THE CORNWALL FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS
A) To advance the education of young members of the public in agriculture, home crafts, country life and related subjects. and B) In the interest of social welfare to provide and promote the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure.
Objects
1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN AGRICULTURE, HOME CRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS; 2)IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE 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 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 Y
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £3,074 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £345,393. Per the trustees' report, this performance is considered satisfactory due to the economic climate, and the charity has sufficient resources to continue operating on a going concern basis.
What the accounts disclose
“Activities for generating funds 187,405” — page 4
“The Trustees consider that reserves of at least £100,000 should be retained in order to cover the average annual expenditure.” — page 2
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- SOPHIE OLDSchair
- BETHANY WHELL
- CLAIRE WORDEN
- Milly Bersey
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £223k | £226k |
| 31/07/2024 | £264k | £252k |
| 31/07/2023 | £228k | £206k |
| 31/07/2022 | £225k | £210k |
| 31/07/2021 | £82k | £115k |
Common questions
Is THE CORNWALL FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £3,074 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £345,393. Per the trustees' report, this performance is considered satisfactory due to the economic climate, and the charity has sufficient resources to continue operating on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/12/2010 | £2k | Cornwall YFC's IT crowd! |