THE FARRER FAMILY TRUST

Registered charity 1162782 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The preservation for the benefit and education of the public of buildings of architectural and/or historic merit and the conservation of the natural environment.The promotion of social inclusionThe provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupation in the interests of social welfareThe area of benefit is Clapham, Austwick and Newby in N.Yorks

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC (AND IN PARTICULAR THE COMMUNITIES OF THE MANORS OF AUSTWICK, NEWBY (HIGHER AND LOWER DIVISION) AND CLAPHAM IN NORTH YORKSHIRE) AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT, TO INCLUDE IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE FOLLOWING:3.1.1 THE PRESERVATION FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OF BUILDINGS OF ARCHITECTURAL AND/OR HISTORICAL MERIT AND THE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (PARTICULARLY IN THE DESIGNATED CONSERVATION AREA OF CLAPHAM IN NORTH YORKSHIRE);3.1.2 THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY (IN THIS ARTICLE, "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF: FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR POVERTY; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILL-HEALTH; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; AND / OR HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); 3.1.3 THE RELIEF OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BUT ARE OTHERWISE IN NEED BY REASON OF ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FACTORS LISTED IN ARTICLE 3.1.2 ABOVE; AND3.1.4 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£282k
Latest spending
£148k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £9,459,016 in total unrestricted funds, with £421,632 held in cash reserves which trustees consider adequate for running the charity. The majority of funds are held in investment property, and the trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: ensure that the Charity safely commits as much as possible to furthering its objects whilst retaining financial stability and the potential to respond to new opportunities (reserves figure: £422k)
“The reserves policy of the Trustees is to ensure that the Charity safely commits as much as possible to furthering its objects whilst retaining financial stability and the potential to respond to new opportunities. At the balance sheet date there was £421,632 in cash reserves which the Trustees consider to be adequate for the running of the charity, a lot of which is held for the necessary repairs and compliance with statutory requirements.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Dr J A Farrer's Discretionary Will Trust, a related party, paid expenses amounting to £12,549 (2024: £45,248) on behalf of the charity. The outstanding balance due to Dr J A Farrer's Discretionary Will Trust at the year end was £12,549 (2024: £0).
“Dr J A Farrer's Discretionary Will Trust, a related party, paid expenses amounting to £12,549 (2024: £45,248) on behalf of the charity. The outstanding balance due to Dr J A Farrer's Discretionary Will Trust at the year end was £12,549 (2024: £0).” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PM+M Solutions for Business LLP. Discloses 4 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (10 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£282k£148k
31/03/2024£230k£174k
31/03/2023£214k£222k
31/03/2022£199k£82k
31/03/2021£184k£178k

Common questions

Is THE FARRER FAMILY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £9,459,016 in total unrestricted funds, with £421,632 held in cash reserves which trustees consider adequate for running the charity. The majority of funds are held in investment property, and the trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PM+M Solutions for Business LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FARRER FAMILY TRUST£282k—0above—no doubt
THE FARRER TRUST FY2025£238k—0unclear—no doubt
FARRER AND CO CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£102k—0below—no doubt
THE NOBLE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£180k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FALCONER FAMILY TRUST FY2025£412k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FISHER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt

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