FAIRFIELD FARM TRUST

Charity Number: 273924
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Fairfield Farm Trust (also known as Fairfield Farm College) is an independent Specialist College for students with learning disabilities. Students live in one of our four residential care homes close to the college site. The charity also offers supported employment to a small number of people with disabilities via partnership agreements.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income:
£6,065,432

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Donations and legacies £2.73k
Charitable activities £5.04m
Other trading activities £959.40k
Investments £30.21k
Other £35.59k

Total expenditure:
£5,947,515

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Raising funds £1.43m
Charitable activities £4.51m
Other £4.70k

£24,286 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £5,037,500 from 9 government contract(s) and £153,267 from 3 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £1.44m
Charitable expenditure £4.51m
Retained for future use £117.92k

People

161 Employee(s)

7 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1
£80k to £90k 1

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 July 1977: Standard registration
  • 09 January 2020: Funds received from 1080993 HOPE NATURE CENTRE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FAIRFIELD FARM COLLEGE (Working name)
  • FAIRFIELD OPPORTUNITY FARM (Working name)
  • FAIRFIELD OPPORTUNITY FARM (DILTON) LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01318397 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
Alan BEST Chair 04 November 2015
None on record
Alun Maddox Trustee 20 March 2025
None on record
Emily Denham Trustee 20 March 2025
None on record
Dr Catherine Mullen Trustee 20 March 2025
None on record
James Fortune Trustee 03 March 2023
None on record
Karen O'Connell Trustee 09 December 2022
None on record
Martin COOPER Trustee 22 September 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £4.05m £4.71m £5.38m £6.03m £6.07m
Total expenditure £3.44m £3.78m £4.66m £5.75m £5.95m
Income from government contracts £2.69m £3.42m £3.75m £4.60m £5.04m
Income from government grants £117.36k £220.66k £186.85k £176.92k £153.27k
Income - Donations and legacies £148.39k £335.66k £212.69k £21.45k £2.73k
Income - Other trading activities £559.59k £837.29k £1.23m £1.23m £959.40k
Income - Charitable activities £3.33m £3.54m £3.94m £4.77m £5.04m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £3.03k £163 £145 £9.27k £30.21k
Income - Other £11.82k £0 £127 £1.20k £35.59k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.89m £3.00m £3.49m £4.08m £4.51m
Expenditure - Raising funds £554.03k £780.79k £1.17m £1.67m £1.43m
Expenditure - Governance £8.17k £10.10k £13.05k £14.04k £18.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £2.36k £0 £0 £4.70k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Own use assets £5.11m £6.18m £6.67m £6.61m £6.38m
Long-term investments £23.19k £30.60k £30.47k £481 £774.29k
Other assets £2.23m £2.15m £2.52m £2.82m £2.52m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £240.32k £308.63k £441.19k £367.94k £324.85k

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 July 2024 12 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 12 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 28 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 28 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 10 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 10 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 22 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 22 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 13 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 13 April 2021 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 INCORPORATED 22 JUN 1977 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 DEC 1980 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 SEP 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 JUL 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 JUL 2015 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13 AUG 2015 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 05 JUL 2016 as amended on 24 Aug 2018

Charitable objects

3 OBJECTS The objects for which the Charity is established are to promote: 3.3 the advancement of education and training of young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities to prepare them for living and work; 3.4 the relief of persons with learning difficulties and/or disabilities by provision of supported employment; and 3.5 the relief of persons with learning difficulties and/or disabilities by the provision of residential care, supported living and leisure activities; 3.6 the advancement of education and training of adults with learning difficulties and/or disabilities to promote independence and personal development through employment opportunities

Area of benefit

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

DILTON MARSH

Contact information

Address:
Fairfield Farm Trust
43 High Street
Dilton Marsh
Westbury
Wiltshire
BA13 4DL
Phone:
01373 823028
Email:
kate.durrant@ffc.ac.uk
Website:

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