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THE OXFORD FARMING CONFERENCE

Registered charity 294139 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aims and objectives of the Charity as stated in the governing documents are broad and,whilst mainly educational,go beyond the principal activity of running a successful Annual Conference.The Conference theme,programme and sponsorship are driven by the Council whose members chair sessions,host speakers and receptions and steward the Conference and the Debate.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£476k
Latest spending
£477k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £29,583 for the year ended 28 February 2023, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £453,133. The trustees consider the conference remains financially strong and well placed to withstand economic pressures, noting that reserves substantially cover the working capital contingency for running the annual conference.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £400,000 (held: £453k)
“The trustees consider that The Oxford Farming Conference should retain reserves of at least £400,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Provision of services by Directors or companies they are involved in, are received on the same terms as they are received by other suppliers.
“Provision of services by Directors or companies they are involved in, are received on the same terms as they are received by other suppliers.” — page 19
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by The Hutchinson Partnership Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£476k£477k
29/02/2024£414k£460k
28/02/2023£425k£446k
28/02/2022£241k£247k
28/02/2021£118k£119k

Common questions

Is THE OXFORD FARMING CONFERENCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £29,583 for the year ended 28 February 2023, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £453,133. The trustees consider the conference remains financially strong and well placed to withstand economic pressures, noting that reserves substantially cover the working capital contingency for running the annual conference. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by The Hutchinson Partnership Limited.

Who funds THE OXFORD FARMING CONFERENCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE OXFORD FARMING CONFERENCE as a grant recipient include THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15k

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
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£155k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST1£40k
ALAN BOSWELL GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£15k
THE RED SOCKS CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATION1£10k
Norwich Freemen's Charity1£8k
THE JOHN AND PAMELA SALTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE OXFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE OXFORD FARMING CONFERENCE£476k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OXFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL FY2025£849k—0below—no doubt
THE OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2024£28.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE OXFORD SYMPOSIUM ON FOOD AND COOKERY FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS FY2025£160k—0below—no doubt
OXFORD HEALTH CHARITY FY2025£236k—0unclear—no doubt

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