2022-06-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/07/2021 Period start date To 30/06/2022 Period end date

Charity name: The Farmschool

Charity registration number:1161991

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The Farmschool is a charity dedicated to promoting and advancing awareness in everyone but particularly 10-18 year old school children of where their food comes from, how it is produced and how farmers preserve the environment
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	Delivering a programme for Key Stage 4 (14-16 year old students) to help bring to life the topics of provenance, food labelling, assurance standards, primary production and sustainability.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Yes they have

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	We apply for grants when required to help us deliver specific programmes.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	The majority of our beneficiaries have never visited a farm before. We endeavour to enrich their lives through experiencing and exploring the role of the countryside
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Our qualified beekeepers deliver our bee programme. Trustee and Chair Ian Pigott is present to oversee each visit. All of our administration is delivered by a volunteer

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	Due to schools still climbing out of covid and the challenges of staffing school visits our numbers we down. However we are excited and optimistic for the coming year.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Very successful. More impactful delivery. Advising others of the imprtance of the space within which our charity operates. Reconnecting young people with the outdoors, food and farming
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	None
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Stronger than expected as few programmes were delivered due to covid.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves have been held as we are still planning on rolling out the trifecta and training programmes postponed in the past two years in the coming year.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	40958
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	Schools uncertain and reluctant to commit to programmes this year. reduced staff due to reduced demand
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
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	Expertise in food trends, retail, and agriculture.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	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	The Trustees have been kept updated of the challenges facing the Charity in the wake of Covid.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Farmschool
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1161991
Charity’s principal address	The Farmschool Annables Farm Kinsbourne Green Harpenden Herts

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Ian Pigott
	Susan Siddall
	Victoria Harris

– 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) Ian Pigott Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 29/04/23

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Charity Name No (if any)
The Farmschool 1161991
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 7/1/2021 6/30/2022
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
school receipts 730 - - 730
- - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 730 - - 730 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total receipts 730 - - 730 -
A3 Payments
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments - - - - -
Net of receipts/(payments) 730 - - 730 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 25,228 15,000 - 40,228 27,254
Cash funds this year end 25,958 15,000 - 40,958 40,288
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
	Categories	Details	funds	funds	funds
B1	Cash funds	Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ 25,309 - - 25,228 Agreement Error	to nearest £ 15,000 - - 15,000 OK	to nearest £ - - - - OK
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
			funds	funds	funds
		Details	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £

Details

B2 Other monetary assets		- - - - - -	- - - - - -		- - - - - -
B3 Investment assets	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) - - - - -	- - - - - Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) -	- Current value (optional)
charity’s own use			- - - - - - - -		- - - - - - - -
		Fund to which	Amount due	When due
B5 Liabilities	Details	liability relates	- - - - - (optional)	(optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print	Name	Date of approval
		ian	Pigott	28.04.23