01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 12 April 1995
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03035047
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £3,249,610
- Latest expenditure
- £2,991,951
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Bragborough Hall Business Centre, Welton Road, Braunston, DAVENTRY, Northamptonshire, NN11 7JG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.leafuk.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Charity's objects are in the United Kingdom to promote and improve agriculture and raise standards of practice in farm management for the public benefit by the promotion and advancement of the education of farmers and the general public concerning methods of farm management which conserve and enhance the fabric and wildlife of the countryside.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,249,610
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,991,951
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,759,954
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,583,149
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,072,555
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,206,075
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,005,967
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,767,685
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,699,828
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,376,066
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,249,610
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,991,951
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,759,954
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,583,149
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 27 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,072,555
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,206,075
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 21 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,005,967
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,767,685
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,699,828
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,376,066
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 151394
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 501582
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2596338
- Income Investments
- 296
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3249610
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £10,787
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,981,164
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2991951
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 216
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 357012
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 19480
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,479,656
- Assets Total Fixed
- 175653
- Assets Own Use
- 175332
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 321
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,869,138
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £425,199
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,619,592
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 425199
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £926,913
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1479656
- Funds Restricted
- 139936
- Funds Total
- 1619592
- Count Employees
- 39
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 163308
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 270749
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2325891
- Income Investments
- 6
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2759954
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £166,543
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,416,606
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2583149
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2278
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 235896
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 21772
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,177,654
- Assets Total Fixed
- 147259
- Assets Own Use
- 146938
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 321
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,535,294
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £320,620
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,361,933
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 320620
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £477,026
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1177654
- Funds Restricted
- 184279
- Funds Total
- 1361933
- Count Employees
- 40
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 27 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 146707
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 175009
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1750816
- Income Investments
- 23
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2072555
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £56,182
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,149,893
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2206075
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 244
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 180139
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 25979
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £688,807
- Assets Total Fixed
- 90081
- Assets Own Use
- 89759
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 322
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,287,186
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £192,139
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,185,128
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 192139
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £670,778
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 755188
- Funds Restricted
- 429940
- Funds Total
- 1185128
- Count Employees
- 35
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 21 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 137822
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 122001
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1720559
- Income Investments
- 70
- Income Other
- 25515
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2005967
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £102,548
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,665,137
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1767685
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 662
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 191039
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22088
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,023,067
- Assets Total Fixed
- 71065
- Assets Own Use
- 70743
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 322
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,630,954
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £399,021
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,302,998
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 399021
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,057,349
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1023067
- Funds Restricted
- 279931
- Funds Total
- 1302998
- Count Employees
- 26
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 129713
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 134131
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1435742
- Income Investments
- 242
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1699828
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £101,127
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,274,939
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1376066
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 122
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 106989
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20095
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £891,126
- Assets Total Fixed
- 66847
- Assets Own Use
- 66526
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 321
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,578,653
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £580,784
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,064,716
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 580784
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,111,151
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 957507
- Funds Restricted
- 107209
- Funds Total
- 1064716
- Count Employees
- 20
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND FARMING
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1995-04-12T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 MAR 1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 JAN 1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 SEP 2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 JAN 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 DEC 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 FEB 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 JUL 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 FEB 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 FEB 2013
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND OTHER TYPES OF FARMING AND RAISE STANDARDS OF PRACTICE IN FARM MANAGEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF FARMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC CONCERNING METHODS OF FARM MANAGEMENT WHICH CONSERVE AND ENHANCE THE FABRIC AND WILDLIFE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNITED KINGDOM AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 237477
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- L E A F
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures