CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS - SOUTHERN DISTRICT

Registered charity 504833 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CYFC Southern District has 10 Clubs in South Lakeland, Barrow, Copeland and Eden

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 INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF SUCH MEMBERS TO PROVIDE, AND PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATON 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: SOUTHERN CUMBRIA

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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Latest income

£109k

Latest spending

£90k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £19,603.19 for the year ended 30 September 2025. The trustees' report indicates that the financial security of the district continues to be a key focus for the coming year. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £82,129.28, which is below the stated policy target of at least £110,277.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of budgeted operating expenditure (held: £82k)

“The charities reserve policy is to maintain freely available reserves equivalent to 12 months of budgeted operating expenditure, based on previous 6-year average. The trustees consider that unrestricted reserves of at least £110,277 should be maintained”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Cumbria Community Foundation — “Cumbria Community Foundation” (source page)
Francis C Scott Charitable Trust — “Francis C Scott Charitable Trust” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Alice Fawcett
BROGAN JACKSON · trustee of 1 other charity
Banjo Baxter · trustee of 1 other charity
Chelsea Walton · trustee of 1 other charity
Ellie Jackson · trustee of 1 other charity
Ellie Nicholson · trustee of 1 other charity
GEORGIA HUNTER · trustee of 1 other charity
Hector Meanwell
Isabel Wilson · trustee of 1 other charity
JAMES CASSON · trustee of 1 other charity
JOANNE HARRISON
Jamie McQuire
Jess Black
Kelsey Cordukes · trustee of 1 other charity
Lucy Dickinson · trustee of 1 other charity
Lucy Gibson · trustee of 1 other charity
Luke Hodgson · trustee of 1 other charity
Luke Robinson · trustee of 1 other charity
MELISSA HARTLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Matthew King · trustee of 1 other charity
Molly Stable · trustee of 1 other charity
REBECCA DENNEY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£109k	£90k
30/09/2024	£50k	£59k
30/09/2023	£99k	£89k
30/09/2022	£47k	£51k
30/09/2021	£39k	£44k

Common questions

Is CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS - SOUTHERN DISTRICT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £19,603.19 for the year ended 30 September 2025. The trustees' report indicates that the financial security of the district continues to be a key focus for the coming year. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £82,129.28, which is below the stated policy target of at least £110,277. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£45k
NORTHBROOK COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS.

THE CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS income £219k
SHROPSHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS income £171k
CLYBIAU FFERMWYR IFANC CEREDIGION / CEREDIGION FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS income £178k
THE PEMBROKESHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS income £120k
YMCA SOUTH DEVON income £1.1m
CUMBRIA TENNIS income £278k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS - SOUTHERN DISTRICT	£109k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CUMBRIA FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS FY2025	£219k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHROPSHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS FY2025	£171k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLYBIAU FFERMWYR IFANC CEREDIGION / CEREDIGION FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PEMBROKESHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YMCA SOUTH DEVON FY2025	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.