EAST MIDLANDS AREA COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS

Registered charity 517751 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST MIDLANDS AREA YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS

various countryside and education based activitys operating through out the east midlands learning fun and atchivement

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN AGRICULTURE, HOME CRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS; AND IN THE INTERESTS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF SUCH MEMBERS TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONS, BEING FACILITIES WHICH WILL IMPROVE 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: EAST MIDLANDS

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 · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£30k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £2,507.68 for the year ended 30 September 2025, compared to a deficit of £9,888.54 in the previous year. Total income was £26,614.77 against total expenditure of £29,122.45, resulting in accumulated funds decreasing from £24,750.05 to £22,242.37.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Area Convention Weekend (73% of income)
“Area Convention Weekend 19,529.01”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Rob Lowe (Account Examiner/Auditor) received an honorarium. Chairman and Treasurer received £200 each.
“Please can we confirm how much the honorarium for the auditor Rob Lowe is? Was agreed £100 in 2023 bu agreed to keep the honorariums the same as previous years. Chairman and Treasurer £200 and Account Au” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rob Lowe is listed as Area Treasurer and Account Examiner. The AGM report confirms an honorarium was agreed for the auditor.
“Please can we confirm how much the honorarium for the auditor Rob Lowe is? Was agreed £100 in 2023 bu agreed to keep the honorariums the same as previous years. Chairman and Treasurer £200 and Account Au” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The document states the system of control is dependant on close involvement of officers and representations, indicating a lack of robust independent internal controls, but does not explicitly state a failure or incident.
“In common with similar organisations, the system of control is dependant on the close involvement of the Area Officers and Committee and representations have been relied on from these parties.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Funders the charity credits

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Northamptonshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£26k£30k
30/09/2024£20k£30k
30/09/2023£23k£18k
30/09/2022£22k£10k
30/09/2021£1£507

Common questions

Is EAST MIDLANDS AREA COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £2,507.68 for the year ended 30 September 2025, compared to a deficit of £9,888.54 in the previous year. Total income was £26,614.77 against total expenditure of £29,122.45, resulting in accumulated funds decreasing from £24,750.05 to £22,242.37. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.