THE FARMING LIFE CENTRE

Charity number: 1130259
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Farming Life Centre is dedicated to improving the quality of life of Peak District farmers and rural communities. It promotes health and well-being through its projects, services and resources and celebrates hill-farming past, present and future.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £80,637
Total expenditure: £86,319

Total income includes £14,304 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Derbyshire
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 June 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nicholas Searston Chair 18 August 2022
None on record
Lorna Critchlow Trustee 22 November 2023
None on record
Mark Lowe Trustee 03 April 2023
None on record
Fiona Hadfield Trustee 21 June 2021
None on record
Ceridwen Anne Morgan Trustee 26 May 2020
None on record
William George Case Trustee 26 May 2020
SENIOR VOLUNTEER NETWORK TRUST
Received: On time
WOODLANDS CHURCH
Recently registered
Christopher Gilbert Morris Trustee 26 May 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £43.51k £44.17k £70.28k £102.95k £80.64k
Total expenditure £66.52k £37.52k £49.98k £83.78k £86.32k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £2.60k £1.00k N/A N/A £14.30k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 04 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 04 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 29 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 20 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 SEPTEMBER 2008 AS AMENDED 9 JUNE 2009

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG THE FARMING COMMUNITY IN THE AREA DEFINED BY THE CURRENT BOUNDARIES OF THE PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE AREA DEFINED BY THE CURRENT BOUNDARIES OF THE PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK.

Contact information

Address:
Agricultural Business Centre
Agricultural Way
Bakewell
Derbyshire
DE45 1AH
Phone:
01629810903
Email:
rachelmetcalfe@thefarminglifecentre.org.uk
Website:

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