MILLENNIUM FARM TRUST
Millennium Farm Trust provides supported work and training opportunities and programmes in agriculture, horticulture and rural skills for adults with additional needs, people recovering their mental health or those with an acquired brain injury at Depden Care Farm, their six acre care smallholding in Suffolk.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO HAVE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND / OR LEARNING DISABILITIES BY GIVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING WORK EXPERIENCE AND WORK OR EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE , HORTICULTURE AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND IN THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP SO THAT SUCH PERSONS CAN DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL , MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES AND GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that net incoming resources for the year were £44,846, resulting in total net assets of £420,138. The charity holds free reserves of £154,718, which the trustees describe as providing cash flow contingencies. The trustees confirm that adequate resources exist to continue operating for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity retains around two months working capital along with any other committed spends; this is reviewed on a quarterly basis in line with the forward view.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Gylda Jane Nunnchair
- Amanda Jane O'Neill
- Brett Cowell
- Caroline Fardell
- Dmitry Chernykh
- Jacqueline Mary Olsen
- LOUISA WELLS
- Malcolm Goodwin
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £378k | £333k |
| 31/03/2024 | £322k | £268k |
| 31/03/2023 | £255k | £241k |
| 31/03/2022 | £270k | £214k |
| 31/03/2021 | £326k | £195k |
Common questions
Is MILLENNIUM FARM TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net incoming resources for the year were £44,846, resulting in total net assets of £420,138. The charity holds free reserves of £154,718, which the trustees describe as providing cash flow contingencies. The trustees confirm that adequate resources exist to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MILLENNIUM FARM TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MILLENNIUM FARM TRUST as a grant recipient include ST EDMUNDS TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST EDMUNDS TRUST | FY2025 | £12k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/10/2020 | £65k | Covid Safe Spaces at Depden Care Farm |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/06/2018 | £50k | TPP3 - Minds To Mend |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/11/2016 | £9k | Pathways for Growth |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE AURORA TRUST | 1 | £144k |
| THE UNDERWOOD TRUST | 1 | £100k |
| JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION | 1 | £60k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £43k |
| THE MARK LEONARD TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| THE A TEAM FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £29k |
| THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST | 1 | £27k |
Charities like this
- THE CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE FARM TRUST LTD
- WINDMILL HILL CITY FARM LIMITED
- THE MILLENNIUM AWARDS TRUST
- THE GOOD SOIL TRUST
- MILL GROVE CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE TRUST
- PATHWAYS CARE FARM
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLENNIUM FARM TRUST | £378k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE FARM TRUST LTD | £1.2m | £70,000 - £80,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| WINDMILL HILL CITY FARM LIMITED | £2.8m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE MILLENNIUM AWARDS TRUST | £4.9m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GOOD SOIL TRUST | £185k | £28,492 | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| MILL GROVE CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE TRUST | £486k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |