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FFCC LIMITED

Registered charity 1195790 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOOD, FARMING AND COUNTRYSIDE COMMISSION

We work with partners and communities across the UK to encourage debate, catalyse change, and devise practical actions that contribute to: healthy food for everyone provided through a fair system; a transition to agroecology by 2030; and flourishing rural communities with sustainable land use, nature restoration, good work and affordable homes

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£695k
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,772,153 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction in total reserves from £2,520,405 to £748,252. Despite this drawdown, unrestricted reserves of £637,652 remain well above the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £65,000. The trustees maintain that the charity has 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

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“In the band £80,001 - £90,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a range of between £65,000 to £90,000 (held: £638k)
“The reserve review has shown that the minimum unrestricted reserve level should increase slightly to a range of between £65,000 to £90,000.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£695k
Total spending
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£638k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£695k£2.5m
31/03/2024£2.3m£1.6m
31/03/2023£2.1m£1.4m
31/03/2022£391k£983k

Common questions

Is FFCC LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,772,153 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction in total reserves from £2,520,405 to £748,252. Despite this drawdown, unrestricted reserves of £637,652 remain well above the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £65,000. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of FFCC LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Who funds FFCC LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FFCC LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE AURORA TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE AURORA TRUSTFY2024£65kTo maintain and build its grassroots networks
THE AURORA TRUSTFY2023£65kTo maintain and build its grassroots networks and decision makers to mainstream regenerative farming across the Island of Ireland.
THE AURORA TRUSTFY2022£60kTo the FFCC
THE AURORA TRUSTFY2025£15kTowards the Fields Good 2024 event

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government14/12/2021£109kGrant Funding Agreement for the National Land Data Programme Alpha Phase - Devon Pilot
UK government14/12/2021£29kGrant Funding Agreement for the National Land Data Programme Alpha Phase - Devon Pilot

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CLAN TRUST LIMITED2£32k
SOCIETE GENERALE UK FOUNDATION1£650k
LAWES AGRICULTURAL TRUST1£593k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£417k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£95k
DARTINGTON CATTLE BREEDING TRUST1£59k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£57k
YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY1£56k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FFCC LIMITED£695k£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt
PROGRESSIVE FARMING TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.0m—0above11.7%no doubt
Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust FY2025£804k——unclear—no doubt
CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND FY2025£4.3m——above—no doubt
ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED FY2025£29.3m——above—material uncertainty

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