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REAL FARMING TRUST

Registered charity 1061607 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WINGED HORSE TRUST

Latest income
£930k
Latest spending
£913k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £17,356 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £242,491. The trustees confirm that these reserves represent just under eleven months of unrestricted expenditure, satisfying their policy target of nine to twelve months. The filing confirms adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine- and twelve-months’ worth of expenditure on unrestricted charitable activities (held: £242k)
“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed should ideally be between nine- and twelve-months’ worth of expenditure on unrestricted charitable activities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

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

Total income
£930k
Total spending
£913k
Reserves (reported)
£242k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£930k£913k
31/03/2024£842k£847k
31/03/2023£614k£822k
31/03/2022£685k£548k
31/03/2021£734k£541k

Common questions

Is REAL FARMING TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £17,356 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £242,491. The trustees confirm that these reserves represent just under eleven months of unrestricted expenditure, satisfying their policy target of nine to twelve months. The filing confirms adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds REAL FARMING TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name REAL FARMING TRUST as a grant recipient include JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION, THE AURORA TRUST, THE MARK LEONARD TRUST, THE A TEAM FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATIONFY2023£60k
THE AURORA TRUSTFY2025£49k
THE MARK LEONARD TRUSTFY2023£40k
THE AURORA TRUSTFY2023£38k
THE A TEAM FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£20k

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£65k
THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUND1£45k

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