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COUNTRY DAYS LIMITED

Registered charity 1181833 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COUNTRY DAYS LTIMITED

outdoor educational courses

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Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£53k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £7,849 for the year ended December 2024, with unrestricted reserves held at £97,456. The trustees confirm that these funds are sufficient to meet the funding gap between costs and raised funds, although they recognize reserves will deplete as the charity expands. The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under the Companies Act 2006.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Turnover consists of the funds donated and amounts raised from the activities of the charity.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: enough funding to cover the courses for the following year (held: £97k)
“it is the policy of the directors to hold in reserve enough funding to cover the courses of for the following year”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The nature reserve is used freely donated by its owners Esme Watkinson and Helen S E H Orssich, who also act as trustees for Country Days.
“The use of the Leys Nature Reserve, which is used to host the nature courses for Country Days, is freely donated by its owners Esme Watkinson and Helen S E H Orssich, who also act as trustees for Country Days.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)
  • Equity: £100k

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Country Days (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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£60k£53k
31/12/2023£30k£42k
31/12/2022£57k£50k
31/12/2021£55k£37k
31/12/2020£39k£12k

Common questions

Is COUNTRY DAYS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £7,849 for the year ended December 2024, with unrestricted reserves held at £97,456. The trustees confirm that these funds are sufficient to meet the funding gap between costs and raised funds, although they recognize reserves will deplete as the charity expands. The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under the Companies Act 2006.

Who funds COUNTRY DAYS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COUNTRY DAYS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, THE HARPUR TRUST, CARLTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY, BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTISTFY2023£8kLocal charity grants
THE HARPUR TRUSTFY2022£5kCountry Days: Nature Courses for Young People in Bedfordshire
CARLTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2024£5k
CARLTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2023£5k
CARLTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2022£5k
CARLTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2021£5kGrants to institutions
THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTISTFY2021£3k
THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTISTFY2024£3k
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£3kLuton Rising Small Grants Fund
THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTISTFY2022£3kLocal charity grants
MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£700
Bedford School Foundation TrustFY2022£469Grant
EXTRA MILE CHALLENGESFY2022£306
EXTRA MILE CHALLENGESFY2023£267
MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/12/2025£15kCountry Days 2025-2026
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2024£12kCountry Days
The National Lottery Community Fund09/06/2023£9kCountry Days