01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 29 July 1987
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02086358
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £2,411,001
- Latest expenditure
- £2,383,527
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE, RIFE WAY, FERRING, WORTHING, BN12 5JZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ferringcountrycentre.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
A charity delivering Day Opportunities to People with Learning Disabilities in their local community and in our Country Centre setting incorporating Horticulture, Stables, Farm and Cafe. Those we support are able to connect with their peers and the animals we keep, grow their skills in a supported environment, whilst creating the opportunity for them to lead a more independent and fulfilled life.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,411,001
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,383,527
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,103,555
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,262,678
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,090,017
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,207,764
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,905,003
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,979,463
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,796,849
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,774,625
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,411,001
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,383,527
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1082880
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 103
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,103,555
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,262,678
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 984337
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 103
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 7 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,090,017
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,207,764
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1016684
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 93
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,905,003
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,979,463
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 993119
- Income From Government Grants
- £8,784
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 85
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,796,849
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,774,625
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 840689
- Income From Government Grants
- £27,143
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 82
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 171741
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 29917
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2156926
- Income Investments
- 36532
- Income Other
- 15885
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2411001
- Income Legacies
- 2000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,900
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,373,627
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2383527
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 116346
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 987594
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 179244
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £804,368
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2322166
- Assets Own Use
- 2322166
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,073,800
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £252,511
- Assets Current Investment
- 652722
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,143,455
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 252511
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £336,975
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3126534
- Funds Restricted
- 16921
- Funds Total
- 3143455
- Count Employees
- 78
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 61449
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 17035
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1996899
- Income Investments
- 28114
- Income Other
- 58
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2103555
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,044
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,258,634
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2262678
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 126476
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1557789
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 190114
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £872,115
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2171002
- Assets Own Use
- 2171002
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,119,722
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £174,743
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,115,981
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 174743
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £897,890
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 72864
- Funds Restricted
- 3043117
- Funds Total
- 3115981
- Count Employees
- 79
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 7 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 87081
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 13029
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1945397
- Income Investments
- 23536
- Income Other
- 20974
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2090017
- Income Legacies
- 24000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £672
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,207,092
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2207764
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 102909
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1432237
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 194158
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £978,393
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2267115
- Assets Own Use
- 2267115
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,136,309
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £128,320
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,275,104
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 128320
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,060,282
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3245508
- Funds Restricted
- 29596
- Funds Total
- 3275104
- Count Employees
- 82
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 42585
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 12543
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1825403
- Income Investments
- 5708
- Income Other
- 18764
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1905003
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,017
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,978,446
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1979463
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1218954
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 182982
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £962,400
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2389213
- Assets Own Use
- 2389213
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,164,172
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £160,534
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,392,851
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 160534
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,080,810
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3351613
- Funds Restricted
- 41238
- Funds Total
- 3392851
- Count Employees
- 52
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 51832
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 82340
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1463850
- Income Investments
- 3567
- Income Other
- 195260
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1796849
- Income Legacies
- 10535
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £399
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,774,226
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1774625
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1107991
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 173077
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £919,161
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2407875
- Assets Own Use
- 2407875
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,208,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £148,564
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,467,311
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 148564
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,133,054
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3427036
- Funds Restricted
- 40275
- Funds Total
- 3467311
- Count Employees
- 68
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kent
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Surrey
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- East Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-01-07T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5075822
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1168691
- Assoc Charity Name
- MERRYLEGS ASSISTED RIDING FOR CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS
- Charity Name
- FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1987-07-29T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31 DEC 1986AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 DEC 1999NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19 SEP 2011NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 06 MAY 2014NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 04 JUN 2019 as amended on 08 Jun 2023
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH WORKING FACILITIES IN HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE, CRAFTS, EQUESTRIANISM AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS WITH THE AIM OF ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures