE FY2026	£131k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£254k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£1.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.