COBTREE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB

Registered charity 1073120 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Part of the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs for the furtherance of young peoples knowledge of Farming and the Countryside. All inclusive policy for young people to meet socially and compete with like-minded organisations with a rural remit.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN AGRICULTURE, HOME CRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS ANDB) IN THE INTERESTS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF SUCH MEMBERS TO PROVIDE, AND PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS, BEING FACILITIES WHICH WILL IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND WILL ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES, SELF-RELIANCE AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Medway, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£73k
Latest spending
£58k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £12,536.15 against total income of £38,701.44. The trustees report no concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing regular income and experienced leadership.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Members donations, Grant funding from local trusts and societies.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure
“the club aims to keep a small reserve to enable the club to continue for at least 6 months through any period of uncertainty”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 9
  • Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (1); 26% of the £37,870 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£73k£58k
31/08/2024£38k£31k
31/08/2023£46k£46k
31/08/2022£37k£40k
31/08/2021£29k£36k

Common questions

Is COBTREE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £12,536.15 against total income of £38,701.44. The trustees report no concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing regular income and experienced leadership.

Who funds COBTREE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COBTREE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB as a grant recipient include EDENBRIDGE AND OXTED AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/07/2005£600VE Day Celebrations/ Carinval Float

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CLAN TRUST LIMITED1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WYMONDHAM AND DISTRICT YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COBTREE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB£73k—0unclear—no doubt
WYMONDHAM AND DISTRICT YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
MONTGOMERY YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS FY2025£228k—0unclear—no doubt
DOWNHAM MARKET YOUNG FARMERS CLUB FY2025£42k—0unclear—no doubt
LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS FY2025£140k—0above—no doubt
HENLEY AND DISTRICT YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt

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