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THE DEVON FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS

Registered charity 1098759 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEVON FEDERATION OF YFC'S

Administer the provision of positive activities for rural young people aged 10 to 28.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN AGRICULTURE, HOMECRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND(B) IN THE INTERESTS OF 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 RESPONSIBILITIES SO THAT THEY WILL GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE DEVON (MAIN FOCUS FOR WORK), CORNWALL, SOMERSET AND DORSET

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

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Latest income
£300k
Latest spending
£333k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £34,655 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £725,403. Unrestricted free reserves were £107,793, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £180,000 (one year's running costs). The trustees acknowledge the impact of rising living costs and declining activity uptake on future finances but maintain the charity is a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's running costs (approximately £180,000) (held: £108k)
“it is prudent to have reserves equivalent to one year's running costs (approximately £180,000)” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: 9 trustees received ex-gratia payments in the form of honorariums in the year in their role as officer. These payments totalled £2,657.
“9 trustees received ex-gratia payments in the form of honorariums in the year in their role as officer. These payments totalled £2,657.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee paid for services
“Daniel Grist (trustee/director) was paid a total of £4,752 for communications work during the year.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Devon Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £350k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£300k£333k
31/08/2024£306k£356k
31/08/2023£293k£352k
31/08/2022£270k£290k
31/08/2021£186k£145k

Common questions

Is THE DEVON FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £34,655 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £725,403. Unrestricted free reserves were £107,793, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £180,000 (one year's running costs). The trustees acknowledge the impact of rising living costs and declining activity uptake on future finances but maintain the charity is a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/08/2015£10kKitchen for the new DFYFC Rural Community Centre