## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/092024 To 31/08/2025**
## **Charity name: Netherseal Young Farmers Club**
## **Charity registration number: 1061973**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the education of young
members of the public in agriculture, home
crafts, country life and related subjects and
in the interests of social welfare of such
persons to provide facilities for recreation
and other leisure time occupations.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Young Farmers is an organisation
dedicated
to supporting young people in agriculture,
homecrafts and the countryside and
provides a unique opportunity for members
to develop skills, travel abroad, compete in
a
varied and extensive competitions
programme and enhance their social
welfare. The club committee work hard to
compile a programme of activities to suit
member’s needs, they also work with
members to develop their strengths and
help
to develop and contribute to the overall
success of Leicestershire and Rutland
Young Farmers and the National
Association
of Young Farmers’Clubs.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have complied with their duty
to
have due regard to the Charity
Commission’s
public benefit guidance during the year.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference|
|---|---|
||Para 1.38|
|Policy on grant making||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|---|---|---|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The club rely on volunteers to assist with
the
running of the club, including events and
competitions. Volunteers give up their time
to help the organisation to be successful.|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The Club had an excellent year,**
**achieving some fantastic results in the**
**Leicestershire County Area**
**competitions as well as making it**
**through to East Midlands area and**
**National finals in multiple competitions.**
**The club came a very close second**
**place in this years County Rally with**
**losing out to a club who put 110% into**
**all their competitions and made it hard**
**to beat.**
**As well as making it to National finals in**
**many Competitions we also got multiple**
**nominations at the National Young**
**Farmers Achiever Awards, with our**
**chairman, a member and the Club listed**
**in the top 5 finalists in the country, with**
**one coming runner up.**
**The Club was a finalist in the**
**Community Spirit award, we received**
**this nomination for our fantastic efforts**
**for Fundraising during this year, raising**
**a staggering amount of money for local**
**and national Charities.**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Welcoming new juniors to the club and**
**getting them involved in fundraising,**
**organising and participating in the**
**running of the club, giving them the**
**experience to gain confidence and skills**
**to benefit themselves and the club.**|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Planned and hosted multiple fundraising**
**events that were all incredibly**
**successful. They included our Annual**
**Tractor Run, Spring Party and Bonfire**
**Nights.**|
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|---|---|---|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**With generated funds we were able to**
**give back to the members by**
**purchasing stocks of clothing and**
**accessories for activities such as Tug of**
**War (boots and tops) and Sports**
**(clothing), of which both made it to**
**National finals.**|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Reviewed by independent peers**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**In emergency cases for the long term**
**benefit of the Club**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Proportionate to the turnover of the club**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|---|---|---|
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution adopted 5th December 1994**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**An unincorporated association**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are appointed or re-appointed**
**annually at the Annual General Meeting**
**in**
**September**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Such training policies set out by the**
**National**
**Federation of Young Farmers and also**
**aided**
**by the Leicestershire Federation of**
**Young**
**Farmers**|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Netherseal Young Farmers Club is**
**affiliated**
**to Leicestershire & Rutland Young**
**Farmers**
**and the National Federation of Young**
**Farmers’ Clubs based at Stoneleigh**
**Park,**
**Warwickshire.**|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Netherseal Young Farmers Club|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1061973|
|Charity’s principal address|Brooksby College, Brooksby, Melton Mowbray,
Leicestershire, LE14 2LJ|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Rosanna Bryan|Treasurer|||
||Christopher Vero|GroupLeader|||
||Laura Davies|Secretary|||
||Joe Hilyer|Chairman|||
||Rebecca Busby|GroupLeader|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**adviser**|||
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Rosanna Bryan|Christopher Vero|
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Treasurer|Group Leader|
||21/01/2026||
||21/01/2026||
**BALANCE SHEET AS OF 31ST AUGUST 2025**
## **INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR PERIOD ENDING 31ST AUGUST 2025**
|**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR PERIOD ENDING 31ST AUGUST 2025**|**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR PERIOD ENDING 31ST AUGUST 2025**|**INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR PERIOD ENDING 31ST AUGUST 2025**|
|---|---|---|
|Club President:
Club Chairman:
Club Secretary:
Club Treasurer:
Rosanna Bryan
Phil Busby
Joe Hilyer
Laura Davies|||
|**Activity**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|
|Membership|4,435.00|6,743.80|
|Club Dinner & Dance|9,790.00|10,732.25|
|CountyDinner And Dance|2,200.00|2,310.00|
|Skegness|4,360.00|4,500.00|
|Previousyears club clothing (TOW + rallyTops)|600.00|1,901.10|
|Club ClothingYF24/25|4,678.50|4,204.00|
|Bow Ties,Ties and TeaTowels|731.86|1,465.20|
|Meetings|1,345.00|1,751.81|
|Previousyears meetingexpenses||825.00|
|FundraisingFY24/25|35,010.85|28,586.83|
|Donations frompreviousyears Fundraising||11,066.65|
|Other|2,143.03|895.00|
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||**65,294.24**|**74,981.64**|
Surplus/(Loss) for the year **-9,687.40**
|**Current Assets**|||
|---|---|---|
|Current Account|38,347.18||
|Savings Account|8,860.01||
|CharityAccount|16,761.94||
|Cash|467.42||
|||**64,436.55**|
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|Unpresented cheques|30,173.13||
|Uncleared receipts|0.00|**34,263.42**|
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|**Accumulated Funds**|||
|_At 1st September 2024_|||
|Current Account|5,806.99||
|Savings Account|8,738.04||
|CharityAccount|29,405.79||
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|||**43,950.82**|
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|Unpresented cheques|||
|Uncleared receipts|||
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|Surplus/(Loss)for theyear||**-9,687.40**|
**I certify that the accounts show a true statement of the affairs of Netherseal & District YFC, as shown by the information supplied to me, for the year ending 31 August 2025.**
## **Treasurer**
**Accounts Examiner**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/092024 To 31/08/2025**
## **Charity name: Netherseal Young Farmers Club**
## **Charity registration number: 1061973**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the education of young
members of the public in agriculture, home
crafts, country life and related subjects and
in the interests of social welfare of such
persons to provide facilities for recreation
and other leisure time occupations.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Young Farmers is an organisation
dedicated
to supporting young people in agriculture,
homecrafts and the countryside and
provides a unique opportunity for members
to develop skills, travel abroad, compete in
a
varied and extensive competitions
programme and enhance their social
welfare. The club committee work hard to
compile a programme of activities to suit
member’s needs, they also work with
members to develop their strengths and
help
to develop and contribute to the overall
success of Leicestershire and Rutland
Young Farmers and the National
Association
of Young Farmers’Clubs.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have complied with their duty
to
have due regard to the Charity
Commission’s
public benefit guidance during the year.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference|
|---|---|
||Para 1.38|
|Policy on grant making||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|---|---|---|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The club rely on volunteers to assist with
the
running of the club, including events and
competitions. Volunteers give up their time
to help the organisation to be successful.|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The Club had an excellent year,**
**achieving some fantastic results in the**
**Leicestershire County Area**
**competitions as well as making it**
**through to East Midlands area and**
**National finals in multiple competitions.**
**The club came a very close second**
**place in this years County Rally with**
**losing out to a club who put 110% into**
**all their competitions and made it hard**
**to beat.**
**As well as making it to National finals in**
**many Competitions we also got multiple**
**nominations at the National Young**
**Farmers Achiever Awards, with our**
**chairman, a member and the Club listed**
**in the top 5 finalists in the country, with**
**one coming runner up.**
**The Club was a finalist in the**
**Community Spirit award, we received**
**this nomination for our fantastic efforts**
**for Fundraising during this year, raising**
**a staggering amount of money for local**
**and national Charities.**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Welcoming new juniors to the club and**
**getting them involved in fundraising,**
**organising and participating in the**
**running of the club, giving them the**
**experience to gain confidence and skills**
**to benefit themselves and the club.**|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Planned and hosted multiple fundraising**
**events that were all incredibly**
**successful. They included our Annual**
**Tractor Run, Spring Party and Bonfire**
**Nights.**|
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|---|---|---|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**With generated funds we were able to**
**give back to the members by**
**purchasing stocks of clothing and**
**accessories for activities such as Tug of**
**War (boots and tops) and Sports**
**(clothing), of which both made it to**
**National finals.**|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Reviewed by independent peers**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**In emergency cases for the long term**
**benefit of the Club**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Proportionate to the turnover of the club**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution adopted 5th December 1994**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**An unincorporated association**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are appointed or re-appointed**
**annually at the Annual General Meeting**
**in**
**September**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Such training policies set out by the**
**National**
**Federation of Young Farmers and also**
**aided**
**by the Leicestershire Federation of**
**Young**
**Farmers**|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Netherseal Young Farmers Club is**
**affiliated**
**to Leicestershire & Rutland Young**
**Farmers**
**and the National Federation of Young**
**Farmers’ Clubs based at Stoneleigh**
**Park,**
**Warwickshire.**|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Netherseal Young Farmers Club|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1061973|
|Charity’s principal address|Brooksby College, Brooksby, Melton Mowbray,
Leicestershire, LE14 2LJ|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Rosanna Bryan|Treasurer|||
||Christopher Vero|GroupLeader|||
||Laura Davies|Secretary|||
||Joe Hilyer|Chairman|||
||Rebecca Busby|GroupLeader|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**adviser**|||
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Rosanna Bryan|Christopher Vero|
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Treasurer|Group Leader|
||21/01/2026||
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