CCEW Charity Commission profile

Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust

Registered charity 1098519 · organisation 3997783

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
11 July 2003
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04787639
Financial period
6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income
£804,127
Latest expenditure
£928,612
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Bullbrook, West Charlton, Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, TA11 7AL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To give study grants to suitable candidates working in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, countryside management and related activities, including the publication of reports to disseminate findings and associated conferences and activities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received
18 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
18 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£804,127
Total Gross Expenditure
£928,612
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£661,767
Total Gross Expenditure
£596,092
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£674,794
Total Gross Expenditure
£491,751
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£646,341
Total Gross Expenditure
£548,017
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received
21 March 2022
Date Accounts Received
21 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£321,594
Total Gross Expenditure
£272,608

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
6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2025
Ar Due Date
5 February 2026
Ar Received Date
18 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£804,127
Total Gross Expenditure
£928,612
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
400
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2024
Ar Due Date
5 February 2025
Ar Received Date
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£661,767
Total Gross Expenditure
£596,092
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
400
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2023
Ar Due Date
5 February 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£674,794
Total Gross Expenditure
£491,751
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
400
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2022
Ar Due Date
5 February 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£646,341
Total Gross Expenditure
£548,017
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
400
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2021
Ar Due Date
5 February 2022
Ar Received Date
21 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£321,594
Total Gross Expenditure
£272,608
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
100

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
6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2025
Ar Due Date
5 February 2026
Ar Received Date
18 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
60716
Income Other Trading Activities
4324
Income Charitable Activities
663639
Income Investments
75448
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
804127
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£11,259
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£917,353
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
928612
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
295858
Expenditure Support Costs
295858
Expenditure Depreciation
304
Gain Loss Investment
-21492
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
914
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,388,018
Assets Total Fixed
3163924
Assets Own Use
914
Assets Long Term Investment
3163010
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£512,695
Assets Total Liabilities
£468,956
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,207,663
Creditors One Year Total Current
468956
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£144,676
Funds Endowment
1595546
Funds Unrestricted
1388018
Funds Restricted
224099
Funds Total
3207663
Count Employees
4
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2024
Ar Due Date
5 February 2025
Ar Received Date
31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
56556
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
525370
Income Investments
77309
Income Other
2532
Income Total Income And Endowments
661767
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,649
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£458,001
Expenditure Other
133442
Expenditure Total
596092
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
30000
Expenditure Support Costs
270965
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,146,611
Assets Total Fixed
3386424
Assets Own Use
151402
Assets Long Term Investment
3235022
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£472,255
Assets Total Liabilities
£595,814
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,262,865
Creditors One Year Total Current
595814
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£38,995
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1146611
Funds Restricted
2116254
Funds Total
3262865
Count Employees
4
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2023
Ar Due Date
5 February 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
147046
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
441480
Income Investments
80259
Income Other
6009
Income Total Income And Endowments
674794
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£8,197
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£364,748
Expenditure Other
118806
Expenditure Total
491751
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
30000
Expenditure Support Costs
220006
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,305,180
Assets Total Fixed
3235022
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
3235022
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£504,049
Assets Total Liabilities
£522,318
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,216,753
Creditors One Year Total Current
522318
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£0
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1305180
Funds Restricted
1911573
Funds Total
3216753
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2022
Ar Due Date
5 February 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
71844
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
504194
Income Investments
68053
Income Other
2250
Income Total Income And Endowments
646341
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£6,290
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£448,365
Expenditure Other
93362
Expenditure Total
548017
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
30385
Expenditure Support Costs
169269
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
167630
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,483,067
Assets Total Fixed
3406817
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
3406817
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£626,261
Assets Total Liabilities
£700,112
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,332,966
Creditors One Year Total Current
700112
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£49,793
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1483067
Funds Restricted
1849899
Funds Total
3332966
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2003-07-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04/06/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/11/2014 as amended on 30 Jun 2022 as amended on 25 Jul 2025
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD AND TO ADVANCE THE STANDARD OF FARMING (INCLUDING THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY AND COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED TOPICS) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO PERSONS WHO FULFIL THE CONDITIONS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 4 OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT TO ENABLE THEM TO STUDY THE PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
Area Of Benefit
THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
459266
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
NUFFIELD FARMING SCHOLARSHIP TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures