The Fairfield Trust

Registered charity 266699 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAIRFIELD TRUST

The purpose of the Fairfield Trust is to provide quality rented accommodation for missionaries, clergy and other Christian workers; their spouses, widows or widowers who, following careers serving humanity, either in the UK or abroad have been unable to provide for a home of their own.

Objects

A HOME FOR MISSIONARIES, CLERGY AND OTHER CHRISTIAN CHURCH WORKERS; THEIR SPOUSES, WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS EITHER ON RETIREMENT OR DURING LEAVE WHO HAVE GIVEN UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR LUCRATIVE CAREERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SERVING HUMANITY WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OVERSEAS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE A HOME OF THEIR OWN.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£125k

Latest spending

£95k

Registered

1974

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust remains in a stable position with sufficient reserves to maintain its properties and a clear succession of Trustees. Per the trustees' report, the Trust is well endowed and expects to continue its activities subject to satisfactory income levels from rent and investments. The financial review confirms a good overall financial position with a net surplus for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three year’s expenditure on charitable activities (held: £87k)

“It is the policy of the Trust that free unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to approximately three year’s expenditure on charitable activities, which at 31 October 2024 amounted to approximately £215,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mr R Balfry received consultancy fees of £2,451 for professional services provided to the Trust.

“During the year a trustee received consultancy fees of £2,451 (2023: £985) for professional services provided to the Trust.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Consultancy fees paid to trustee

“During the year the Trust paid consultancy fees of £2,451 (2023: £985) to Mr R Balfry, a trustee.” — page 17

Per its FY2024 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

URSULA CATHERINE PRICE-MOSSchair
DORIAN MOSS
JOHN NECTAN BRAY
Malcolm Robert Tester

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

Operates in: Devon · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£125k	£95k
31/10/2024	£141k	£72k
31/10/2023	£121k	£94k
31/10/2022	£114k	£71k
31/10/2021	£109k	£70k

Common questions

Is The Fairfield Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust remains in a stable position with sufficient reserves to maintain its properties and a clear succession of Trustees. Per the trustees' report, the Trust is well endowed and expects to continue its activities subject to satisfactory income levels from rent and investments. The financial review confirms a good overall financial position with a net surplus for the year. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION	1	£6k
THE W H SMITH GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE FINCHLEY	1	£923

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST income £149k
FAIRFIELD RESIDENTIAL HOME income £2.8m
FAIRFIELD FARM TRUST income £6.2m
WHITEFIELD CHRISTIAN TRUST income £255k
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST income £667k
THE CHRISTIAN CARE TRUST income £681k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The Fairfield Trust	£125k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£149k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FAIRFIELD RESIDENTIAL HOME FY2025	£2.8m	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
FAIRFIELD FARM TRUST FY2025	£6.2m	unclear	4	above	—	no doubt
WHITEFIELD CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2025	£255k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£667k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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