FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED
Registered charity 297286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
A charity delivering Day Opportunities to People with Learning Disabilities in their local community and in our Country Centre setting incorporating Horticulture, Stables, Farm and Cafe. Those we support are able to connect with their peers and the animals we keep, grow their skills in a supported environment, whilst creating the opportunity for them to lead a more independent and fulfilled life.
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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.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: West Sussex County Council (46% of income)
“45.6% of our income is from one source” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
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.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ferring Country Centre (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Hannah Tombs — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Bob Rogers — Chairman (source)
- Samantha Maddocks — Chief Operating Officer (source)
- Hazel Sheward — Chief Finance Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- MAY-JONES, Gary — director, appointed 22/05/2026on trustee list
- SMITH, David — director, appointed 08/06/2023on trustee list
- BOUGHTON-LEIGH, Ann — director, appointed 04/06/2019on trustee list
- MEDLOCK, Deborah Louise — director, appointed 30/05/2018on trustee list
- CLARK, Linda Mary — director, appointed 11/05/2016on trustee list
- COLE, Jane Margaret — director, appointed 07/01/2013on trustee list
- COOK, Barbara Anne, Dr — director, appointed 01/07/2011on trustee list
- ROGERS, Robert Anthony Graham — directoron trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/01/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- ROBERT ROGERSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- ANN BOUGHTON-LEIGH
- DR BARBARA ANNE COOK
- David Smith
- Deborah Louise Medlock
- Gary May-Jones
- Jane Cole
- LINDA MARY CLARK
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · Surrey · West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?
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. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP.
Who funds FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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