BOSENCE FARM COMMUNITY LIMITED
Registered charity 1088236 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOSENCE AND BOSWYNS TREATMENT SERVICES, BOSENCE FARM
TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISTRESS, THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR THOSE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY ADDICTION TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL MISUSE.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £395,633 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total funds to £4,140,999. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £162,677, which is below the stated policy target of around £200,000. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the independent auditor.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: around £200,000 (held: £163k)
“The aim of the charity is to maintain a free reserve figure of around £200,000 to mitigate the risk against unforeseen circumstances” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transaction with entity where trustee has significant interest
“There was one transaction during the year between the charity and an entity in which a trustee has a significant interest. The transaction was for services provided to the charity in relation to the values work undertaken during the year and this amounted to £1,525.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bosence Farm (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.
- SMITH, Catherine Elizabeth — director, appointed 25/07/2025on trustee list
- MASSEY, Paul Geoffrey — director, appointed 25/04/2025on trustee list
- BACK, Amanda Marianne — director, appointed 23/07/2024on trustee list
- TURK, Susan Jane — director, appointed 24/04/2023on trustee list
- CHAPMAN, Edward Bryan — director, appointed 24/04/2023on trustee list
- COLTON, Ian Paul — director, appointed 24/04/2023on trustee list
- CLARK, Karon Christine — director, appointed 16/01/2020on trustee list
- PROSSER, Virginia Kate Vivian — secretary, appointed 24/04/2012
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Bosence Farm Community Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 06/12/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Ian Paul Coltonchair
- Amanda Back
- Catherine Elizabeth Smith
- Dr Malcolm Rosser Jones
- Edward Chapman
- Karon Clark
- Paul Geoffrey Massey
- Susan Jane Turk
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BOSENCE FARM COMMUNITY LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £395,633 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total funds to £4,140,999. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £162,677, which is below the stated policy target of around £200,000. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the independent auditor. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Audit.
Who funds BOSENCE FARM COMMUNITY LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BOSENCE FARM COMMUNITY LIMITED as a grant recipient include DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED, THE GIRDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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