CCEW Charity Commission profile

REAL FARMING TRUST

Registered charity 1061607 · organisation 3078873

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
27 March 1997
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03336839
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£930,394
Latest expenditure
£913,038
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 27 Old Gloucester St, london, WC1N 3AX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.realfarming.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Trust supports farming and food production projects that are economically sound, democratic, socially just, humane to animals, and promote the long-term protection of the biosphere

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
22 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
22 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£930,394
Total Gross Expenditure
£913,038
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
19 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
19 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£842,423
Total Gross Expenditure
£846,621
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
9 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
9 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£613,960
Total Gross Expenditure
£822,207
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
26 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
6 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£685,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£548,213
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
19 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
19 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£733,795
Total Gross Expenditure
£541,424

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
22 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£930,394
Total Gross Expenditure
£913,038
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
No
Count Volunteers
140
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
19 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£842,423
Total Gross Expenditure
£846,621
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
No
Count Volunteers
75
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
9 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£613,960
Total Gross Expenditure
£822,207
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
No
Count Volunteers
75
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
26 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£685,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£548,213
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
75
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
19 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£733,795
Total Gross Expenditure
£541,424
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
52

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
22 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
581144
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
308181
Income Investments
41069
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
930394
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£913,038
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
913038
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
191582
Expenditure Governance
120172
Expenditure Support Costs
106614
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£242,491
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,405,892
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,040,155
Assets Current Investment
870921
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£365,737
Creditors One Year Total Current
196979
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
843176
Assets Cash
£534,971
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
242491
Funds Restricted
123246
Funds Total
365737
Count Employees
12
Charity Only 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
19 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
561070
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
251707
Income Investments
29633
Income Other
13
Income Total Income And Endowments
842423
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£846,621
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
846621
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
177316
Expenditure Governance
14745
Expenditure Support Costs
102828
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£160,566
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,072,351
Assets Total Liabilities
£723,970
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£348,381
Creditors One Year Total Current
94555
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
629415
Assets Cash
£443,507
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
160566
Funds Restricted
187815
Funds Total
348381
Count Employees
11
Charity Only 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
9 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
334398
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
256436
Income Investments
23126
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
613960
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£822,207
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
822207
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
279200
Expenditure Governance
14742
Expenditure Support Costs
71813
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£242,115
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,141,639
Assets Total Liabilities
£789,060
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£352,579
Creditors One Year Total Current
188679
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
600381
Assets Cash
£511,242
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
242115
Funds Restricted
110464
Funds Total
352579
Count Employees
6
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
26 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
564716
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
102539
Income Investments
17745
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
685000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£20,138
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£528,075
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
548213
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
232915
Expenditure Governance
7426
Expenditure Support Costs
20138
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£275,316
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£982,367
Assets Total Liabilities
£421,541
Assets Current Investment
404274
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£560,826
Creditors One Year Total Current
73476
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
348065
Assets Cash
£577,775
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
275316
Funds Restricted
285510
Funds Total
560826
Count Employees
5
Charity Only 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
19 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
605968
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
119624
Income Investments
8203
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
733795
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£541,424
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
541424
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
276023
Expenditure Governance
1967
Expenditure Support Costs
142014
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£154,894
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£764,877
Assets Total Liabilities
£340,838
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£424,039
Creditors One Year Total Current
45637
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
295201
Assets Cash
£430,553
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
154894
Funds Restricted
269145
Funds Total
424039
Count Employees
4
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
REAL FARMING TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1997-03-27T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/03/1997NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25/07/2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/08/2014
Charitable Objects
SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR OBJECTS AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
313605
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE WINGED HORSE TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures