DOLEN FFERMIO (FARMING LINK)

Registered charity 1124195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To help people to become self-supporting and their conditions of life improved in two rural areas of Eastern Uganda. To work with partners in Uganda to provide education and training, develop permaculture techniques, goat-breeding and agro- forestry programmes. To promote awareness in the UK of world food and farming issues.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£56k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £5,950 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with total income of £33,719 and total expenditure of £39,669. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £3,214, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees acknowledge the importance of building up unrestricted funds to provide security for project work in Uganda.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 5.5% of fundraised income
Expenses related to fund-raising 413
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £3k)
The target of the trustees of Dolen Ffermio is to continue to hold sufficient free reserves to be able to continue, if necessary, to operate as a charity and maintain services in Uganda for a period of three months — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Powys · Shropshire · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2026£56k£61k
28/02/2025£34k£40k
29/02/2024£45k£55k
28/02/2023£56k£40k
28/02/2022£31k£27k

Common questions

Is DOLEN FFERMIO (FARMING LINK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £5,950 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with total income of £33,719 and total expenditure of £39,669. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £3,214, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees acknowledge the importance of building up unrestricted funds to provide security for project work in Uganda. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.