FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 297286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned to a surplus of £27.5k for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Total income increased to £2.41m, driven by growth in charitable activities and fundraising, while expenditure rose by 5.34% due to rising staff costs and inflation. The trustees report that unrestricted funds stood at £3.13m, with general reserves of £804.4k, providing sufficient resources to continue operations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months' operating expenditure (held: £804k)
The Trustees review the Reserves Policy annually and have agreed that the Charity holds reserves equivalent to 6 months’ operating expenditure (expected to be £1,259k in 2026) to ensure the on-going delivery of its charitable objectives. — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Child of a trustee employed part-time
During the year one child (2024: none) of a trustee was employed on a part time basis and received employee benefits totalling £2,800 (2024: £Nil). During the year two children (2024: one) of key management personnel were employed on a part time basis and received employee benefits totalling £1,813 (2024: £578). In addition one (2024: two) other family member of key management personnel was contracted for various duties across the site and was paid £2,500 in total (2024: £3,888). During the year, PH Buxton & Sons Ltd, of which a family member of a member of key management personnel is a director of, was contracted for various duties across the site and was paid £16,050 in total (2024: £Nil). During the year, one (2024: none) trustee received a gift from the charity with a monetary value of £45 (2024: £Nil), as a leaving gift. — page 50
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reserves (reported)
£804k
Employees
78

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.4m£2.4m
31/12/2024£2.1m£2.3m
31/12/2023£2.1m£2.2m
31/12/2022£1.9m£2.0m
31/12/2021£1.8m£1.8m

Common questions

Is FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity returned to a surplus of £27.5k for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Total income increased to £2.41m, driven by growth in charitable activities and fundraising, while expenditure rose by 5.34% due to rising staff costs and inflation. The trustees report that unrestricted funds stood at £3.13m, with general reserves of £804.4k, providing sufficient resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP.