THE BERKSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS

Registered charity 300104 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BERKSHIRE Y F C

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN AGRICULTURE, HOME CRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS.OUR MISSION STATEMENT; "TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE FUN, IMPROVE THEIR PERSONAL SKILLS AND GAIN A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT".

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Latest income
£89k
Latest spending
£77k
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Federation holds unrestricted funds of £116,545.21, which the trustees describe as accumulated to maintain a prudent level of reserves for bad operating years. The filing notes that the charity's continued existence is dependent on voluntary services, though no material uncertainty or going concern risk is explicitly declared by the examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining a prudent level of reserves that could be utilised in the event of a bad operating year (held: £117k)
“The Federation’s unrestricted funds have accumulated over a number of years. These funds are held by the Federation with a view to maintaining a prudent level of reserves that could be utilised in the event of a bad operating year.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The continued existence of the Federation is very much dependant upon the voluntary services that associates to the Federation provide.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Federation also received income from a number of trustees who took part in Federation fund raising activities (e.g. 200 Club). The amounts involved are neither material to the Federation or the Trustees concerned.
“In the normal course of its business, the Federation may enter into transactions with some of the trustees of the Federation. The Federation also received income from a number of trustees who took part in Federation fund raising activities (e.g. 200 Club). The amounts involved are neither material to the Federation or the Trustees concerned.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£89k£77k
30/09/2024£86k£81k
30/09/2023£76k£80k
30/09/2022£66k£52k
30/09/2021£17k£22k

Common questions

Is THE BERKSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Federation holds unrestricted funds of £116,545.21, which the trustees describe as accumulated to maintain a prudent level of reserves for bad operating years. The filing notes that the charity's continued existence is dependent on voluntary services, though no material uncertainty or going concern risk is explicitly declared by the examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.