LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS

Registered charity 515604 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUTH FOR THE COUNTRYSIDE

To advance the education of its members in Leicestershire and Rutland in agriculture, homecrafts, country life and related subjects. This is provided by a programme of training, social, educational and recreational activities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE COUNTY FEDERATION SHALL BE: A. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN ARGICULTURE, HOME CRAFTS, COUNTY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS, AND B. IN THE INTERESTS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF SUCH MEMBERS TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITES 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: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£134k

Latest spending

£106k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £28,898.92 for the year, primarily due to a one-off gift from a disbanded donor organisation. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds approximately one year's running costs in reserves (£102,630.10) and acknowledges the need to replace the lost regular income stream to ensure long-term financial stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's running costs (held: £103k)

“LFYFC holds approximately one year's running costs in reserves as advised by the Charity Commission”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Trustees recognise that this is a oneoff increase rather than an ongoing source of income. Over the next 12 months, careful consideration will be given to the most effective and sustainable use of these funds while actively exploring new funding opportunities to ensure long-term financial stability” — page 4

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
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Abigail Hicklin · trustee of 1 other charity
John Vickers · trustee of 1 other charity
Kirstie Johnson
Oliver Haines
Rebecca Busby · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Peter Hooper
Robert Cross

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£134k	£106k
31/08/2024	£155k	£153k
31/08/2023	£102k	£110k
31/08/2022	£67k	£82k
31/08/2021	£60k	£51k

Common questions

Is LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £28,898.92 for the year, primarily due to a one-off gift from a disbanded donor organisation. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds approximately one year's running costs in reserves (£102,630.10) and acknowledges the need to replace the lost regular income stream to ensure long-term financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/05/2010	£2k	Provision of County Website

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

Charities like this

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

LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS income £140k
SHROPSHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS income £171k
MONTGOMERY YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS income £159k
THE PEMBROKESHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS income £120k
RADNOR FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS income £233k
LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES income £107k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS	£134k	—	unclear	—	noted
LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS FY2025	£140k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHROPSHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS FY2025	£171k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MONTGOMERY YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PEMBROKESHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RADNOR FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS FY2025	£233k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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