FAIRFIELD FARM TRUST

Registered charity 273924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAIRFIELD FARM COLLEGE, FAIRFIELD OPPORTUNITY FARM, FAIRFIELD OPPORTUNITY FARM (DILTON) LIMITED

Fairfield Farm Trust (also known as Fairfield Farm College) is an independent Specialist College for students with learning disabilities. Students live in one of our four residential care homes close to the college site. The charity also offers supported employment to a small number of people with disabilities via partnership agreements.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£6.2m

Latest spending

£6.2m

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £35,322 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted income increasing to £6.1 million. The trustees confirm that free/unrestricted reserves of £3,247,854 exceed the stated policy target of approximately four months of normal operating costs (£2,000,000). The auditor confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: unclear

“There are four employees with annual emoluments of more than £60,000 for the reporting period.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 4

“There are four employees with annual emoluments of more than £60,000 for the reporting period.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: four months (one term) of normal operating costs (held: £3.2m)

“The charity retains reserves at a level sufficient to cover approximately four months (one term) of normal operating costs; for 2024/25 this reserve was £2,000,000.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by David Owen & Co. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from more than £60,000 (FY2024) to unclear (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 01318397

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fairfield Farm Trust (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.

FREELAND, Bruce Royston — director, appointed 09/12/2025on trustee list
DENHAM, Emily Margaret — director, appointed 20/03/2025on trustee list
MADDOCKS, Alun — director, appointed 20/03/2025not on trustee list
MULLEN, Catherine Mary Elizabeth — director, appointed 20/03/2025on trustee list
O'CONNELL, Karen Margaret — director, appointed 09/12/2022on trustee list
BEST, Alan — director, appointed 04/11/2015on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £687k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Fairfield Farm Trust — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 25/06/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income

£6.2m

Total spending

£6.2m

Cost of raising funds

£1.3m

Reserves (reported)

£3.2m

Employees

155

Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Fairfield Farm College: Good (01/08/2019) · CQC record

Register events

Received assets from another charity (09/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan BESTchair
Alun Maddox
Bruce Freeland
Dr Catherine Mullen
Emily Denham
Karen O'Connell

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£6.2m	£6.2m
31/07/2024	£6.1m	£5.9m
31/07/2023	£6.0m	£5.8m
31/07/2022	£5.4m	£4.7m
31/07/2021	£4.7m	£3.8m

Common questions

Is FAIRFIELD FARM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £35,322 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted income increasing to £6.1 million. The trustees confirm that free/unrestricted reserves of £3,247,854 exceed the stated policy target of approximately four months of normal operating costs (£2,000,000). The auditor confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by David Owen & Co.

What does the highest-paid employee of FAIRFIELD FARM TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band, and 4 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds FAIRFIELD FARM TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FAIRFIELD FARM TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION, THE W H SMITH GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k
THE W H SMITH GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	30/10/2020	£50k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund

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 ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£50k
THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST	1	£27k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£20k
YOUNG MANCHESTER	1	£20k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUST	1	£16k
THE HENDON FAMILIES SYNAGOGUE LIMITED	1	£16k
ST EDMUNDS TRUST	1	£12k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FAIRFIELD RESIDENTIAL HOME.

FAIRFIELD RESIDENTIAL HOME income £2.8m
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST income £149k
The Fairfield Trust income £125k
FAIRLEY HOUSE SCHOOL income £8.8m
MILLENNIUM FARM TRUST income £378k
THE SHALLOWFORD TRUST income £275k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FAIRFIELD FARM TRUST	£6.2m	unclear	4	above	—	no doubt
FAIRFIELD RESIDENTIAL HOME FY2025	£2.8m	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£149k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Fairfield Trust FY2024	£125k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FAIRLEY HOUSE SCHOOL FY2025	£8.8m	£150,001 - £160,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MILLENNIUM FARM TRUST FY2025	£378k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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