FarmAbility — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 7 August 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £540,770
Latest expenditure: £534,760
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: FarmAbility, 1 Abbey Street, Eynsham, WITNEY, Oxfordshire, OX29 4TB

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.farmability.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Education using the farm environment

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 25 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 25 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £540,770
Total Gross Expenditure: £534,760

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £456,402
Total Gross Expenditure: £362,834

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 3 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £295,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £320,061

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £274,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £283,829

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 17 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 17 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £210,911
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,621

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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 25 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £540,770
Total Gross Expenditure: £534,760
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £25,136
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: 29

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £456,402
Total Gross Expenditure: £362,834
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £57,055
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: 32

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £295,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £320,061
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: 28

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £274,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £283,829
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £11,912
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 17 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £210,911
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,621
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £22,778
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 18

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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 25 March 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 257481
Income Other Trading Activities: 410
Income Charitable Activities: 279090
Income Investments: 3789
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 540770
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,141
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £533,619
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 534760
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 98490
Expenditure Depreciation: 4740
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £119,000
Assets Total Fixed: 18194
Assets Own Use: 18194
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £244,344
Assets Total Liabilities: £30,602
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £231,936
Creditors One Year Total Current: 30602
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £220,500
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 138140
Funds Restricted: 93796
Funds Total: 231936
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Buckinghamshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FarmAbility
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2013-08-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 07 Aug 2013 as amended on 08 Mar 2021
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;2) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGETHROUGH LEARNING ABOUT AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF FARMING, THE COUNTRYSIDE AND INTERACTION WITH ANIMALS AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 535625
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FARM INSPIRATION TRUST

Charity Name Id: 535626
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FIT

Charity Name Id: 596312
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FARMABILITY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures