THE BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS

Registered charity 300087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide education and training for young people aged between 10 and 26 years old.

Objects

A. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN AGRICULTURE, HOME CRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS; AND B. IN THE INTERESTA OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF SUCHMEMBERS TO PROVIDE, AND PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF, FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS, BEING FACILITIES WHICH WILL IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND WILL ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES, SELF-RELIANCE AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: COUNTY OF BEDFORD

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an excess income of £1,538.27 for the year ended 30 September 2025, compared to £9,464.35 in the previous year. Per the balance sheet, the charity holds significant liquid assets, including £40,242.26 in high-interest accounts and £28,672.60 in COIF funds, resulting in a net current asset position of £140,884.67. The accumulated fund increased to £140,884.67, indicating stable financial reserves despite reduced income compared to the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Archie Johannesen
• Autumn Handscombe
• Ben O'Connor
• Bethany Thorne
• Charles Seamark
• Christina Rawding
• Darren Maskell
• Dave White
• Eleanor Andrews
• Emily Andrews
• Emma Harrison
• Frankie Warwick
• HENRY SHAW
• Holly Maudlin
• Jack Brown
• Jake Maskell
• Jemma Slaughter
• Jessica Anne Faulkner · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lucie Saunders
• Michael Richardson
• Molly Bampton
• Morgan Edgeley
• Oliver Pearse
• Oliver Robinson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Oonagh O'Neill
• Paul Bates
• Poppy O'Driscoll · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ronnie Hanks
• Ross Darcey
• Sally Day
• Sophie Tucker
• Verity Wootton
• Will Burman
• William Forster
• William Helliwell

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

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Government & lottery funding

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